2024
Use of Muscle Relaxants After Surgery in Traditional Medicare Part D Enrollees
Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison J, Boscardin J, Steinman M. Use of Muscle Relaxants After Surgery in Traditional Medicare Part D Enrollees. Drugs & Aging 2024, 41: 615-622. PMID: 38980644, PMCID: PMC11249446, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-024-01124-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle relaxant prescriptionsOlder adultsSpine proceduresPain controlMuscle relaxationRisk of prolonged useProlonged useMedication-related problemsDecreased opioid useRates of prescribingMuscle relaxant useResultsThe study cohortPostoperative pain managementPrescribed to patientsYears of agePostoperative prescribingStudy DesignUsingNonopioid medicationsOpioid useOpioid prescribingMedicare Part DPostoperative periodMedicare Part D enrolleesRetrospective analysisPain management
2023
Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Manhapra A, Fortinsky R, Berg K, Ross J, Rhee T. Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1627-1640. PMID: 37096328, PMCID: PMC10460550, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-impact chronic painChronic painPain managementOlder adultsCoronavirus diseasePain treatmentNational Health Interview SurveyNonpharmacological pain treatmentsUtilization of opioidsHealth Interview SurveyUS older adultsFirst yearOpioid useNonpharmacological treatmentsNonpharmacological interventionsTreatment utilizationLong-term effectsPainU.S. adultsPrevalenceInterview SurveyDiseaseAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicTreatment
2022
Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study
Jeffery MM, Ahadpour M, Allen S, Araojo R, Bellolio F, Chang N, Ciaccio L, Emanuel L, Fillmore J, Gilbert GH, Koussis P, Lee C, Lipkind H, Mallama C, Meyer T, Moncur M, Nuckols T, Pacanowski MA, Page DB, Papadopoulos E, Ritchie JD, Ross JS, Shah ND, Soukup M, St. Clair CO, Tamang S, Torbati S, Wallace DW, Zhao Y, Heckmann R. Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e058782. PMID: 35790333, PMCID: PMC9258513, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute painOpioid analgesicsMulticentre prospective observational studyLittle high-quality evidenceNon-cancer painOpioid analgesic useResolution of painProspective cohort studyProspective observational studyPatient-centered outcomesElectronic health record dataEvidence-based guidelinesHigh-quality evidenceHealth record dataDiverse clinical settingsLong-term useClinician prescribingLeftover opioidsAnalgesic usePain controlCohort studyPain conditionsPain managementPain treatmentCommon diagnosis