2020
Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study.
Edelman EJ, Li Y, Barry D, Brennan Braden J, Crystal S, Kerns RD, Gaither JR, Gordon KS, Manhapra A, Merlin JS, Moore BA, Oldfield BJ, Park LS, Rentsch CT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Justice AC, Tate JP, Becker WC, Marshall BDL. Trajectories of Self-Reported Opioid Use Among Patients With HIV Engaged in Care: Results From a National Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2020, 84: 26-36. PMID: 32267658, PMCID: PMC7147724, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useOpioid use trajectoriesCohort studyPain interferenceSelf-reported opioid useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration sitesInfrequent useOpioid use frequencyMarijuana useAging Cohort StudyNational cohort studyEvidence-based treatmentsGroup-based trajectory modelsProspective cohortBaseline factorsIllness severityMultivariable analysisBenzodiazepine medicationVA carePsychoactive medicationsPrescription painkillersPsychiatric symptomsHeroin useMultinomial logistic regression
2017
Long-term alcohol use patterns and HIV disease severity
Marshall BDL, Tate JP, McGinnis KA, Bryant KJ, Cook RL, Edelman EJ, Gaither JR, Kahler CW, Operario D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Long-term alcohol use patterns and HIV disease severity. AIDS 2017, 31: 1313-1321. PMID: 28492393, PMCID: PMC5596310, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV disease severityVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHigh-risk drinkersDisease severityAlcohol useRisk drinkersLower riskAlcohol use trajectoriesIndex groupModerate riskIndex trajectoriesVeterans Health Administration sitesAging Cohort StudyHigh-risk groupMeasures of morbidityAlcohol Use Disorders IdentificationLow index groupAlcohol consumption trajectoriesUse trajectoriesSubset of participantsAlcohol use patternsVACS IndexCause mortalityCohort studyProspective cohort