Disparities in access but not outcomes: Medicaid versus non-Medicaid patients in multidisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation.

There are known disparities in chronic pain severity, treatment, and opioid-related risks amongst individuals from lower socioeconomic status, including Medicaid beneficiaries, but little is known about whether Medicaid beneficiaries benefit in a similar way from multidisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation. This study investigated differences in clinical outcomes between Medicaid and non-Medicaid beneficiaries who completed a 3-week multidisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program. Participants ( = 131) completed a broad range of clinical measures pre- and post-treatment including pain severity, pain interference, depression, anxiety, objective physical functioning, and opioid misuse risk.

Pediatric sickle cell pain-sleep relationships: The roles of positive and negative affect.

Objective: The current study investigated the role of affect in the daily sleep quality-pain severity relationship in youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). Previous investigations have not allowed researchers to examine whether positive and negative affect work differentially in their relations with pediatric SCD pain, sleep, and the sleep-pain relationship. The current study focused on examining the possible mediating and moderating roles positive and negative affect have in the sleep-pain relationship for youth with SCD.

Pain rehabilitation's dual power: Treatment for chronic pain and prevention of opioid-related risks.

The purpose of this article is to provide a data-driven exploration of an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program (PRP) as a viable option for addressing the dual crises of chronic pain and opioid use. Psychologists are crucial providers in the PRP, in both intervention and leadership roles. There is well-established literature supporting pain rehabilitation as an effective treatment for chronic pain and functioning, but there are few studies examining the effects of pain rehabilitation on opioid misuse risk.

Feasibility and acceptability of an integrated behavioral medicine service within a post-bariatric surgery clinic.

Background: Long-term medical and psychological follow-up after weight loss surgery is associated with improved patient outcomes. Weight regain after weight loss surgery is a common concern that has behavioral and psychological components; however, most patients do not attend behavioral medicine (BMED) follow-up appointments post-surgery. Innovative treatment models are needed to improve access to BMED to optimize long-term outcomes.

Investigating the Sleep-Pain Relationship in Youth with Sickle Cell Utilizing mHealth Technology.

Objectives: The current study utilized mHealth technologies that were objective (e.g., sleep actigraphy and pulse oximetry) and time-sensitive (e.