2020
Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV
Eyawo O, Deng Y, Dziura J, Justice AC, McGinnis K, Tate JP, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Hansen NB, Maisto SA, Marconi VC, O’Connor P, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 2053-2063. PMID: 33460225, PMCID: PMC8856627, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useSignificant alcohol useHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderTimeline FollowbackAlcohol useSelf-reported alcohol useNumber of drinksClinical trialsRisk drinkingUse disordersDrinking daysBiomarker-based evidenceSample of PWHDrinks/dayMean numberSelf-reported alcohol consumptionMagnitude of associationBlood spot samplesLiver diseasePEth levelsTLFB interviewAlcohol consumptionLogistic regressionPatients
2016
Protocol for three parallel multi-site stepped care effectiveness studies for unhealthy alcohol use in HIV-positive patients
Edelman EJ, Maisto SA, Hansen NB, Cutter CJ, Dziura J, Fiellin LE, O'Connor PG, Bedimo R, Gibert C, Marconi VC, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA. Protocol for three parallel multi-site stepped care effectiveness studies for unhealthy alcohol use in HIV-positive patients. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016, 52: 80-90. PMID: 27876616, PMCID: PMC5253227, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol use disorderHIV-positive patientsMotivational enhancement therapyAlcohol useWeek 12Risk drinkingWeek 4Effective evidence-based treatmentsInfectious disease clinicHIV-positive individualsModerate alcohol useEvidence-based treatmentsParticipants meeting criteriaImplementation of interventionsVACS IndexHIV careSecondary outcomesCare trialsDisease clinicHIV morbidityPrimary outcomeAlcohol pharmacotherapyInitial treatmentLiver disease
2006
Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care?
Reid MC, Guo Z, Van Ness PH, O'Connor PG, Concato J. Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care? Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2006, 26: 25-32. PMID: 16687367, DOI: 10.1300/j465v26n02_04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAST/ALT ratioAlcohol abuse/dependenceMean corpuscular volumeOlder male veteransAbuse/dependenceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestCAGE positivityRisk drinkingAlanine aminotransferaseALT ratioAspartate aminotransferaseAlcohol disordersMale veteransPrimary careMedical recordsParticipants' medical recordsAbnormal test resultsTest performance characteristicsDisorders Identification TestPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioRoutine careVA databasesCAGE questionnaire