2020
Receipt and predictors of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy among veterans with and without HIV
Shahrir S, Crothers K, McGinnis KA, Chan KCG, Baeten JM, Wilson SM, Butt AA, Pisani MA, Baldassarri SR, Justice A, Williams EC. Receipt and predictors of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy among veterans with and without HIV. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2020, 63: 118-124. PMID: 31987807, PMCID: PMC7251937, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-HIV AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHIV Long-Term SurvivorsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPreventive Health ServicesProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking Cessation AgentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVeterans HealthViral LoadConceptsNicotine replacement therapyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultivariable log-linear regression modelsPotential treatment disparitiesSmoking cessation pharmacotherapyPatient-level factorsAging Cohort StudyMental health disordersRates of receiptUninfected participantsUninfected patientsCardiovascular riskCessation pharmacotherapyCohort studyCurrent smokingHIV statusMultivariable analysisTreatment disparitiesReplacement therapyRelative riskHealth disordersPharmacotherapyPLWHSmokingHIV
2007
Decreased Awareness of Current Smoking Among Health Care Providers of HIV-positive Compared to HIV-negative Veterans
Crothers K, Goulet JL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Braithwaite RS, Peck R, Justice AC. Decreased Awareness of Current Smoking Among Health Care Providers of HIV-positive Compared to HIV-negative Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 749-754. PMID: 17503106, PMCID: PMC2219870, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0158-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV providersCurrent smokingSmoking cessationCough/dyspneaHIV-negative patientsHIV-negative veteransCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsHIV viral suppressionPatient's HIV statusImportant risk factorHealth care providersElectronic medical recordsBackgroundCigarette smokingAntiretroviral therapyComorbid illnessesViral suppressionComorbid diseasesCurrent smokersIndependent predictorsProvider questionnairesHIV statusVA databasesPatient populationImmune competence