2018
Nonantiretroviral polypharmacy and adverse health outcomes among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals
Justice AC, Gordon KS, Skanderson M, Edelman EJ, Akgün KM, Gibert CL, Re V, Rimland D, Womack JA, Wyatt CM, Tate JP, Team V. Nonantiretroviral polypharmacy and adverse health outcomes among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals. AIDS 2018, 32: 739-749. PMID: 29543653, PMCID: PMC5868488, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesHIV statusUninfected individualsVACS IndexMedication countUS Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealth outcomesVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemRisk of hospitalizationSeverity of illnessHIV-1 RNAHIV-positive individualsRisk of mortalityDose responseRace/ethnicityPolypharmacyFiscal year 2009HospitalizationMedicationsMortalityHealthcare systemAntiretroviralsOutcomesAssociationRisk
2013
Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans?
Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE, Gordon K, Ohl ME, Justice AC. Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1456-1463. PMID: 23927911, PMCID: PMC3773301, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudySocial isolation scoresHuman immunodeficiency virusCause mortalityHospital admissionUninfected groupOlder veteransSocial isolationGreater riskAging Cohort StudyHIV-positive individualsMultivariable regression analysisVA Medical CenterBaseline survey responsesUninfected participantsIncident hospitalizationCohort studyClinical featuresHIV statusImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalenceMedical CenterMultivariable regressionHospitalizationOlder individuals