2015
Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHistory of incarcerationHIV disease outcomeVACS Index scorePrimary care engagementAntiretroviral adherenceCare engagementDisease outcomeIndex scoreDrug useHigher VACS Index scoresHealth of HIVAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useViral RNA loadRecent drug useLow CD4Cohort studyRNA loadDrug treatmentHIVHealth outcomesMultivariate analysisMediation analysisPatients
2011
Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Goulet JL, Bryant K, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Mattocks K, Sullivan LE, Vogenthaler N, Justice AC, for the VACS Project Team. Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1012-1018. PMID: 21573882, PMCID: PMC3157515, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1723-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAHIV disease outcomeLow CD4 countAntiretroviral medicationsBody mass indexCD4 countMass indexDisease outcomeVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPoor virologic responseUnsuppressed viral loadAging Cohort StudyMultivariable logistic regressionAntiretroviral medication adherenceCross-sectional studyFood insecure participantsFood-secure participantsPotential causal associationVirologic responseVirologic suppressionCohort studyHIV diseaseHIV outcomesAdjusted analysisFood insecurity