Jason Sharpe

Journal Article J Pain · May 2024 U.S. military veterans experience higher pain prevalence than nonveterans. However, it is unclear how the disparities in pain prevalence have changed over time because previous trend studies are limited to veterans using the Veterans Health Administration. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interventions to Improve Long-Term Adherence to Physical Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Geriatr Phys Ther · January 12, 2024 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of physical rehabilitation interventions, supplemented with one or more adherence-enhancing components, on outcomes among adults with hip or knee osteoarthritis or chronic lower back pain. DESIGN: Primary literature search ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social Risk Factors Are Associated With Disability Prevalence - Results From 17 States in the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Journal Article Am J Health Promot · May 2023 PURPOSE: Determine the association between incremental increases in the number of social risk factors and the prevalence of any disability and disability type. DESIGN: The cross-sectional analysis was conducted using 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillanc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Seventeen-Year National Pain Prevalence Trends Among U.S. Military Veterans.

Preprint · April 10, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Patient Choice After Referral to Physical Therapy for Lower Back Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis.

Journal Article Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl · March 2023 OBJECTIVE: To assess factors influencing Veterans' decisions to initiate physical therapy (PT) after referral for low back pain (LBP) or knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN: Qualitative study using individual semistructured telephone interviews. SETTING: Durh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Telehealth for the Longitudinal Management of Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Med Internet Res · August 26, 2022 BACKGROUND: Extensive literature support telehealth as a supplement or adjunct to in-person care for the management of chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure (CHF) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Evidence is needed to support the use of t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Burden and Prevalence of Arthritis With Disparities in Social Risk Factors, Findings From 17 US States.

Journal Article Prev Chronic Dis · February 17, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Social risks previously have been associated with arthritis prevalence and costs. Although social risks often cluster among individuals, no studies have examined associations between multiple social risks within the same individual. Our objec ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Patients' use of physical therapy for lower back pain: A qualitative study.

Journal Article Musculoskelet Sci Pract · December 2021 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence a patient's decision to use physical therapy (PT) services for a low back pain (LBP) complaint. METHODS: Semi-structured qualitative phone interviews were conducted with patients w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of Patient Use of Physical Therapy After Referral for Musculoskeletal Conditions on Future Medical Utilization: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Journal Article J Manipulative Physiol Ther · October 2021 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether physical therapy use influenced subsequent use of musculoskeletal-related surgeries, injections, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and other imaging. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying patients who access musculoskeletal physical therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Journal Article Fam Pract · June 17, 2021 BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal conditions are common and cause high levels of disability and costs. Physical therapy is recommended for many musculoskeletal conditions. Past research suggests that referral rates appear to have increased over time, but the rat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimization of Spinal Manipulative Therapy Protocols: A Factorial Randomized Trial Within a Multiphase Optimization Framework.

Journal Article J Pain · June 2021 Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a common nonpharmacological treatment for low back pain (LBP). Although generally supported by systematic reviews and practice guidelines, clinical trials evaluating SMT have been characterized by small effect sizes. Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Addressing chronic pain vulnerability with interprofessional care and retrospective reflections from art and physical therapists on interprofessional education: A dual case study

Journal Article Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice · September 1, 2020 This dual-case study explores the impact of interprofessional care for Janelle, a patient with developing chronic pain, and describes how interprofessional collaboration influenced the novice clinicians who provided her care. Two physical therapy residents ... Full text Cite

Optimizing treatment protocols for spinal manipulative therapy: study protocol for a randomized trial.

Journal Article Trials · June 4, 2018 BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a common and costly condition. Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a treatment supported in some guidelines, although most clinical trials examining SMT report small effect sizes. Enhancing the effects of SMT requires an under ... Full text Link to item Cite