Joseph W Ditre
Biographic Data
| ID | 158549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph W Ditre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ditre |
| SIGNATURE | DITRE J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8914-6908 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Role of Sleep Impairment in Associations Between Pain and Nicotine/Tobacco Dependence in Wave 6 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
Objective Tobacco use is a significant national health concern that frequently co-occurs with chronic pain. Both pain and use of nicotine/tobacco have been linked to greater sleep impairments (i.e., trouble initiating and maintaining sleep), and there is reason to believe that more severe pain may indirectly contribute to greater nicotine dependence via sleep impairments. Therefore, the goal of this study was to examine indirect associations betw…
Graded Associations of Tranquilizer Use and Misuse with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in a National Sample of U.S. Veterans
U.S. military veterans face an elevated suicide risk compared to the general population. Both the use and misuse of tranquilizers (i.e. several classes of medications that treat anxiety and muscle spasms via central nervous system action, including benzodiazepines) have been associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among veterans. However, it remains unclear whether risk varies across different patterns of tranquilizer use. Participants in…
Perceived Relations Between Pain and Alcohol Use Are Associated with Hazardous Drinking Among Adults with Chronic Pain
BACKGROUND: Hazardous alcohol use is highly prevalent among adults with chronic pain. Although there is reason to believe that perceptions about the relationships between pain and alcohol use are important for understanding, predicting, and intervening upon alcohol use behavior, no prior work has explored such perceptions or their association with hazardous drinking. METHODS: = 33), we examined the relationship between perceptions regarding pain …
Pain Interference and Intensity in Relation to Abstinence Outcomes Following a One-Session Personalized Feedback Smoking Cessation Digital-Intervention
Background: Pain is a highly common and costly health problem that is strongly linked to cigarette smoking. Pain interference, the degree to which pain impedes physical, occupational, recreational, and social functioning, may have an important role in terms of smoking cessation. However, no study has examined the role of pain interference as a predictor of relapse following a quit attempt in a smoking cessation trial. Objectives: The current stud…
Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia Among Emerging Adults
Background Alcohol and pain frequently co-occur and interact in a positive feedback loop that maintains and exacerbates both conditions. The Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia (EAA) is a recently developed, single-factor measure that assesses the extent to which individuals expect alcohol will reduce their pain. Alcohol-related outcome expectancies motivate drinking and predict drinking trajectories among emerging adults (18–24). The EAA was init…
Pain Intensity and Hazardous Cannabis Use
Although cannabis has gained attention as a potential treatment for chronic pain, hazardous cannabis use (i.e. patterns of use that have harmful consequences) has been linked to negative health outcomes. Pain intensity is associated with greater cannabis use, and individuals with greater pain-related anxiety may be more likely to respond to pain with substance use. However, no prior work has examined the role of pain-related anxiety in hazardous …
Pain Severity in Relation to Smoking Cessation Problems and Self-Efficacy for Quitting among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes
Background: Latinx individuals experience significant tobacco cigarette smoking-related diseases and illnesses. Although most Latinx smokers report a desire to quit smoking, evidenced-based cessation treatments are underutilized in this group, which may partially be due to lower likelihood of receiving advice from a healthcare professional. Further, there are a lack of cessation treatments that account for comorbid symptoms/conditions (e.g., co-o…
Pain Severity and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes
Latinx individuals experience significant health disparities related to smoking cessation in the United States (US). Although past works have consistently implicated pain in the maintenance of smoking behavior, limited research has examined the role of social determinants (e.g., perceived discrimination) in pain-smoking relations. The current study sought to examine the moderating role of perceived discrimination in the relation between pain seve…
Differences in Pain Severity and Interference between Latinx Combustible Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users with Current Pain
Latinx individuals who smoke represent a tobacco health disparities group. Yet, limited research has focused on examining dual combustible and electronic cigarette use among Latinx populations. Importantly, Latinx persons who smoke also evince elevated rates of pain problems and symptoms and prior research has consistently linked pain problems and severity to smoking prevalence, maintenance, and behavior. Accordingly, the current study sought to …
The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes
Scientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and cognitive-based smoking processes within a mechanistic framework has received relatively little attention. Pain avoidance may influence the association between pain intensity and smoking, as it is a construct that is related to adverse pain and smoking processes. Thus, …
Pain and Menthol Use Are Related to Greater Nicotine Dependence Among Black Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes at Wave 5 (2018–2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
Initial Validation of the Intentions to Co-Use Alcohol and Opioids Scale
Co-use of alcohol and prescription opioid medication increases risk for harmful and potentially fatal health effects (e.g., overdose). Behavioral intentions (i.e., the immediate antecedent of corresponding behavior according to the Theory of Planned Behavior) are important in prediction of substance use, and a valid measure assessing intentions to co-use alcohol and opioids is needed to identify individuals at-risk for harmful substance use. The …
Prevalence and impact of comorbid chronic pain and cigarette smoking among people living with HIV
Rates of chronic pain and cigarette smoking are each substantially higher among people living with HIV (PLWH) than in the general population. The goal of these analyses was to examine the prevalence and impact of comorbid chronic pain and cigarette smoking among PLWH. Participants included 3289 PLWH (83% male) who were recruited from five HIV clinics. As expected, the prevalence of smoking was higher among PLWH with chronic pain (41.9%), than PLW…
Opioid Misuse among Smokers with Chronic Pain
Opioid misuse is a significant public health concern with substantial medical, social, and economic costs. Cross cutting the personal and societal effects of this current crisis, opioid misuse is associated with poorer physical and mental health outcomes that impair function across numerous life domains. Importantly, opioid misuse disproportionately affects persons with chronic pain and individuals who smoke tobacco. Despite the higher risk for s…
Sleep-Related Cannabis Expectancy Questionnaire (SR-CEQ)
A growing body of literature demonstrates that cannabis is commonly used to aid sleep. Consistent with social cognitive theory, there is a vast literature documenting the role of outcome expectancies in the initiation, progression, and maintenance of cannabis use. Despite the readily endorsed belief that cannabis will help improve sleep, sleep-related expectancies have not been included in widely used cannabis expectancy measures. This study aime…
A preliminary study of associations between discomfort intolerance, pain severity/interference, and frequency of cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain
Cannabis use is more common among individuals with chronic pain, and is often used to relieve physical discomfort. However, little is known about factors that are associated with cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain, and there is reason to suspect that perceptions of discomfort intolerance (DI) play an important role in pain-cannabis relations. The goal of this study was to conduct an initial examination of perceived DI, pain severity…
Patient-reported use of medical cannabis for pain, anxiety, and depression symptoms
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Pain Intensity/Disability Among Economically Disadvantaged Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Cigarette Smoking Risk in Adolescents
Pain, nicotine, and smoking
Tobacco addiction and chronic pain represent 2 highly prevalent and comorbid conditions that engender substantial burdens upon individuals and systems. Interrelations between pain and smoking have been of clinical and empirical interest for decades, and research in this area has increased dramatically over the past 5 years. We conceptualize the interaction of pain and smoking as a prototypical example of the biopsychosocial model. Accordingly, we…
Pain, nicotine, and smoking
Tobacco addiction and chronic pain represent 2 highly prevalent and comorbid conditions that engender substantial burdens upon individuals and systems. Interrelations between pain and smoking have been of clinical and empirical interest for decades, and research in this area has increased dramatically over the past 5 years. We conceptualize the interaction of pain and smoking as a prototypical example of the biopsychosocial model. Accordingly, we…
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Pain, nicotine, and smoking
Tobacco addiction and chronic pain represent 2 highly prevalent and comorbid conditions that engender substantial burdens upon individuals and systems. Interrelations between pain and smoking have been of clinical and empirical interest for decades, and research in this area has increased dramatically over the past 5 years. We conceptualize the interaction of pain and smoking as a prototypical example of the biopsychosocial model. Accordingly, we…
Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Cigarette Smoking Risk in Adolescents
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Pain Intensity/Disability Among Economically Disadvantaged Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
A preliminary study of associations between discomfort intolerance, pain severity/interference, and frequency of cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain
Cannabis use is more common among individuals with chronic pain, and is often used to relieve physical discomfort. However, little is known about factors that are associated with cannabis use among individuals with chronic pain, and there is reason to suspect that perceptions of discomfort intolerance (DI) play an important role in pain-cannabis relations. The goal of this study was to conduct an initial examination of perceived DI, pain severity…
Patient-reported use of medical cannabis for pain, anxiety, and depression symptoms
Opioid Misuse among Smokers with Chronic Pain
Opioid misuse is a significant public health concern with substantial medical, social, and economic costs. Cross cutting the personal and societal effects of this current crisis, opioid misuse is associated with poorer physical and mental health outcomes that impair function across numerous life domains. Importantly, opioid misuse disproportionately affects persons with chronic pain and individuals who smoke tobacco. Despite the higher risk for s…
Sleep-Related Cannabis Expectancy Questionnaire (SR-CEQ)
A growing body of literature demonstrates that cannabis is commonly used to aid sleep. Consistent with social cognitive theory, there is a vast literature documenting the role of outcome expectancies in the initiation, progression, and maintenance of cannabis use. Despite the readily endorsed belief that cannabis will help improve sleep, sleep-related expectancies have not been included in widely used cannabis expectancy measures. This study aime…
Prevalence and impact of comorbid chronic pain and cigarette smoking among people living with HIV
Rates of chronic pain and cigarette smoking are each substantially higher among people living with HIV (PLWH) than in the general population. The goal of these analyses was to examine the prevalence and impact of comorbid chronic pain and cigarette smoking among PLWH. Participants included 3289 PLWH (83% male) who were recruited from five HIV clinics. As expected, the prevalence of smoking was higher among PLWH with chronic pain (41.9%), than PLW…
Pain and Menthol Use Are Related to Greater Nicotine Dependence Among Black Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes at Wave 5 (2018–2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
Initial Validation of the Intentions to Co-Use Alcohol and Opioids Scale
Co-use of alcohol and prescription opioid medication increases risk for harmful and potentially fatal health effects (e.g., overdose). Behavioral intentions (i.e., the immediate antecedent of corresponding behavior according to the Theory of Planned Behavior) are important in prediction of substance use, and a valid measure assessing intentions to co-use alcohol and opioids is needed to identify individuals at-risk for harmful substance use. The …
Pain Severity and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes
Latinx individuals experience significant health disparities related to smoking cessation in the United States (US). Although past works have consistently implicated pain in the maintenance of smoking behavior, limited research has examined the role of social determinants (e.g., perceived discrimination) in pain-smoking relations. The current study sought to examine the moderating role of perceived discrimination in the relation between pain seve…
Differences in Pain Severity and Interference between Latinx Combustible Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users with Current Pain
Latinx individuals who smoke represent a tobacco health disparities group. Yet, limited research has focused on examining dual combustible and electronic cigarette use among Latinx populations. Importantly, Latinx persons who smoke also evince elevated rates of pain problems and symptoms and prior research has consistently linked pain problems and severity to smoking prevalence, maintenance, and behavior. Accordingly, the current study sought to …
The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes
Scientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and cognitive-based smoking processes within a mechanistic framework has received relatively little attention. Pain avoidance may influence the association between pain intensity and smoking, as it is a construct that is related to adverse pain and smoking processes. Thus, …
Pain Severity in Relation to Smoking Cessation Problems and Self-Efficacy for Quitting among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes
Background: Latinx individuals experience significant tobacco cigarette smoking-related diseases and illnesses. Although most Latinx smokers report a desire to quit smoking, evidenced-based cessation treatments are underutilized in this group, which may partially be due to lower likelihood of receiving advice from a healthcare professional. Further, there are a lack of cessation treatments that account for comorbid symptoms/conditions (e.g., co-o…
Perceived Relations Between Pain and Alcohol Use Are Associated with Hazardous Drinking Among Adults with Chronic Pain
BACKGROUND: Hazardous alcohol use is highly prevalent among adults with chronic pain. Although there is reason to believe that perceptions about the relationships between pain and alcohol use are important for understanding, predicting, and intervening upon alcohol use behavior, no prior work has explored such perceptions or their association with hazardous drinking. METHODS: = 33), we examined the relationship between perceptions regarding pain …
Pain Interference and Intensity in Relation to Abstinence Outcomes Following a One-Session Personalized Feedback Smoking Cessation Digital-Intervention
Background: Pain is a highly common and costly health problem that is strongly linked to cigarette smoking. Pain interference, the degree to which pain impedes physical, occupational, recreational, and social functioning, may have an important role in terms of smoking cessation. However, no study has examined the role of pain interference as a predictor of relapse following a quit attempt in a smoking cessation trial. Objectives: The current stud…
Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia Among Emerging Adults
Background Alcohol and pain frequently co-occur and interact in a positive feedback loop that maintains and exacerbates both conditions. The Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia (EAA) is a recently developed, single-factor measure that assesses the extent to which individuals expect alcohol will reduce their pain. Alcohol-related outcome expectancies motivate drinking and predict drinking trajectories among emerging adults (18–24). The EAA was init…
Pain Intensity and Hazardous Cannabis Use
Although cannabis has gained attention as a potential treatment for chronic pain, hazardous cannabis use (i.e. patterns of use that have harmful consequences) has been linked to negative health outcomes. Pain intensity is associated with greater cannabis use, and individuals with greater pain-related anxiety may be more likely to respond to pain with substance use. However, no prior work has examined the role of pain-related anxiety in hazardous …
The Role of Sleep Impairment in Associations Between Pain and Nicotine/Tobacco Dependence in Wave 6 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (Path) Study
Objective Tobacco use is a significant national health concern that frequently co-occurs with chronic pain. Both pain and use of nicotine/tobacco have been linked to greater sleep impairments (i.e., trouble initiating and maintaining sleep), and there is reason to believe that more severe pain may indirectly contribute to greater nicotine dependence via sleep impairments. Therefore, the goal of this study was to examine indirect associations betw…
Graded Associations of Tranquilizer Use and Misuse with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in a National Sample of U.S. Veterans
U.S. military veterans face an elevated suicide risk compared to the general population. Both the use and misuse of tranquilizers (i.e. several classes of medications that treat anxiety and muscle spasms via central nervous system action, including benzodiazepines) have been associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among veterans. However, it remains unclear whether risk varies across different patterns of tranquilizer use. Participants in…
Psychiatry (17 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Chronic pain (8 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 works) · Addiction (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works)