Registry & Research
Pain research helps identify what causes pain, what interventions truly work, and how to improve quality of life for people living with chronic pain. By investing in research, PainUSA can support evidence-based care, influence policy, and ultimately lead way to new therapies and improved outcomes for patients.
Sturgeon JA, Ziadni M, Darnall BD, Mackey SC. Pain catastrophizing, perceived injustice, and pain intensity impair life satisfaction through differential patterns of physical and psychological disruption. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2017 Sep 5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.066. PMID: 29074199
Carriere JS, Sturgeon JA, Yakobov E, Kao MC, Mackey SC, Darnall BD. The impact of perceived injustice on pain-related outcomes: A combined model examining the mediating roles of pain acceptance and anger in a chronic pain sample. Clin J Pain. 2018 Feb 26. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000602. PMID: 29485535 [Access Article]
Ross AC, Simons LE, Feinstein AB, Yoon IA, Bhandari RP. Social risk and resilience factors in adolescent chronic pain: Examining the role of parents and peers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2018 Apr 1. DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx118. PMID: 29048554
Karayannis NV, Baumann I, Sturgeon JA, Melloh M, Mackey SC. The impact of social isolation on pain interference: A longitudinal study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2018 Apr 12. DOI: 10.1093/abm/kay017. PMID: 29668841
Ross AC, Simons LE, Feinstein AB, Yoon IA, Bhandari RP. Social Risk and Resilience Factors in Adolescent Chronic Pain: Examining the Role of Parents and Peers. J Pediatr Psychol. 2018;43(3):303-313. [Access Article]
Hoang NS, Hwang W, Katz DA, Mackey SC, Hofmann LV. Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes: Semi-Automated Data Collection in the Interventional Radiology Clinic. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2018 Oct 5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.08.033. PMID: 30297246
Dressler AM, Gillman AG, Wasan AD. A narrative review of data collection and analysis guidelines for comparative effectiveness research in chronic pain using patient-reported outcomes and electronic health records. Journal of Pain Research. 2019;12:491. DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S184023. PMID: 30774419
Rosenberg, G., Shearer, E., Zion, S., Mackey, S., Morris, A., Spain, D., Weiser, T. Implementation Challenges Using a Novel Method for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes After Injury. Journal of Surgical Research. 2019, Volume 241, Pgs. 277-284. doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.008. PMID:31042606