2023
A Serious Video Game Targeting HIV Testing and Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Boomer T, Larkin K, Duncan L, Fernandes C, Fiellin L. A Serious Video Game Targeting HIV Testing and Counseling: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2023, 74: 252-259. PMID: 37815773, PMCID: PMC10841098, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV testingPrimary outcome measureSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsHIV statusParental consent formsVideo game interventionOutcome measuresAge groupsConsent formTrialsMonthsWeeksGame interventionControl conditionOutcomesParticipantsCounselingStudy conditionsAdolescentsGroupSubjects ANOVASessionsParticipants' attitudes
2019
Predictors of initiation of and retention on medications for alcohol use disorder among people living with and without HIV
Oldfield BJ, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Williams EC, Gordon AJ, Akgün K, Crystal S, Fiellin LE, Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Korthuis PT, Marshall BDL, Justice AC, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Kraemer KL. Predictors of initiation of and retention on medications for alcohol use disorder among people living with and without HIV. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 109: 14-22. PMID: 31856946, PMCID: PMC6982467, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderUse disordersHIV statusUninfected individualsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataEvidence-based medicationsNew alcohol use disorderPrevalence of initiationMultivariable logistic regressionPredictors of initiationFacility-level predictorsCohort study dataMedication initiationPrescription fillsMultivariable analysisBlack raceTreatment gapDecreased oddsNew diagnosisPLWHOlder ageLogistic regressionMedicationsHIVSpecific subpopulations
2014
The Impact of Recent Cocaine Use on Plasma Levels of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Patients with and Without HIV-infection
Tetrault JM, McCance-Katz EF, Moody DE, Fiellin DA, Lruie BS, DInh AT, Fiellin LE. The Impact of Recent Cocaine Use on Plasma Levels of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Patients with and Without HIV-infection. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2014, 51: 70-74. PMID: 25480096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent cocaine useHIV infectionCocaine useNorbuprenorphine concentrationsHIV statusBuprenorphine concentrationsS-methadoneAntiretroviral medication useBuprenorphine plasma concentrationsUninfected subjectsMethadone concentrationsMedication usePlasma levelsPlasma concentrationsR-methadoneCocaine effectsClinical careMethadoneBuprenorphineHIVInfectionAbstinenceSubjectsCocaineStatus
2012
Combining Rapid HIV Testing and a Brief Alcohol Intervention in Young Unhealthy Drinkers in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
Edelman EJ, Dinh A, Radulescu R, Lurie B, D'Onofrio G, Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA, Fiellin LE. Combining Rapid HIV Testing and a Brief Alcohol Intervention in Young Unhealthy Drinkers in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2012, 38: 539-543. PMID: 22794939, PMCID: PMC3522092, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.701359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk reduction counselingSexual risk behaviorsRisk reduction counselingRapid HIV testingEmergency departmentRisk behaviorsReduction counselingHIV testingAlcohol useUnhealthy drinkersAlcohol consumptionMean age 26 yearsAverage weekly drinksImportant preventive servicesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresUnknown HIV statusRapid HIV testsUnhealthy alcohol useAge 26 yearsBrief alcohol interventionHIV testHIV statusRegular doctorPreventive servicesRisk populations