ArticlePain2016
The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort: examining pain and pain care among veterans.
Article in Pain, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03593772 (Mission Reconnect), which is not on this map. Cited by 104 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Mission Reconnect: Delivering a Mobile and Web Based Self Directed Complementary and Integrative Health Program to Veterans and Their Partners to Manage Pain and PTSD
Who cites it
104 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Navy: A Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2022Pooled it
- Age differences in demographic and clinical characteristics among veterans with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study of baseline findings from the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Trial
- The implementation of a pain navigator program in the department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care systems: a cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Trial
- The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on sleep outcomes in the context of pain among older adult veterans.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2024Trial
- Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Trial
- Development and Implementation of the Military Treatment Facility Engagement Committee (MTFEC) to Support Pragmatic Clinical Trials in the Military Health System.Military medicine · 2021Trial
- A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a behavioral economic strategy for improving mobility in veterans with chronic pain.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Moderated mediation for exercise maintenance in pain and posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized trial.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2020Trial
- Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- Yoga for Military Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Trial
- Interdisciplinary Occupational Health System for Recovery From Musculoskeletal Injuries in US Army Personnel.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Initiating Care for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department of the Veterans Health Administration, Impact on the Location of Subsequent Visits.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Sleep heart rate predicts next-day pain medication use in posttraumatic stress disorder inpatients.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Distribution of prognostic subgroups, assessed by STarT Back Screening Tool, in Veterans with low back pain receiving on-site chiropractic care: a cross-sectional chart review.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2026Article
- Reaching rural veterans: Applying mind-body skills for pain using a whole health telehealth intervention: The RAMP pilot study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Daily Associations Between Perceived Stress, Pain Intensity, and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With and Without Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Pain.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Article
- Combining Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and Physiotherapy to Improve the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Veterans: Protocol for a Multi-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Suicide-related outcomes in veterans with post-traumatic headache: a retrospective cohort study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Rural specialty care for Veterans with the chronic overlapping pain conditions: Fibromyalgia, migraine, or irritable bowel syndrome.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
44 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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22 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are highly prevalent, painful, and costly disorders. The MSD Cohort was created to characterize variation in pain, comorbidities, treatment, and outcomes among patients with MSD receiving Veterans Health Administration care across demographic groups, geographic regions, and facilities. We searched electronic health records to identify patients treated in Veterans Health Administration who had ICD-9-CM codes for diagnoses including, but not limited to, joint, back, and neck disorders, and osteoarthritis. Cohort inclusion criteria were 2 or more outpatient visits occurring within 18 months of one another or one inpatient visit with an MSD diagnosis between 2000 and 2011. The first diagnosis is the index date. Pain intensity numeric rating scale (NRS) scores, comorbid medical and mental health diagnoses, pain-related treatments, and other characteristics were collected retrospectively and prospectively. The cohort included 5,237,763 patients; their mean age was 59, 6% were women, 15% identified as black, and 18% reported severe pain (NRS ≥ 7) on the index date. Nontraumatic joint disorder (27%), back disorder (25%), and osteoarthritis (21%) were the most common MSD diagnoses. Patients entering the cohort in recent years had more concurrent MSD diagnoses and higher NRS scores. The MSD Cohort is a rich resource for collaborative pain-relevant health service research.
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