What's new for 'Carilion Clinic' in Publications

Congratulations to our researchers and colleagues on their recent publications! Their work continues to advance clinical knowledge, strengthen research, and contribute to improved care for our patients and communities.

1. Trends and Disparities in High-Risk Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Utilization | AJMC
   • This quasi-experimental difference in difference analysis of Virginia medical claims examines high-risk Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug utilization from 2019-2021.
2. Optimizing the Uptake and Completion of the Cervical Cancer Screening Continuum: Opportunity Knocks, Including at Home - PubMed
   • This commentary highlights that perceived out-of-pocket costs for cervical cancer screening-rather than actual costs-remain a salient and modifiable barrier to screening among low-income, underscreened women, even in the context of Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions.
3. A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Low-Value Opioid Utilization for Acute Low Back Pain, 2019-2021
   • This study evaluated the utilization of low-value opioids for acute LBP, and variation by rurality, payer, and sex, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Examining relationships between delay and probability discounting and perceived stress in a high-income online sample
   • This study examined the association between perceived stress, delay discounting and probability discounting in a sample of US adults reporting minimal income constraints.