Selected Publications

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  1. Painfully different numbers: spinal patients’ self-reported pain ratings in clinical versus research assessments.  Pain Medicine.  2026
  2. Clinic‐Based Animal‐Assisted Intervention for Haemodialysis Patients' Treatment Adherence, Pain and Depression: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.  Journal of Renal Care.  2025
  3. The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Response to Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: A Prospective Pilot Study.  Journal of Pain Research.  2025
  4. The role of psychosocial factors in mediating the treatment response of epidural steroid injections for low back pain with or without lumbosacral radiculopathy: A scoping review.  PLOS ONE.  2025
  5. Coping repertoires and psychological well-being of Chinese older immigrants in the United States.  Aging & Mental Health.  2022
  6. Coping repertoires and psychological well-being of Chinese older immigrants in the United States.  Aging & mental health.  2022
  7. Use of animal-assisted interventions in relieving pain in healthcare settings: A systematic review.  Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice.  2022
  8. Managing the Incurable: Older Pain Clinic Patients’ Experiences of Managing Treatment-Resistant Chronic Low Back Pain.  Journal of Gerontological Social Work.  2021
  9. “If You Don’t Keep Going, You’re Gonna Die”: Helplessness and Perseverance Among Older Adults Living With Chronic Low Back Pain.  The Gerontologist.  2021