2010
Patient and Provider-Reported Symptoms in the Post-cART Era
Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Justice AC. Patient and Provider-Reported Symptoms in the Post-cART Era. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 853-861. PMID: 20490910, PMCID: PMC3118476, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9706-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported symptomsPost-cART eraClinical outcomesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyHealth-related qualityBaseline survey dataCohort studySymptoms patientsHigh burdenSecondary analysisSymptomsPatientsPrimary providersGold standardKappa scoresHospitalizationRegression analysisMortalityOutcomesProvidersPoor agreementHRQoLHIVPrevalence
2001
Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index
Justice AC, Holmes W, Gifford AL, Rabeneck L, Zackin R, Sinclair G, Weissman S, Neidig J, Marcus C, Chesney M, Cohn SE, Wu AW, Committee F. Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s77-s90. PMID: 11750213, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00449-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Symptom IndexCD4 cell countSymptom IndexPatient-oriented researchProspective sampleClinical managementCleveland Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCell countDisease severityAIDS Clinical Trials GroupMental health summary scoresVeterans Affairs Medical CenterViral quantificationAdverse drug event reportingAdverse drug reportingExcellent completion ratesMultidrug antiretroviral therapyPatient-reported symptomsHealth-related qualityConvenience sampleClinical Trials GroupHealth summary scoresPhysician-assessed disease severityChi-square testAntiretroviral therapyPatient- and provider-reported adherence toward a clinically useful approach to measuring antiretroviral adherence
Wagner JH, Justice AC, Chesney M, Sinclair G, Weissman S, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Team F. Patient- and provider-reported adherence toward a clinically useful approach to measuring antiretroviral adherence. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s91-s98. PMID: 11750214, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00450-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestViral loadProvider assessmentCurrent drug useDepressive symptomsCurrent alcohol usePatient reportsDrug useAlcohol useIndependent associationVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemPatient-reported adherenceCurrent viral loadPharmacy refill dataAntiretroviral medication adherenceEpidemiological Studies DepressionIllicit drug useDisorders Identification TestElectronic laboratory dataHealth care systemRefill dataMedication adherencePatient adherenceAntiretroviral adherenceMultivariate regression modelClinical Importance of Provider-Reported HIV Symptoms Compared With Patient-Report
Justice AC, Chang CH, Rabeneck L, Zackin S. Clinical Importance of Provider-Reported HIV Symptoms Compared With Patient-Report. Medical Care 2001, 39: 397-408. PMID: 11329526, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200104000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMalePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of LifeSelf-AssessmentConceptsPatient-reported symptomsHIV-1 RNA levelsCD4 cell countRecent hospitalizationCell countSymptom ChecklistAdverse drug event monitoringRNA levelsCombination antiviral therapyHealth-related qualityPhysical health scalesHIV diseaseHIV infectionAntiviral therapyHRQOL subscalesMulticenter studyHIV symptomsClinical managementPatient reportsHospitalizationPatientsClinical importanceHealth ScaleSecondary analysisSymptoms
1999
Sensitivity, specificity, reliability, and clinical validity of provider-reported symptoms: a comparison with self-reported symptoms. Outcomes Committee of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group.
Justice AC, Rabeneck L, Hays RD, Wu AW, Bozzette SA. Sensitivity, specificity, reliability, and clinical validity of provider-reported symptoms: a comparison with self-reported symptoms. Outcomes Committee of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 21: 126-33. PMID: 10360804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional statusSymptom SurveyTest-retest reliabilityGlobal qualitySeverity scoreClinical validitySymptom measurementAIDS Clinical Trials GroupAdvanced HIV infectionSelf-reported symptom severityClinical Trials GroupSeverity of symptomsSymptom survey dataSelf-reported symptomsHIV infectionTreatment armsSymptom assessmentOutcomes CommitteeTrial groupSecondary data analysisPoor test-retest reliabilityHIV researchSymptom dataSymptom severitySymptoms