2015
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brief and Expanded Evidence-Based Risk Reduction Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in the United States
Song DL, Altice FL, Copenhaver MM, Long EF. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brief and Expanded Evidence-Based Risk Reduction Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in the United States. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0116694. PMID: 25658949, PMCID: PMC4320073, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsOpioid substitution therapyHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceEvidence-based risk reduction interventionDynamic HIV transmission modelHolistic Health Recovery ProgramBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsFuture HIV incidenceTotal medical costsHIV transmission modelHIV prevention interventionsGeneral adult populationRisk reduction interventionsCost-effectiveness analysisSubstitution therapySexual transmissionHIV programsPrevention interventionsMedical costsTreatment settingsLife yearsReduction interventionsUS population
2011
Improved Quality of Life for Opioid-Dependent Patients Receiving Buprenorphine Treatment in HIV Clinics
Korthuis PT, Tozzi MJ, Nandi V, Fiellin DA, Weiss L, Egan JE, Botsko M, Acosta A, Gourevitch MN, Hersh D, Hsu J, Boverman J, Altice FL. Improved Quality of Life for Opioid-Dependent Patients Receiving Buprenorphine Treatment in HIV Clinics. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2011, 56: s39-s45. PMID: 21317593, PMCID: PMC3073082, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318209754c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSF-12 scoresGeneral US populationOpioid dependenceUS populationPoor health-related qualityShort Form Health SurveyBUP/NXBuprenorphine/naloxoneHIV care settingsOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid-dependent personsForm Health SurveyHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeBup/Mean HRQoLHIV clinicMaintenance therapyBuprenorphine treatmentHIV infectionPhysical HRQoLMental HRQOLHRQoL domainsMixed effects regressionHealth Survey