2022
Periods of Homelessness Linked to Higher VACS Index Among HIV-Positive People Who Use Drugs
Reddon H, Socias ME, Justice A, Cui Z, Nosova E, Barrios R, Fairbairn N, Marshall BDL, Milloy M. Periods of Homelessness Linked to Higher VACS Index Among HIV-Positive People Who Use Drugs. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 1739-1749. PMID: 35064852, PMCID: PMC9150923, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03524-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionHIV InfectionsHumansIll-Housed PersonsProspective StudiesVeteransConceptsHIV disease progressionART adherenceDisease progressionAntiretroviral therapyVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexVACS Index scoreSignificant risk factorsHIV-positive peopleVACS IndexCause mortalityProspective cohortRisk factorsMortality riskIndex scoreStudy indicesAdherenceProgressionLongitudinal relationshipHIVImpact of homelessnessPWUDUnregulated drugsAssociationDrugsFuture studies
2015
Food Insecurity and Health: Data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Goulet J, Bryant K, Gibert C, Leaf DA, Mattocks K, Fiellin LE, Vogenthaler N, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Food Insecurity and Health: Data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Public Health Reports 2015, 130: 261-268. PMID: 25931630, PMCID: PMC4388224, DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health AdministrationAging Cohort StudyCohort studyWorse controlMedical conditionsControl of hypertensionIndependent risk factorMultivariable logistic regressionTest of trendFood insecureFood insecurityRisk factorsHealth AdministrationPast monthLogistic regressionRecent homelessnessHealth careHypertensionVeteransHIVDepressionAfrican AmericansMarijuana usePrevalence
2013
Hazardous drinking and its association with homelessness among veterans in care
Ghose T, Fiellin DA, Gordon AJ, Metraux S, Goetz MB, Blackstock O, McInnes K, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Hazardous drinking and its association with homelessness among veterans in care. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 202-206. PMID: 23474200, PMCID: PMC8101641, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemHazardous drinkingVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAlcohol useAging Cohort StudyLogistic regression modelsHealth care systemCohort studyVA careOlder veteransAlcohol abuseAlcohol misuseEarly interventionBrief interventionAlcohol dependenceHazardous useLow levelsBaselineCare systemRisk of homelessnessCareVeteransDrinkingRiskHousing stability
2011
Mental Illness and Homelessness Among Veterans
Ghose T, Gordon AJ, Metraux S, Justice AC. Mental Illness and Homelessness Among Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 1514-1515. PMID: 22193803, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.002942011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans
Gordon AJ, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rabeneck L, Justice AC. Associations Between Alcohol Use and Homelessness With Healthcare Utilization Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Veterans. Medical Care 2006, 44: s37-s43. PMID: 16849967, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223705.00175.3d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useOutpatient careAlcohol consumptionHealth care service utilizationVA administrative recordsVeterans Aging CohortOutpatient clinic visitsHealth care visitsHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth care providersHomeless HIVCare visitsHIV diseaseClinic visitsCohort studyHealthcare utilizationImmunodeficiency virusService utilizationInpatient utilizationBinge drinkersCare providersAlcohol abuseHazardous drinkersHIVVA hospitals