2018
All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study
Loeliger KB, Altice FL, Ciarleglio MM, Rich KM, Chandra DK, Gallagher C, Desai MM, Meyer JP. All-cause mortality among people with HIV released from an integrated system of jails and prisons in Connecticut, USA, 2007–14: a retrospective observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2018, 5: e617-e628. PMID: 30197101, PMCID: PMC6279524, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30175-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCause of DeathConnecticutFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrisonersPrisonsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsIndex releaseCause mortalityMortality rateRetrospective observational cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelLow CD4 countObservational cohort studyHIV surveillance dataCrude mortality rateGeneral US populationProportional hazards modelStandardised mortality ratiosSubstance use disordersSystems of careHIV/AIDSSurvival of peopleVirological failureAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyRetrospective cohortMedian ageLiver diseaseViral load
2011
Medication Persistence of HIV-infected Drug Users on Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy
Ing EC, Bae JW, Maru DS, Altice FL. Medication Persistence of HIV-infected Drug Users on Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 17: 113-121. PMID: 22105340, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0082-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBehavior, AddictiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountConnecticutDirectly Observed TherapyDrug UsersFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMedication AdherenceProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRNA, ViralSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTreatment OutcomeViral LoadConceptsDrug usersAntiretroviral therapyPatterns of medicationInjection drug useMedication-taking behaviorHigher depressive symptomsVirological outcomesMedication persistenceRegimen changeMore episodesDepressive symptomsHigher addiction severityDrug useSignificant associationConsecutive daysHIVAddiction severityMedicationsMEMS dataTherapyDaysEpisodesParticipantsRegimensDAART