2019
Strengths and Limitations of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index as a Measure of Physiologic Frailty
Justice A, Tate J. Strengths and Limitations of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index as a Measure of Physiologic Frailty. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1023-1033. PMID: 31565954, PMCID: PMC7133454, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexPhysiologic frailtyStudy indicesRoutine clinical laboratory testsClinical laboratory testsVACS IndexCause mortalityFragility fracturesHIV infectionFunctional declineCognitive declineSerious fallsFrailtyRelated outcomesEarly indicatorMortalityLaboratory testsIndexDeliriumHospitalizationPneumoniaHIVInfectionHarvard HIV and Aging Workshop: Perspectives and Priorities from Claude D. Pepper Centers and Centers for AIDS Research
Montano M, Bhasin S, D'Aquila RT, Erlandson KM, Evans WJ, Funderburg NT, Justice A, Ndhlovu LC, Ojikutu B, Pahor M, Pahwa S, Ryan AS, Schrack J, Schultz M, Sebastiani P, Sinclair DA, Tripp J, Walker B, Womack J, Yung R, Reeves RK. Harvard HIV and Aging Workshop: Perspectives and Priorities from Claude D. Pepper Centers and Centers for AIDS Research. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 999-1012. PMID: 31456412, PMCID: PMC6862961, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
An Adapted Frailty-Related Phenotype and the VACS Index as Predictors of Hospitalization and Mortality in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Individuals
Akgün KM, Tate JP, Crothers K, Crystal S, Leaf DA, Womack J, Brown TT, Justice AC, Oursler KK. An Adapted Frailty-Related Phenotype and the VACS Index as Predictors of Hospitalization and Mortality in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Individuals. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 397-404. PMID: 25202921, PMCID: PMC4213242, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAUndetectable HIV-1 RNAVACS IndexUninfected individualsHazard ratioC-statisticFrailty-related phenotypePredictors of hospitalizationCohort Study participantsLow physical activityAdverse health outcomesPhysiologic reserveGeriatric syndromesFrailty stateRisk factorsHospitalizationPhysical activityMortality riskHIVHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesSurvival analysisSystem biomarkersStudy participantsMortality
2009
The Payoff Time
Braithwaite RS, Fiellin D, Justice AC. The Payoff Time. Medical Care 2009, 47: 610-617. PMID: 19433991, PMCID: PMC3077952, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819748d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCR screeningComorbid illnessesPatient 1Patient 3Colorectal cancer screening decisionsColorectal cancer screening guidelinesCancer screening guidelinesCongestive heart failureInflammatory bowel diseasePrimary care patientsCancer screening decisionsLife expectancyUnnecessary health careBowel diseaseCare patientsHeart failurePatient 2Screening guidelinesLung diseaseClinical guidelinesCurrent guidelinesTypical patientPractice guidelinesGeneral practiceHealth services