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Health Care Sciences & Services
Eric J. Roseen, Adlin Pinheiro, Chelsey M. Lemaster, Dorothy Plumb, Shihwe Wang, A. Rani Elwy, Chris C. Streeter, Susan Lynch, Erik Groessl, Karen J. Sherman, Janice Weinberg, Robert B. Saper
Summary: This study investigated the effects of yoga and education on patients with chronic low back pain and found that yoga was not more effective than education in improving pain and disability outcomes. However, participants in the yoga group reported greater improvements and higher satisfaction with treatment.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Scott G. Ravyts, Alexander J. Erickson, Donna L. Washington, Elizabeth M. Yano, Gwendolyn C. Carlson, Michael N. Mitchell, Monica Kelly, Cathy A. Alessi, Sarah Kate McGowan, Yeonsu Song, Jennifer L. Martin, Joseph M. Dzierzewski
Summary: This study compared the secondary effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and acceptance and behavioral changes for insomnia (ABC-I) among individuals with comorbid pain. Both treatments were found to have positive effects on pain, with ABC-I being non-inferior to CBT-I. The mechanisms of change associated with these treatments may differ, with CBT-I leading to greater reductions in dysfunctional beliefs about sleep.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Rehabilitation
Donald D. McGeary, Carlos Jaramillo, Blessen Eapen, Tabatha H. Blount, Paul S. Nabity, Jose Moreno, Mary Jo Pugh, Tim T. Houle, Jennifer S. Potter, Stacey Young -McCaughan, Alan L. Peterson, Robert Villarreal, Nicole Brackins, Zhanna Sikorski, Tracy R. Johnson, Rebecca Tapia, David Reed, Craig A. Caya, Dillon Bomer, Maureen Simmonds, Cindy A. McGeary
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of interdisciplinary pain management on pain-related disability and opioid reduction in polymorbid pain patients. The results showed that the interdisciplinary pain management group reported significantly greater decreases in pain-related disability at posttreatment, 6-month, and 12-month follow-up. However, there was no difference between the groups in the proportion of participants who resumed opioid use.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Tobias Wiklund, Peter Molander, Philip Lindner, Gerhard Andersson, Bjorn Gerdle, Elena Dragioti
Summary: Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (ICBT-i) is more effective than applied relaxation in reducing insomnia symptoms in patients with chronic pain, and improving sleep quality and other sleep- and pain-related parameters.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Linda L. Chao, Jennifer C. Kanady, Nicole Crocker, Laura D. Straus, Jennifer Hlavin, Thomas J. Metzler, Shira Maguen, Thomas C. Neylan
Summary: Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered by telephone significantly improves sleep and non-sleep symptoms of Gulf War Illness patients. The treatment has beneficial effects on fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, depression and anxiety, insomnia severity, subjective sleep quality, and sleep diary measures, with sustained improvements observed 6 months post-treatment.
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Anesthesiology
James C. Eisenach, John S. Shields, Robert S. Weller, Regina S. Curry, Maxwell K. Langfitt, Daryl S. Henshaw, David C. Pollock, Christopher J. Edwards, Timothy T. Houle
Summary: Recovery from surgery is not accelerated by intrathecal oxytocin injection before hip replacement surgery, but secondary analyses suggest its potential to improve functional recovery and reduce pain after surgery should be further studied.
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Clinical Neurology
Shira Maguen, Rebecca Gloria, Joy Huggins, Lizabeth A. Goldstein, Jennifer C. Kanady, Laura D. Straus, Thomas J. Metzler, Callan Lujan, Thomas C. Neylan
Summary: The study aimed to compare brief behavioral treatment for insomnia (BBTI) and progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) among veterans with insomnia, showing that individuals who completed BBTI reported greater improvements in work, home, social, and cognitive functioning, as well as insomnia symptom severity, mood, and energy. Results also indicated that improvements in psychosocial functioning, insomnia symptoms, and mood were maintained 6 months following BBTI treatment completion.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Valerie Evans, Ryan G. L. Koh, Felipe C. K. Duarte, Lukas Linde, Mohammadreza Amiri, Dinesh Kumbhare
Summary: Capsaicin-induced central sensitization may cause changes in the excitability of the ventral horn extending beyond the targeted spinal cord segment, affecting efferent pathway outputs; this may explain the impact of central sensitization on changes in movement patterns in patients and warrants further clinical investigation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Anesthesiology
Rami Diab, Rebecca Bomar, James Slaven, Sebastian Kaplan, Dennis Ang
Summary: The study aimed to determine whether the addition of phone-based support to web-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could improve pain-related outcomes in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). The results showed that web-based CBT was effective with or without motivational support from nurses. However, there were no significant differences in pain-related outcomes between the treatment groups, except for sleep disturbance.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sarah Crosky, Mikhaela McFarlin, Nicole Sullivan, Darren Winograd, David Litke, Robin M. Masheb, Shou-En Lu, Michelle Costanzo, Nicole Anastasides, Christina Gonzalez, Jaineel Doshi, Fiona Graff, Linda Khatib, Scott Thien, Lisa M. McAndrew
Summary: This study aims to compare the efficacy of remote-delivered health coaching and remote-delivered supportive psychotherapy in veterans with pain-predominant multisymptom illness. Health coaching can be tailored to individual goals and emphasizes long-term behavior change, which may indirectly impact the maintaining factors of pain-CMI. This study will contribute to the existing literature on pain-CMI by reporting the effectiveness of a novel, remote-delivered behavioral intervention.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Terje Thesen, Joseph A. Himle, Egil W. Martinsen, Liv T. Walseth, Frode Thorup, Frode Gallefoss, Egil Jonsbu
Summary: This study provides evidence that internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing cardiac anxiety and increasing health-related quality of life in patients with noncardiac chest pain.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
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Anesthesiology
Caroline Zickerman, Ann-Catrin Hult, Lars Hedlund, Ola Winso, Goran Johansson, Michael Haney
Summary: In children, clonidine as a premedication does not show any significant advantage over midazolam in limiting new postoperative negative behavioral changes. Patients in the clonidine group have higher anxiety levels before anesthesia.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
(2022)
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Health Policy & Services
Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Yanhong Deng, Alvin H. Tran, Kimberly D. Hieftje, Tyra M. Pendergrass Boomer, Carolyn K. Taylor, Lynn E. Fiellin
Summary: This study designed a cognitive behavioral videogame intervention to improve youth's perceptions about themselves, their future, and their ability. The intervention was effective in enhancing cognitive reappraisal skills in the empowerED group. The intervention was deemed easy to use and beneficial among youth, and feasibly delivered in a high school setting.
GAMES FOR HEALTH JOURNAL
(2023)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Aaron J. Stegner, Neda E. Almassi, Ryan J. Dougherty, Laura D. Ellingson, Nicholas P. Gretzon, Jacob B. Lindheimer, Jacob Ninneman, Stephanie M. Van Riper, Patrick J. O'Connor, Dane B. Cook
Summary: The study found that resistance exercise training has positive effects on Gulf War Veterans with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, leading to symptom improvements and increased muscular strength after 16 weeks of training, with no adverse events reported.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kayoko Taguchi, Noriko Numata, Rieko Takanashi, Ryo Takemura, Tokiko Yoshida, Kana Kutsuzawa, Kensuke Yoshimura, Natsuko Nozaki-Taguchi, Seiji Ohtori, Eiji Shimizu
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy program with new components delivered via videoconferencing. The results showed that while it did not reduce pain intensity, it did decrease pain interference and was cost-effective.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine C. McDonald, Jennifer Pinto-Martin, Peggy Compton, Madeleine Parikh, Zachary F. Meisel
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
(2020)
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Nursing
Helen N. Turner, June Oliver, Peggy Compton, Deborah Matteliano, Timothy Joseph Sowicz, Stephen Strobbe, Barbara St Marie, Marian Wilson
Summary: Assessing and managing pain while evaluating risks associated with substance use and substance use disorders remains a challenge for healthcare clinicians. The American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the International Nurses Society on Addictions advocate for an integrated, holistic, multidimensional approach that includes nonopioid and nonpharmacological modalities. A team-based approach, active involvement of the person with pain and their support systems, and inclusion of pain and addiction specialists are critical factors. Healthcare systems should establish policies and procedures to support these principles and recommendations.
PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Peggy Compton, Olivia M. Halabicky, Subhash Aryal, Ignacio Badiola
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the improvement of experimental pain responses in patients with chronic pain undergoing opioid taper. The findings suggest that, in a highly individualized and variable taper process, patients experienced significant improvement in pain responses without a decline in function and quality of life. This indicates a potential reduction in opioid-induced hyperalgesia.
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Substance Abuse
Peggy Compton, Shoshana Aronowitz, Heather Klusaritz, Evan Anderson
Summary: Patients with substance use disorders, particularly opioid-related conditions, are more likely to self-discharge from hospitals due to inadequate pain management. The inconsistency in chronic pain diagnoses also contributes to higher rates of self-discharge. Addressing pain care is crucial in preventing self-directed discharges and improving health outcomes for these patients.
HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Olivia M. Halabicky, Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin, Peggy Compton, Jianghong Liu
Summary: This study suggests that early childhood lead exposure may have a detrimental influence on early adolescent autonomic responses to acute stress, which holds implications for cardiovascular health and overall growth and development. The association between lead exposure and physiological stress response warrants further investigation to better understand the underlying mechanisms and potential health effects.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Timothy Joseph Sowicz, Peggy Compton, Deborah Matteliano, June Oliver, Stephen Strobbe, Barbara St. Marie, Helen N. Turner, Marian Wilson
Summary: The American Society for Pain Management Nursing and the International Nurses Society on Addictions emphasize the importance of integrated, holistic approaches for individuals with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders. They recommend non-opioid and non-pharmacological methods for pain management and stress the need for a team-based approach involving pain and addiction specialists. The goal is to provide evidence-based, high-quality assessment and management that minimizes the risk of relapse or escalation of problematic substance use.
PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
(2022)