2022
Chronic pain and substance use disorders among older sexual minority men living with HIV: Implications for HIV disease management across the HIV care continuum
Taylor SW, McKetchnie SM, Batchelder AW, Justice A, Safren SA, O’Cleirigh C. Chronic pain and substance use disorders among older sexual minority men living with HIV: Implications for HIV disease management across the HIV care continuum. AIDS Care 2022, 35: 614-623. PMID: 35653300, PMCID: PMC9715850, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2076801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder sexual minority menChronic painOpioid use disorderHigher pain ratingsAlcohol use disorderSexual minority menUse disordersPain ratingsMissed appointmentsHIV disease managementHIV care continuumHIV care appointmentsCross-sectional studyMinority menHIV carePain managementMedication adherenceHigher painCare continuumCritical health issuePainHIVSubstance use behaviorsHealth issuesSubstance use
2021
The relationship of smoking and unhealthy alcohol use to the HIV care continuum among people with HIV in an integrated health care system
Satre DD, Levine-Hall T, Sterling SA, Young-Wolff KC, Lam JO, Alexeeff S, Hojilla JC, Williams A, Justice AC, Sterne J, Cavassini M, Bryant KJ, Williams EC, Horberg MA, Volberding P, Weisner C, Silverberg MJ. The relationship of smoking and unhealthy alcohol use to the HIV care continuum among people with HIV in an integrated health care system. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108481. PMID: 33429295, PMCID: PMC7869693, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingContinuity of Patient CareDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareSmokingTobacco SmokingConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useHIV care continuum outcomesIntegrated health care systemCare continuum outcomesAlcohol useHealth care systemContinuum outcomesCare continuumOdds ratioHigher oddsKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaCare systemHIV RNA controlPrimary care screeningHIV care continuumRelationship of smokingAdjusted odds ratioSeparate logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityHIV careHIV RNASmoking statusMean ageCare screening
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 modifiesWomenLevel of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Matson TE, Gordon AJ, Marshall BDL, Bryant KJ, Rubinsky AD, Lapham GT, Satre DD, Richards JE, Catz SL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bradley KA. Level of Alcohol Use Associated with HIV Care Continuum Targets in a National U.S. Sample of Persons Living with HIV Receiving Healthcare. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 140-151. PMID: 29995206, PMCID: PMC6344313, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2210-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionAlcohol use levelsART treatmentVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataAlcohol useAUDIT-C screeningCare continuum outcomesHIV care continuumCohort study dataHigh-level drinkingPoisson regression modelsContinuum outcomesHIV treatmentAdjusted prevalenceCare engagementCare continuumGreater alcohol useHIVPatientsUse levelsTreatmentRegression modelsStudy dataNational U.S. sampleAssociation
2014
Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits
Chaiyachati KH, Gordon K, Long T, Levin W, Khan A, Meyer E, Justice A, Brienza R. Continuity in a VA Patient-Centered Medical Home Reduces Emergency Department Visits. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96356. PMID: 24867300, PMCID: PMC4035271, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPrimary care clinicsContinuity of carePatient Aligned Care TeamsED visitsEmergency departmentPCMH modelClinic visitsED utilizationCare clinicsCare servicesVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsMultivariable logistic regression analysisVA primary care clinicsTotal clinic visitsObservational cohort studyPrimary care visitsLogistic regression analysisLower ED utilizationOutcomes of interestCare visitsCohort studyVA patientsCare teamMedical home