Natalia Morone | Profiles RNS

Natalia Morone, MD, MS

Associate Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

General Internal Medicine

MD, Michigan State University

Websites

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Dr. Morone's research interests include:

Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain
Non-pharmacological approaches to chronic pain
Mind-Body Medicine
Mindfulness
Hypertension (effects of stress reduction/mindfulness)

2017 Pittsburgh Magazine: Named one of Pittsburgh’s Best Doctors in 2017

2014 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System: Team Awardee

2014 Chancellor’s Affirmative Action Award: Program Awardee and Faculty Honoree

2005-2010 Multidisciplinary Research Scholar: Awardee

1997-1999 National Health Services Corps: Awardee

BMC Research

Group-Based Mindfulness for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain in the Primary Care Setting - UH3
09/18/2020 - 08/31/2024 (PI)
NIH-NCCIH
4UH3AT010621-02

Creating and Optimizing Mindfulness Measures to Enhance and Normalize Clinical Evaluation(COMMENCE)
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2022 (PI)
Northwestern University NIH-NCCIH
5R01AT009539-04

Integrated Technology-Based Intervention to Reduce Heavy Y3
05/15/2019 - 04/30/2022 (PI)
Boston University National Institute o

Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientist to Success(LEADS)_Y4
06/01/2018 - 07/31/2021 (PI)
University of Pittsburgh National Institute o

Building Up
08/15/2019 - 06/30/2021 (PI)
University of Pittsburgh NIH-NIGMS

Group-based mindfulness for patients with chronic low back pain in the primary care setting
09/28/2019 - 08/31/2020 (PI)
NIH-NCCIH
1UG3AT010621-01

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Greco CM, Gaylord SA, Faurot K, Weinberg JM, Gardiner P, Roth MI, Barnhill JL, Thomas HN, Dhamne SC, Lathren C, Baez JE, Lawrence S, Neogi T, Lasser KE, Castro MG, White AM, Simmons SJ, Ferrao C, Binda DD, Elhadidy N, Eason KM, McTigue KM, Morone NE. The design and methods of the OPTIMUM study: A multisite pragmatic randomized clinical trial of a Telehealth group mindfulness program for persons with chronic low back pain. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Aug 27; 109:106545.View Related Profiles.

Ferrao, Cleopatra
Weinberg, Janice
Lasser, Karen
Morone, Natalia
Neogi, Tuhina

PMID: 34455111

Morone NE, Herbeck BB, Huang Y, Abebe KZ, Rollman BL, Jonassaint CR. The Impact of Optimism and Pain Interference on Response to Online Behavioral Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Symptoms. Psychosom Med. 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34267085

Palfai TP, Kratzer MPL, Morone NE, Bernstein JA. Integrating patient perspectives in the development of a mobile health intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking in primary care: a qualitative study of patients in an urban, safety-net hospital setting. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2021 03 23; 16(1):20.View Related Profiles.

Bernstein, Judith
Morone, Natalia

PMID: 33757584; PMCID: PMC7988929; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-021-00230-0;

Polaski AM, Phelps AL, Smith TJ, Helm ER, Morone NE, Szucs KA, Kostek MC, Kolber BJ. Integrated Meditation and Exercise Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot of a Combined Nonpharmacological Intervention Focused on Reducing Disability and Pain in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain. Pain Med. 2021 02 23; 22(2):444-458. PMID: 33621332; PMCID: PMC7901850; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa403;

Stokes A, Lundberg DJ, Sheridan B, Hempstead K, Morone NE, Lasser KE, Trinquart L, Neogi T. Association of Obesity With Prescription Opioids for Painful Conditions in Patients Seeking Primary Care in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 04 01; 3(4):e202012.View Related Profiles.

Stokes, Andrew
Lasser, Karen
Trinquart, Ludovic
Morone, Natalia
Neogi, Tuhina

PMID: 32239222; PMCID: PMC7118518; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2012;

Yeh CH, Li C, Glick R, Schlenk EA, Albers K, Suen LK, Lukkahatai N, Salen N, Pandiri S, Ma W, Perrin N, Morone NE, Christo PJ. A prospective randomized controlled study of auricular point acupressure to manage chronic low back pain in older adults: study protocol. Trials. 2020 Jan 20; 21(1):99. PMID: 31959226; PMCID: PMC6972012; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-4016-x;

Weiner DK, Gentili A, Coffey-Vega K, Morone N, Rossi M, Perera S. Biopsychosocial Profiles and Functional Correlates in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study. Pain Med. 2019 07 01; 20(7):1300-1310. PMID: 29672748; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny065;

Abebe KZ, Morone NE, Mayowski CA, Rubio DM, Kapoor WK. Sowing the "CEED"s of a more diverse biomedical workforce: The Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED) program at the University of Pittsburgh. J Clin Transl Sci. 2019 Feb; 3(1):21-26. PMID: 31402987; PMCID: PMC6676496; DOI: 10.1017/cts.2019.364;

Morone NE. Not Just Mind Over Matter: Reviewing With Patients How Mindfulness Relieves Chronic Low Back Pain. J Evid Based Integr Med. 2019 Jan-Dec; 24:2515690X19838490. PMID: 30942087; PMCID: PMC6448108; DOI: 10.1177/2515690X19838490;

Luiggi-Hernandez JG, Woo J, Hamm M, Greco CM, Weiner DK, Morone NE. Mindfulness for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Analysis. Pain Med. 2018 11 01; 19(11):2138-2145. PMID: 29025059; PMCID: PMC6659019; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx197;

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Sciamanna C, Ballentine NH, Bopp M, Brach JS, Chinchilli VM, Ciccolo JT, Conroy MB, Fisher A, Fox EJ, Greenspan SL, Jan De Beur Suzanne M, Kearcher K, Kraschnewski JL, McTigue KM, McAuley E, Morone NE, Paranjape A, Rodriguez-Colon S, Rosenzweig A, Smyth JM, Stewart KJ, Stuckey HL. Working to Increase Stability through Exercise (WISE): Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a coached exercise program to reduce serious fall-related injuries. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 11; 74:1-10. PMID: 30261294; PMCID: PMC6333097; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.09.006;

Powers BB, Homer MC, Morone N, Edmonds N, Rossi MI. Creation of an Interprofessional Teledementia Clinic for Rural Veterans: Preliminary Data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 May; 65(5):1092-1099. PMID: 28295142; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14839;

Morone NE, Moore CG, Greco CM. Characteristics of Adults Who Used Mindfulness Meditation: United States, 2012. J Altern Complement Med. 2017 Jul; 23(7):545-550. PMID: 28084788; DOI: 10.1089/acm.2016.0099;

Polsunas PJ, Sowa G, Fritz JM, Gentili A, Morone NE, Raja SN, Rodriguez E, Schmader K, Scholten JD, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult-Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment: Part X: Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome. Pain Med. 2016 09; 17(9):1638-47. PMID: 27605679; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw151;

Rho M, Camacho-Soto A, Cheng A, Havran M, Morone NE, Rodriguez E, Shega J, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult-Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment. Part VIII: Lateral Hip and Thigh Pain. Pain Med. 2016 Jul 01; 17(7):1249-1260. PMID: 27330155; PMCID: PMC7289330; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw111;

Fritz JM, Rundell SD, Dougherty P, Gentili A, Kochersberger G, Morone NE, Naga Raja S, Rodriguez E, Rossi MI, Shega J, Sowa G, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult-Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment. Part VI: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Pain Med. 2016 03; 17(3):501-10. PMID: 26962233; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw011;

Morone NE, Greco CM, Moore CG, Rollman BL, Lane B, Morrow LA, Glynn NW, Weiner DK. A Mind-Body Program for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Mar; 176(3):329-37. PMID: 26903081; PMCID: PMC6361386; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8033;

DiNapoli EA, Craine M, Dougherty P, Gentili A, Kochersberger G, Morone NE, Murphy JL, Rodakowski J, Rodriguez E, Thielke S, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult--Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment. Part V: Maladaptive Coping. Pain Med. 2016 Jan; 17(1):64-73. PMID: 26768183; PMCID: PMC6281001; DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnv055;

Greco CM, Yu L, Johnston KL, Dodds NE, Morone NE, Glick RM, Schneider MJ, Klem ML, McFarland CE, Lawrence S, Colditz J, Maihoefer CC, Jonas WB, Ryan ND, Pilkonis PA. Measuring nonspecific factors in treatment: item banks that assess the healthcare experience and attitudes from the patient's perspective. Qual Life Res. 2016 07; 25(7):1625-34. PMID: 26563249; PMCID: PMC4865446; DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1178-1;

Fatemi G, Fang MA, Breuer P, Cherniak PE, Gentili A, Hanlon JT, Karp JF, Morone NE, Rodriguez E, Rossi MI, Schmader K, Weiner DK. Deconstructing chronic low back pain in the older adult--Step by step evidence and expert-based recommendations for evaluation and treatment part III: Fibromyalgia syndrome. Pain Med. 2015 Sep; 16(9):1709-19. PMID: 26272644; PMCID: PMC5066871; DOI: 10.1111/pme.12863;

Yeh CH, Suen LK, Shen J, Chien LC, Liang Z, Glick RM, Morone NE, Chasens ER. Changes in Sleep With Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain. Behav Sleep Med. 2016; 14(3):279-94. PMID: 26244591; DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2014.981820;

Lin WC, Yeh CH, Chien LC, Morone NE, Glick RM, Albers KM. The Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015; 2015:103570. PMID: 26170869; PMCID: PMC4480805; DOI: 10.1155/2015/103570;

Yeh CH, Kwai-Ping Suen L, Chien LC, Margolis L, Liang Z, Glick RM, Morone NE. Day-to-Day Changes of Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Chronic Low Back Pain: A 29-day Randomized Controlled Study. Pain Med. 2015 Oct; 16(10):1857-69. PMID: 25988270; DOI: 10.1111/pme.12789;

Yeh CH, Morone NE, Chien LC, Cao Y, Lu H, Shen J, Margolis L, Bhatnagar S, Hoffman S, Liang Z, Glick RM, Suen LK. Auricular point acupressure to manage chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014; 2014:375173. PMID: 25147574; PMCID: PMC4134789; DOI: 10.1155/2014/375173;

Morone NE, Abebe KZ, Morrow LA, Weiner DK. Pain and decreased cognitive function negatively impact physical functioning in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Pain Med. 2014 Sep; 15(9):1481-7. PMID: 25040845; DOI: 10.1111/pme.12483;

Weiner DK, Morone NE, Spallek H, Karp JF, Schneider M, Washburn C, Dziabiak MP, Hennon JG, Elnicki DM. E-learning module on chronic low back pain in older adults: evidence of effect on medical student objective structured clinical examination performance. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun; 62(6):1161-7. PMID: 24833496; PMCID: PMC4288568; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12871;

Greco CM, Glick RM, Morone NE, Schneider MJ. Addressing the "It Is Just Placebo" Pitfall in CAM: Methodology of a Project to Develop Patient-Reported Measures of Nonspecific Factors in Healing. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013:613797. PMID: 24454501; PMCID: PMC3880690; DOI: 10.1155/2013/613797;

Weiner DK, Moore CG, Morone NE, Lee ES, Kent Kwoh C. Efficacy of periosteal stimulation for chronic pain associated with advanced knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Clin Ther. 2013 Nov; 35(11):1703-20.e5. PMID: 24184053; DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.09.025;

Morone NE, Weiner DK. Pain as the fifth vital sign: exposing the vital need for pain education. Clin Ther. 2013 Nov; 35(11):1728-32. PMID: 24145043; PMCID: PMC3888154; DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.10.001;

Yeh CH, Chien LC, Balaban D, Sponberg R, Primavera J, Morone NE, Glick R, Albers KM, Cohen SM, Ren D, Huang LC, Suen LK. A randomized clinical trial of auricular point acupressure for chronic low back pain: a feasibility study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013:196978. PMID: 23554825; PMCID: PMC3603381; DOI: 10.1155/2013/196978;

Weiner DK, Karp JF, Bernstein CD, Morone NE. In: ComprehensiveTreatment of Chronic Pain by Medical, Interventional, and Integrative Approaches: The AmericanAcademy of Pain Medicine Textbook on Patient Management (Deer TR, Leong MS, Bavanendran A, Gordon V, Kim PS, Panchal SJ, Ray AL, eds.). Pain medicine in older adults: how should it differ?. Springer. New York, NY. 2013; 977- 1002.

Morone NE, Belnap BH, He F, Mazumdar S, Weiner DK, Rollman BL. Pain adversely affects outcomes to a collaborative care intervention for anxiety in primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Jan; 28(1):58-66. PMID: 22878857; PMCID: PMC3539032; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2186-2;

Karp JF, Rollman BL, Reynolds CF, Morse JQ, Lotrich F, Mazumdar S, Morone N, Weiner DK. Addressing both depression and pain in late life: the methodology of the ADAPT study. Pain Med. 2012 Mar; 13(3):405-18. PMID: 22313547; PMCID: PMC3309151; DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01322.x;

Morone NE, Greco CM, Rollman BL, Moore CG, Lane B, Morrow L, Glynn NW, Delaney J, Albert SM, Weiner DK. The design and methods of the aging successfully with pain study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012 Mar; 33(2):417-25. PMID: 22115971; PMCID: PMC3268822; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.11.012;

Morone NE, Weiner DK, Belnap BH, Karp JF, Mazumdar S, Houck PR, He F, Rollman BL. The impact of pain and depression on recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting. Psychosom Med. 2010 Sep; 72(7):620-5. PMID: 20562371; PMCID: PMC2939235; DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181e6df90;

Morone NE, Rollman BL, Moore CG, Li Q, Weiner DK. A mind-body program for older adults with chronic low back pain: results of a pilot study. Pain Med. 2009 Nov; 10(8):1395-407. PMID: 20021599; PMCID: PMC2849802; DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00746.x;

Hicks GE, Morone N, Weiner DK. Degenerative lumbar disc and facet disease in older adults: prevalence and clinical correlates. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 May 20; 34(12):1301-6. PMID: 19455005; PMCID: PMC2867597; DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a18263;

Morone NE, Karp JF, Lynch CS, Bost JE, El Khoudary SR, Weiner DK. Impact of chronic musculoskeletal pathology on older adults: a study of differences between knee OA and low back pain. Pain Med. 2009 May-Jun; 10(4):693-701. PMID: 19254337; PMCID: PMC2836854; DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00565.x;

Teh CF, Morone NE, Karp JF, Belnap BH, Zhu F, Weiner DK, Rollman BL. Pain interference impacts response to treatment for anxiety disorders. Depress Anxiety. 2009; 26(3):222-8. PMID: 19133701; PMCID: PMC2836014; DOI: 10.1002/da.20514;

Morone NE, Lynch CS, Greco CM, Tindle HA, Weiner DK. "I felt like a new person." the effects of mindfulness meditation on older adults with chronic pain: qualitative narrative analysis of diary entries. J Pain. 2008 Sep; 9(9):841-8. PMID: 18550444; PMCID: PMC2569828; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.04.003;

Karp JF, Shega JW, Morone NE, Weiner DK. Advances in understanding the mechanisms and management of persistent pain in older adults. Br J Anaesth. 2008 Jul; 101(1):111-20. PMID: 18487247; PMCID: PMC2841779; DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen090;

Shaikh N, Morone NE, Bost JE, Farrell MH. Prevalence of urinary tract infection in childhood: a meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Apr; 27(4):302-8. PMID: 18316994; DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31815e4122;

Shaikh N, Morone NE, Lopez J, Chianese J, Sangvai S, D'Amico F, Hoberman A, Wald ER. Does this child have a urinary tract infection? JAMA. 2007 Dec 26; 298(24):2895-904. PMID: 18159059; DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.24.2895;

Weiner DK, Rudy TE, Morone N, Glick R, Kwoh CK. Efficacy of periosteal stimulation therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis-associated chronic knee pain: an initial controlled clinical trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Oct; 55(10):1541-7. PMID: 17908057; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01314.x;

Morone NE, Greco CM, Weiner DK. Mindfulness meditation for the treatment of chronic low back pain in older adults: a randomized controlled pilot study. Pain. 2008 Feb; 134(3):310-9. PMID: 17544212; PMCID: PMC2254507; DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.04.038;

Morone NE, Greco CM. Mind-body interventions for chronic pain in older adults: a structured review. Pain Med. 2007 May-Jun; 8(4):359-75. PMID: 17610459; DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00312.x;

Morone N. In: First Exposure to Internal Medicine: Ambulatory Medicine (Hollein AR, Griffith CH, Feddock CA, Haist SA, Loftus TH, eds.). Complementary and alternative medicine. McGraw-Hill. New York, NY. 2007; 23-28.

Sangvai S, Chianese J, Morone N, Bogen DL, Voigt L, Shaikh N. Can an herbal preparation of echinacea, propolis, and vitamin C reduce respiratory illnesses in children? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Mar; 158(3):222-4. PMID: 14993079; DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.3.222;

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Bar chart showing 48 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007 and 2013 and 2015 and 2016