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
2012
Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients
Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Becker WC, Goulet JL, Skanderson M, Gaither JR, Brennan Braden J, Gordon AJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 82-90. PMID: 22895747, PMCID: PMC3539026, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2189-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioidsHigh-dose opioidsUninfected patientsOpioid receiptHIV statusPain diagnosisHIV infectionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careDaily morphine equivalent doseAcute pain diagnosisDays of opioidsMorphine equivalent doseAging Cohort StudyDesignCross-sectional analysisChronic pain diagnosesICD-9 codesVulnerable patient populationAverage daily doseMorphine equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsCohort studyDaily doseOpioid analgesicsPain management