2020
Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV
Eyawo O, Deng Y, Dziura J, Justice AC, McGinnis K, Tate JP, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Hansen NB, Maisto SA, Marconi VC, O’Connor P, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 2053-2063. PMID: 33460225, PMCID: PMC8856627, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useSignificant alcohol useHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderTimeline FollowbackAlcohol useSelf-reported alcohol useNumber of drinksClinical trialsRisk drinkingUse disordersDrinking daysBiomarker-based evidenceSample of PWHDrinks/dayMean numberSelf-reported alcohol consumptionMagnitude of associationBlood spot samplesLiver diseasePEth levelsTLFB interviewAlcohol consumptionLogistic regressionPatients
2015
Number of Drinks to “Feel a Buzz” by HIV Status and Viral Load in Men
McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Tate JP, Cook RL, Braithwaite RS, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Kraemer KL, Maisto SA, Justice AC, The Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Number of Drinks to “Feel a Buzz” by HIV Status and Viral Load in Men. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 504-511. PMID: 26936030, PMCID: PMC4780364, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1053-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected menNumber of drinksViral load suppressionMean numberImpact of HIVBlood alcohol concentrationEffects of alcoholAntiretroviral initiationDetectable VLCohort studyVL suppressionHIV statusMultivariable analysisViral loadLower mean numberHIVCurrent drinkingMenDrinksAlcohol concentrationSuppression