2019
Rationale and design of an integrated bio-behavioral approach to improve adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV risk reduction among opioid-dependent people who use drugs: The CHRP-BB study
Shrestha R, Altice FL, Sibilio B, Ssenyonjo J, Copenhaver MM. Rationale and design of an integrated bio-behavioral approach to improve adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV risk reduction among opioid-dependent people who use drugs: The CHRP-BB study. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2019, 82: 77-84. PMID: 31229618, PMCID: PMC6639056, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2019.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBio-behavioral interventionHIV risk reductionOpioid-dependent peopleMethadone maintenance programPrEP adherenceHIV transmission risk reductionFirst prospective trialPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV prevention strategiesOngoing drug useRisk reductionBehavioral skills modelProspective trialSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRisk reduction outcomesHIV riskWeek 20Prevention strategiesUnmet needDrug useHybrid type IBio-behavioral approachProcess evaluationAdherence
2012
A Systematic Review of Antiretroviral Adherence Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs
Binford MC, Kahana SY, Altice FL. A Systematic Review of Antiretroviral Adherence Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Use Drugs. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2012, 9: 287-312. PMID: 22936463, PMCID: PMC3495269, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-012-0134-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication-assisted therapyCART adherenceVirologic outcomesSystematic reviewCombination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherenceAntiretroviral Adherence InterventionPost-intervention adherenceHIV treatment outcomesHIV clinical careAntiretroviral therapy adherenceNurse-delivered interventionShort-term adherenceCognitive behavioral therapyLong-term improvementPeer-driven interventionVirologic benefitAntiretroviral therapyDevelopment of interventionsIntervention cessationAdherence interventionsProspective studyTherapy adherenceEligible studiesTreatment outcomesClinical careGuidelines for improving entry into and retention in care and antiretroviral adherence for persons with HIV: evidence-based recommendations from an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel.
Thompson MA, Mugavero MJ, Amico KR, Cargill VA, Chang LW, Gross R, Orrell C, Altice FL, Bangsberg DR, Bartlett JG, Beckwith CG, Dowshen N, Gordon CM, Horn T, Kumar P, Scott JD, Stirratt MJ, Remien RH, Simoni JM, Nachega JB. Guidelines for improving entry into and retention in care and antiretroviral adherence for persons with HIV: evidence-based recommendations from an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 817-33, w-284, w-285, w-286, w-287, w-288, w-289, w-290, w-291, w-292, w-293, w-294. PMID: 22393036, PMCID: PMC4044043, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-11-201206050-00419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based recommendationsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceBody of evidenceHIV medical careStandardized data extraction formEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV treatment outcomesService delivery interventionsMental health disordersData extraction formSystematic literature searchHIV diagnosisBehavioral end pointsAdherence toolsAntiretroviral adherencePregnant womenDelivery interventionsAIDS careTreatment outcomesObservational studyCare panelHealth disordersExtraction formMedical care
2011
Computer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project
Fisher JD, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Trayling C, Redding C, Barta W, Lemieux AF, Altice FL, Dieckhaus K, Friedland G, for the LifeWindows Team. Computer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 15: 1635. PMID: 21452051, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9926-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical care settingsAdherence support interventionsClinical care sitesClinical care settingsHIV careCare visitsAntiretroviral adherenceControl armCare settingsCare sitesProtocol interventionTreat sampleProtocol sampleSupport interventionsComputer-based interventionsIntervention impactControl participantsInterventionAdherenceHIVPatientsCareHigh levelsClinicARV