2019
Longitudinal Drinking Patterns and Their Clinical Correlates in Million Veteran Program Participants
Smith R, Kranzler HR, Justice AC, Tate JP, Program T. Longitudinal Drinking Patterns and Their Clinical Correlates in Million Veteran Program Participants. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 465-472. PMID: 30592535, PMCID: PMC6691890, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean AUDIT-C scoreAUDIT-C scoresAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConsumptionTrajectory groupsU.S. Preventive Services Task ForceDrinking trajectoriesAge-adjusted mean scoresVeterans Affairs Health SystemPrimary care patientsLarger patient populationMillion Veteran Program cohortAlcohol use disorder diagnosisHigh trajectory groupPosttraumatic stress disorderElectronic health recordsHepatitis CCare patientsLiver cirrhosisClinical correlatesPatient populationLongitudinal drinking patternsHigher oddsClinical relevanceHarmful drinkingAnnual administration
2018
Changes in alcohol use associated with changes in HIV disease severity over time: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Bobb JF, Rubinsky AD, Lapham GT, Skanderson M, Catz SL, Bensley KM, Richards JE, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Satre DD, Marshall BDL, Kraemer KL, Blosnich JR, Crystal S, Gordon AJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bradley KA. Changes in alcohol use associated with changes in HIV disease severity over time: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 189: 21-29. PMID: 29859388, PMCID: PMC6344121, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV severityAUDIT-C screensViral loadAlcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataPoor HIV controlVeterans Aging CohortHIV disease severityAUDIT-C scoresCohort study dataLow-level drinkingStable drinkingVL analysisHIV controlMean changeAging CohortDisease severityPLWHGreater riskCD4Individual alcohol useSeverityDrinking trajectoriesNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal study
2013
Lifetime Drinking Trajectories Among Veterans in Treatment for HIV
Jacob T, Blonigen DM, Upah R, Justice A. Lifetime Drinking Trajectories Among Veterans in Treatment for HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2013, 37: 1179-1187. PMID: 23448171, PMCID: PMC5596456, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chronicHIV diagnosisLate onsetVeterans Aging Cohort StudyYoung adultsCourse of drinkingAging Cohort StudyOnset of HIVOnset of treatmentPatterns of drinkingLifetime Drinking HistoryHIV groupCohort studyHIV- participantsTreatment outcomesHIVCurrent studyYounger ageCocaine useDrinking historyDrinking phasesLatent growth mixture modelMedical issuesLonger durationDrinking trajectories