2019
Life-Expectancy Disparities Among Adults With HIV in the United States and Canada: The Impact of a Reduction in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Using the Lives Saved Simulation Model
Althoff KN, Chandran A, Zhang J, Arevalo WM, Gange SJ, Sterling TR, Gill MJ, Justice AC, Palella FJ, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Mayor AM, Horberg MA, Thorne JE, Rabkin CS, Mathews WC, Klein MB, Humes E, Lee J, Hogg R, Moore RD, Research and Design of IeDEA N. Life-Expectancy Disparities Among Adults With HIV in the United States and Canada: The Impact of a Reduction in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Using the Lives Saved Simulation Model. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2019, 188: 2097-2109. PMID: 31602475, PMCID: PMC7036649, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwz232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related deathsInjection drug useKey populationsLife expectancyDrug useHuman immunodeficiency virusLife expectancy benefitAge 20 yearsCause of deathCurrent opioid epidemicAlcohol-related mortalityAntiretroviral treatmentImmunodeficiency virusOpioid epidemicExpected life expectancyWhite womenSubstance useWhite menComparison groupDrugsDeathPLWHLife expectancy disparityMenBlack menIncreased Fragility Fracture Rates in Older Men With Osteomyelitis
Hsieh E, Shiau S, Nolan O, Gibert CL, Bedimo RJ, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Womack JA, Yin MT. Increased Fragility Fracture Rates in Older Men With Osteomyelitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 69: 1239-1242. PMID: 30715288, PMCID: PMC6743834, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Association of Cannabis, Stimulant, and Alcohol use with Mortality Prognosis Among HIV-Infected Men
Adams JW, Bryant KJ, Edelman J, Fiellin DA, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kraemer KL, Mimiaga MJ, Operario D, Tate JP, van den Berg JJ, Justice AC, Marshall BDL. Association of Cannabis, Stimulant, and Alcohol use with Mortality Prognosis Among HIV-Infected Men. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 1341-1351. PMID: 28887669, PMCID: PMC5881942, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1905-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyLow-risk alcohol useRisk alcohol useMortality riskAlcohol useStimulant useAdjusted longitudinal analysesAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useAssociation of cannabisVACS IndexCause mortalityCohort studyPatient populationPrognostic indicatorMortality prognosisHIVStudy periodSubstance useCannabisRiskLongitudinal analysisMenMortalityStimulants
2016
Comparison of AUDIT-C collected via electronic medical record and self-administered research survey in HIV infected and uninfected patients
McGinnis KA, Tate JP, Williams EC, Skanderson M, Bryant KJ, Gordon AJ, Kraemer KL, Maisto SA, Crystal S, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Comparison of AUDIT-C collected via electronic medical record and self-administered research survey in HIV infected and uninfected patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 168: 196-202. PMID: 27694059, PMCID: PMC5086273, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAlcohol useClinical screeningElectronic medical record dataHepatitis C infectionAging Cohort StudyMedical record dataElectronic medical recordsUninfected womenC infectionUninfected menUninfected patientsCohort studyMedical recordsUninfected individualsClinical decisionHIVModerate agreementRecord dataEMR dataMenAssess agreementWomenEMRFracture Prediction With Modified-FRAX in Older HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men
Yin MT, Shiau S, Rimland D, Gibert CL, Bedimo RJ, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Harwood K, Aschheim J, Justice AC, Womack JA. Fracture Prediction With Modified-FRAX in Older HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 72: 513-520. PMID: 27003493, PMCID: PMC4942335, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected menOlder HIVSecondary osteoporosisFRAX calculationVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortFracture Risk CalculatorIncident fragility fracturesMajor osteoporotic fractureIncident fracturesPharmacologic therapyFragility fracturesHip fractureHIV statusFracture preventionOsteoporotic fracturesRisk calculatorFracture ratesBone densityCase findingFRAXHIVVirtual cohortOsteoporosisComplete dataMen
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
2014
Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men
Edelman EJ, Gordon KS, Hogben M, Crystal S, Bryant K, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, for the VACS Project Team. Sexual Partner Notification of HIV Infection Among a National United States-Based Sample of HIV-Infected Men. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 1898-1903. PMID: 24858394, PMCID: PMC4195536, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0799-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America
Silverberg MJ, Lau B, Justice AC, Engels E, Gill MJ, Goedert JJ, Kirk GD, D’Souza G, Bosch RJ, Brooks JT, Napravnik S, Hessol NA, Jacobson LP, Kitahata MM, Klein MB, Moore RD, Rodriguez B, Rourke SB, Saag MS, Sterling TR, Gebo KA, Press N, Martin JN, Dubrow R, Research and Design of IeDEA T. Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 54: 1026-1034. PMID: 22291097, PMCID: PMC3297645, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAnal cancer incidence ratesAnal cancer ratesCancer incidence ratesAnal cancerIncidence rateCancer ratesRate ratioMultivariable Poisson regression modelsAntiretroviral therapy eraPoisson regression modelsHIV-InfectedTherapy eraUniversal prevention effortsImmunodeficiency virusCommon cancerCalendar trendsMSMPrevention effortsCancerWomenMenRegression modelsRiskIndividuals
2008
Factor Structure of Leigh’s (1990) Alcohol Sex Expectancies Scale in Individuals in Treatment for HIV Disease
Maisto SA, McGinnis K, Cook R, Conigliaro J, Bryant K, Justice AC. Factor Structure of Leigh’s (1990) Alcohol Sex Expectancies Scale in Individuals in Treatment for HIV Disease. AIDS And Behavior 2008, 14: 174-180. PMID: 18791863, PMCID: PMC3032495, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9457-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV groupHIV-positive adultsGeneral medicine clinicSexual risk reductionExcellent internal consistency reliabilityHIV diseaseMedicine clinicInternal consistency reliabilityInfectious diseasesFurther scale refinementHIVReduced inhibitionClinical samplesPrincipal component factor analysisRisk reductionConsistency reliabilityTreatmentDiseaseConstruct validityTotal sampleComponent factor analysisSexMenGroupFactor analysis
2007
A Framework for Tailoring Clinical Guidelines to Comorbidity at the Point of Care
Braithwaite RS, Concato J, Chang CC, Roberts MS, Justice AC. A Framework for Tailoring Clinical Guidelines to Comorbidity at the Point of Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 2361-2365. PMID: 18039996, PMCID: PMC3460384, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.21.2361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureHuman immunodeficiency virusComorbidity-adjusted life expectancyColorectal cancer screeningColorectal cancerClinical guidelinesCancer screeningLife expectancyHeart failureComorbidity profilesImmunodeficiency virusPoint of careIndividual patientsPatientsIncremental benefitCancerComorbiditiesWomenMenGuidelinesExpectancyPayoff timeScreeningYearsCare
1999
When doctors marry doctors: a survey exploring the professional and family lives of young physicians.
Sobecks NW, Justice AC, Hinze S, Chirayath HT, Lasek RJ, Chren MM, Aucott J, Juknialis B, Fortinsky R, Youngner S, Landefeld CS. When doctors marry doctors: a survey exploring the professional and family lives of young physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 130: 312-9. PMID: 10068390, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-4-199902160-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research