Faculty

Nafisseh S. Warner, M.D.

Clinical Studies

Perceptions of Older Adults on the Effects of Opioids Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to assess the experiences and perceptions of older adults with chronic pain on the impact of opioids on analgesia and cognition through qualitative analysis.

Assessing Beliefs and Attitudes of Surgeons and Primary Care Providers on Post-operative Opioid Use Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to assess factors affecting opioid prescribing variability among surgical and primary care providers, utilizing a qualitative approach, and to identify factors influencing the transition (i.e., “handoff”) of opioid prescribing from surgical providers to primary care providers in the postoperative period for a subset of patients receiving prolonged postoperative opioid use, utilizing qualitative assessment.
Pain assessment in MCSA participants Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between pain and cognition in cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis in Mayo Clinic Study of Aging participants.