2016
Contemplation of Smoking Cessation and Quit Attempts in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Uninfected Veterans
Shahrir S, Tindle HA, McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Goulet J, Akgün KM, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Crothers K. Contemplation of Smoking Cessation and Quit Attempts in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2016, 37: 315-322. PMID: 26167725, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1062458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusSmoking cessationQuit attemptsPulmonary disease diagnosisPrior quit attemptsAlcohol useImmunodeficiency virusKey modifiable risk factorsStratified multivariable analysesSustained smoking cessationModifiable risk factorsAging Cohort StudyStudy of HIVUninfected smokersUninfected veteransUninfected patientsCohort studyCessation ratesHIV statusMultivariable analysisRisk factorsOdds ratioTargeting HIV
2014
STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
Goulet JL, Martinello RA, Bathulapalli H, Higgins D, Driscoll MA, Brandt CA, Womack JA. STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Medical Care 2014, 52: 1064-1067. PMID: 25334054, PMCID: PMC4232995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV testing ratesSTI diagnosisHIV testingTesting ratesPatient characteristicsHigher HIV testing ratesPrevious HIV test resultsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesRoutine HIV testingVHA administrative dataHIV test resultsRelative risk regressionSubstance abuse disordersPositive test resultsOEF/OIF/OND veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHIV testImmunodeficiency virusRisk regressionInfection diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEAbuse disordersService veteransOlder ageGuideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Veterans
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Weisberg DF, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Guideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1130-1140. PMID: 25152300, PMCID: PMC4253900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent substance use disorderGuideline-concordant careOpioid therapyUrine drug testsHuman immunodeficiency virusSubstance use disordersUninfected patientsImmunodeficiency virusUse disordersPatient/provider characteristicsPrimary care provider visitsVeterans Affairs/DepartmentGuideline-concordant managementDrug testsCare concordantGuideline concordanceUninfected veteransProvider visitsPatient characteristicsPatient groupPrimary careClinical guidelinesPain medicineProvider characteristicsPatients
2012
Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Tuberculosis Incidence Among HIV-Positive Patients in High-Income Countries
del Amo J, Moreno S, Bucher HC, Furrer H, Logan R, Sterne J, Pérez-Hoyos S, Jarrín I, Phillips A, Lodi S, van Sighem A, de Wolf W, Sabin C, Bansi L, Justice A, Goulet J, Miró JM, Ferrer E, Meyer L, Seng R, Toulomi G, Gargalianos P, Costagliola D, Abgrall S, Hernán MA. Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Tuberculosis Incidence Among HIV-Positive Patients in High-Income Countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 54: 1364-1372. PMID: 22460971, PMCID: PMC3404691, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesDeveloped CountriesDrug Therapy, CombinationEuropeFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisPneumocystis cariniiPneumonia, PneumocystisRNA, ViralTuberculosisUnited StatesViral LoadConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeCD4 cell countCells/μL.HIV RNA levelsHazard ratioTuberculosis incidenceCART initiationCell countAntiretroviral therapyTime-varying CD4 cell countBaseline CD4 cell countAIDS-free individualsEffects of CARTLow tuberculosis incidenceMonths of ARTReconstitution inflammatory syndromeHIV-positive patientsRNA levelsHIV-positive individualsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-CAUSAL CollaborationInflammatory syndromeImmunodeficiency virusInverse probability weightingPositive individuals
2007
Do Patterns of Comorbidity Vary by HIV Status, Age, and HIV Severity?
Goulet JL, Fultz SL, Rimland D, Butt A, Gibert C, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Bryant K, Justice AC. Do Patterns of Comorbidity Vary by HIV Status, Age, and HIV Severity? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007, 45: 1593-1601. PMID: 18190322, PMCID: PMC3687553, DOI: 10.1086/523577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCD4 cell countPatterns of comorbidityHIV infectionHIV statusCell countHIV severityOlder human immunodeficiency virusPrimary care guidelinesClinical Modification codesCells/Pulmonary diseaseComorbid conditionsMultivariable analysisViral loadCare guidelinesImmunodeficiency virusComorbiditiesInternational ClassificationMultimorbidityInfectionPresence of conditionsVeteransAgeDisease
2006
Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)
Justice AC, Dombrowski E, Conigliaro J, Fultz SL, Gibson D, Madenwald T, Goulet J, Simberkoff M, Butt AA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Oursler KA, Brown S, Leaf DA, Goetz MB, Bryant K. Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). Medical Care 2006, 44: s13-s24. PMID: 16849964, PMCID: PMC3049942, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223741.02074.66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusAging Cohort StudyCohort studyHIV infectionGeneral medical clinicMultisite observational studyElectronic medical record systemRace/ethnicityUninfected patientsBaseline characteristicsMedical record systemTarget enrollmentImmunodeficiency virusObservational studyNational VAMedical clinicsInfectious diseasesDisease controlTelephone interviewsStudy designAlcohol useEnrollment targetsCareVeterans
2005
Differences between Infectious Diseases—Certified Physicians and General Medicine—Certified Physicians in the Level of Comfort with Providing Primary Care to Patients
Fultz SL, Goulet JL, Weissman S, Rimland D, Leaf D, Gibert C, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Differences between Infectious Diseases—Certified Physicians and General Medicine—Certified Physicians in the Level of Comfort with Providing Primary Care to Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 738-743. PMID: 16080098, DOI: 10.1086/432621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsID clinicComorbid conditionsActive antiretroviral therapyInfectious disease clinicCommon comorbid conditionsHuman immunodeficiency virusGeneral medical clinicLevel of comfortAntiretroviral therapyComorbid diseasesDisease clinicSuch patientsSelf-reported comfortImmunodeficiency virusPrimary careHIV medicinePrescribing medicationsSubstantial prevalencePatientsPhysician levelClinicMedical clinicsGeneralist physiciansHypertensionHyperlipidemia