2010
Patient and Provider-Reported Symptoms in the Post-cART Era
Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Justice AC. Patient and Provider-Reported Symptoms in the Post-cART Era. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 853-861. PMID: 20490910, PMCID: PMC3118476, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9706-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported symptomsPost-cART eraClinical outcomesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyHealth-related qualityBaseline survey dataCohort studySymptoms patientsHigh burdenSecondary analysisSymptomsPatientsPrimary providersGold standardKappa scoresHospitalizationRegression analysisMortalityOutcomesProvidersPoor agreementHRQoLHIVPrevalence
2006
Health‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS
Mrus JM, Leonard AC, Yi MS, Sherman SN, Fultz SL, Justice AC, Tsevat J. Health‐Related Quality of Life in Veterans and Nonveterans with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s39-s47. PMID: 17083499, PMCID: PMC1924783, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00644.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSSymptom botherDepressive symptomsCorrelates of HRQOLPoorer overall functionDeterminants of HRQoLNon-VA settingsHealth-related qualityInjection drug useRating Scale scoresUnstable housing situationsVeterans Administration settingsQuality of lifeVeteran statusHealth valueOverall functionPoor HRQOLHRQOL outcomesMultivariable analysisHRQOL measuresMultivariable associationsMultivariable modelHRQoLVeteran populationHealth ratings
2001
Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index
Justice AC, Holmes W, Gifford AL, Rabeneck L, Zackin R, Sinclair G, Weissman S, Neidig J, Marcus C, Chesney M, Cohn SE, Wu AW, Committee F. Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s77-s90. PMID: 11750213, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00449-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Symptom IndexCD4 cell countSymptom IndexPatient-oriented researchProspective sampleClinical managementCleveland Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCell countDisease severityAIDS Clinical Trials GroupMental health summary scoresVeterans Affairs Medical CenterViral quantificationAdverse drug event reportingAdverse drug reportingExcellent completion ratesMultidrug antiretroviral therapyPatient-reported symptomsHealth-related qualityConvenience sampleClinical Trials GroupHealth summary scoresPhysician-assessed disease severityChi-square testAntiretroviral therapyClinical Importance of Provider-Reported HIV Symptoms Compared With Patient-Report
Justice AC, Chang CH, Rabeneck L, Zackin S. Clinical Importance of Provider-Reported HIV Symptoms Compared With Patient-Report. Medical Care 2001, 39: 397-408. PMID: 11329526, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200104000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported symptomsHIV-1 RNA levelsCD4 cell countRecent hospitalizationCell countSymptom ChecklistAdverse drug event monitoringRNA levelsCombination antiviral therapyHealth-related qualityPhysical health scalesHIV diseaseHIV infectionAntiviral therapyHRQOL subscalesMulticenter studyHIV symptomsClinical managementPatient reportsHospitalizationPatientsClinical importanceHealth ScaleSecondary analysisSymptoms