2022
1265. Effectiveness and Durability of Dolutegravir (DTG)-Based Regimens in Older People Living with HIV (PLWH) from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)
Yan L, Henegar C, Gordon K, Hicks C, Vannappagari V, Justice A, Aslan M. 1265. Effectiveness and Durability of Dolutegravir (DTG)-Based Regimens in Older People Living with HIV (PLWH) from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1096. PMCID: PMC9752102, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyDTG-based regimensAging Cohort StudyViiV HealthcareCohort studyOlder peopleART-experienced individualsCD4 cell countEnd of studyRegimen discontinuationRegimen initiationAntiretroviral regimensVirologic failureART-naïveMultiple comorbiditiesHIV managementOlder PLWHPLWHTreatment responseTreatment statusRegimensTreatment experienceDolutegravirRaltegravirCell count
2020
Polypharmacy and frailty among persons with HIV
Sung M, Gordon K, Edelman EJ, Akgün KM, Oursler KK, Justice AC. Polypharmacy and frailty among persons with HIV. AIDS Care 2020, 33: 1492-1499. PMID: 32880183, PMCID: PMC7925692, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1813872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ARV medicationsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyFrailty-related phenotypeLow physical activityAging Cohort StudyCross-sectional studyWarrants further studyUninfected participantsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyRefill dataAdjusted analysisViral loadPolypharmacyPhysical activityGeneral populationMedicationsPLWHFrailtyStrong associationFurther studiesHIVPrimary predictorAssociationLarge proportion
2019
Differentiating Types of Self-Reported Alcohol Abstinence
Gordon KS, McGinnis K, Dao C, Rentsch CT, Small A, Smith RV, Kember RL, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Bryant KJ, Tate JP, Justice AC. Differentiating Types of Self-Reported Alcohol Abstinence. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 24: 655-665. PMID: 31435887, PMCID: PMC6994373, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02638-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime abstainersSelf-reported alcohol abstinenceAlcohol biomarkersGenetic polymorphismsLogistic regression modelsHepatitis CAlcohol abstinenceUninfected individualsCharacteristics of peopleAlcohol useAbstinenceHealth effectsSmokingAbstainersBiomarkersRegression modelsOddsAssociationPLWHPolymorphismHIVCocaine
2018
Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Hawkins KL, Gordon KS, Levin MJ, Weinberg A, Battaglia C, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Rimland D, Justice A, Tate J, Erlandson KM. Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 527-533. PMID: 30179984, PMCID: PMC6203599, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHerpes zoster ratesHerpes zosterAging Cohort StudyUninfected adultsUninfected veteransVaccine receiptZoster vaccineCohort studyHIV serostatusStudy periodCART-treated individualsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 RNAHigh rateLow CD4Vaccine guidelinesZoster vaccinationAntiretroviral therapyVaccine ratesStudy endPharmacy dataEffective vaccinePLWHZoster
2017
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Persons living with HIV in the Era of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment
Halpin SN, Carruth EC, Rai RP, Jennifer Edelman E, Fiellin DA, Gibert C, Gordon KS, Huang W, Justice A, Marconi VC, Rimland D, Perkins MM. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Persons living with HIV in the Era of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 848-852. PMID: 28733920, PMCID: PMC5939585, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1866-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAM useAlternative medicineVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAntiretroviral therapy eraCombined Antiretroviral TreatmentAging Cohort StudyTherapy eraBothersome symptomsCohort studyAntiretroviral treatmentCAM usersHigh prevalenceMore benzodiazepinesLess nicotineHIVTraditional treatmentPLWHCliniciansTreatmentMedicineOpioidsSymptomsBenzodiazepinesPrevalenceNicotine