2012
Retention on buprenorphine treatment reduces emergency department utilization, but not hospitalization, among treatment-seeking patients with opioid dependence
Schwarz R, Zelenev A, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Retention on buprenorphine treatment reduces emergency department utilization, but not hospitalization, among treatment-seeking patients with opioid dependence. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2012, 43: 451-457. PMID: 22534003, PMCID: PMC3419304, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine maintenance treatmentHealthcare utilizationED utilizationEmergency department usageOpioid-dependent patientsEmergency department utilizationLate-stage diseaseTreatment-seeking patientsBuprenorphine treatmentChart reviewPerson yearsED useMaintenance treatmentOpioid dependenceDependent patientsPrimary careHospitalizationDrug usersNegative binomial regressionBinomial regressionPatientsComparison of timeTreatmentAverage lengthStay
2007
Initiation, Adherence, and Retention in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy
Maru DS, Bruce RD, Walton M, Mezger JA, Springer SA, Shield D, Altice FL. Initiation, Adherence, and Retention in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS And Behavior 2007, 12: 284-293. PMID: 18085432, PMCID: PMC2693908, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9336-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-administered therapyAntiretroviral therapyDrug usersComposite adherence scorePresence of depressionDrug treatment programsControlled TrialsSix-month periodAdherence scoreOwn medicationsHealth outcomesDAARTMajor causeTherapyAdherenceDiscontinuationHIVSuccessful program designTrialsParticipantsHospitalizationMedicationsLack of willingnessVisits
1998
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Correctional Settings
Altice F, Buitrago M. Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Correctional Settings. Journal Of Correctional Health Care 1998, 5: 179-200. DOI: 10.1177/107834589800500205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapyNew antiretroviral combinationsDrug-resistant HIVLack of benefitHealth care settingsCorrectional settingsAntiretroviral combinationsClinical benefitHIV progressionCare existFaceted interventionHIV therapyCare settingsDrug usersTherapyAIDS incidenceHIVAdherenceCorrectional environmentSettingHospitalizationPatientsDramatic decreaseCliniciansIncidence