2018
Gender and alcohol use
Matson TE, McGinnis KA, Rubinsky AD, Frost MC, Czarnogorski M, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Satre DD, Catz SL, Bensley KM, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Williams EC. Gender and alcohol use. AIDS 2018, 32: 2247-2253. PMID: 30005010, PMCID: PMC6136970, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useHIV careViral suppressionART treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataVeterans Health Administration patientsAUDIT-C alcoholHIV medical careHIV care continuumLarge national cohortCohort study dataPoisson regression modelsPrescribed ARTPrevalence of engagementRetrospective cohortNational cohortUS veteransWorse outcomesCare continuumRelative riskStratified analysisMedical careHIVGender modifiesWomen
2017
Health-adjusted life expectancy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men and women in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based observational cohort study
Hogg RS, Eyawo O, Collins AB, Zhang W, Jabbari S, Hull MW, Lima VD, Ahmed T, Kendall CE, Althoff KN, Justice AC, Barrios R, Shoveller J, Montaner JSG, study C. Health-adjusted life expectancy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men and women in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2017, 4: e270-e276. PMID: 28262574, PMCID: PMC5761654, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(17)30029-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-adjusted life expectancyActive antiretroviral therapySelect comorbiditiesHIV statusLife expectancyGeneral populationPopulation-based observational cohort studyShorter overall life expectancyHIV-negative counterpartsCase-finding algorithmHIV-negative menHIV-negative populationObservational cohort studyComplex care needsService delivery interventionsAge 20 yearsYears of ageCauses of comorbidityShort life expectancyOverall life expectancyHealthy stateElectronic health recordsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyRetrospective cohort
2010
Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq
Duggal M, Goulet JL, Womack J, Gordon K, Mattocks K, Haskell SG, Justice AC, Brandt CA. Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men Veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10: 175. PMID: 20565985, PMCID: PMC2910695, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVA health careOEF/OIF veteransHealth care servicesCare servicesMen veteransOperation Enduring FreedomWomen veteransOIF veteransOperation Iraqi FreedomOutpatient health care utilizationVA electronic medical recordsOutpatient health care servicesVeterans AdministrationSingle VA facilityHealth care utilizationHealth careOutpatient care servicesElectronic medical recordsNonuse of servicesGender differencesRetrospective cohortCare utilizationProspective studyMedical recordsVA facilities