2024
Understanding Users’ Engagement in a Provider-Created Mobile App for Training to Advance Hepatitis C Care: Knowledge Assessment Survey Study
Wegener M, Sims K, Brooks R, Nichols L, Sideleau R, McKay S, Villanueva M. Understanding Users’ Engagement in a Provider-Created Mobile App for Training to Advance Hepatitis C Care: Knowledge Assessment Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e52729. PMID: 39486023, PMCID: PMC11568402, DOI: 10.2196/52729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus testingHepatitis C virusPilot testing feedbackSocietal level barriersCenters for Disease Control and PreventionHealth care providersKnowledge assessment surveyHepatitis C careDisease Control and PreventionHealth care workersHepatitis C virus educationControl and PreventionHCV elimination goalsOn-demand educationYale School of MedicineCare providersSelf-directed fashionLevel barriersHepatitis C virus managementHepatitis educationC carePersonalized remindersTreatment gapHIV clinicCare workersUsing Data-To-Care Strategies to Optimize the HIV Care Continuum in Connecticut: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Machavariani E, Miceli J, Altice F, Fanfair R, Speers S, Nichols L, Jenkins H, Villanueva M. Using Data-To-Care Strategies to Optimize the HIV Care Continuum in Connecticut: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024, 96: 40-50. PMID: 38324241, PMCID: PMC11009056, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease intervention specialistsCare continuum outcomesHIV care continuum outcomesHIV care continuumRandomized controlled trialsHIV risk categoryCare continuumStandard-of-careData-to-CareViral suppressionRe-engagementPredictor of re-engagementRisk categoriesHIV careRe-engage peopleMultivariate regression modelHIV clinicPredictors of retentionDetectable HIV-1 RNAIntervention specialistsControlled trialsPredictors of VSPre-randomizationCareHIV-1 RNA
2023
Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity Among Individuals with HIV During the First COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-sectional Survey
Harsono D, Deng Y, Chung S, Barakat L, Friedland G, Villanueva M, Yager J, Justen M, Edelman E. Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity Among Individuals with HIV During the First COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-sectional Survey. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 1531-1545. PMID: 37824037, PMCID: PMC11349050, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04170-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activity guidelinesPhysical inactivityPhysical activityDetectable HIV viral loadSelf-reported physical activitySample of PWHHIV viral loadPhysical activity levelsUnhealthy alcohol useFirst COVID-19 waveImproved health outcomesCross-sectional surveyHIV clinicCOVID-19 waveActivity guidelinesAdjusted analysisCOVID-19 transmissionViral loadTobacco useCoping strategiesSedentary lifestyleLower oddsPsychological coping strategiesHealth outcomesDisease controlExpanded or Risk Factor-Based Annual Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Among Persons With HIV: Which Is the Best Approach?
Hao R, Brooks R, Zelenev A, Spinner G, Barakat L, Villanueva M. Expanded or Risk Factor-Based Annual Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Among Persons With HIV: Which Is the Best Approach? Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1009-1017. PMID: 37439817, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusRisk factor-based screeningElectronic medical recordsHIV clinicAnnual screeningC virusRisk factorsScreening siteAnnual screening ratesNew HCV diagnosesClinical decision support toolRisk factor assessmentPublic health expertsHCV testingHCV casesClinical decision supportHCV diagnosisHCV testScreening ratesProspective studyMedical recordsPositivity ratePositive casesUnprotected sexClinicCreating a Longitudinal HCV Care Cascade for Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection in Selected HIV Clinics Using Data to Care Methods
Brooks R, Wegener M, Speers S, Nichols L, Sideleau R, Valeriano T, Buchelli M, Villanueva M. Creating a Longitudinal HCV Care Cascade for Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection in Selected HIV Clinics Using Data to Care Methods. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1039-1049. PMID: 37439600, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHepatitis C virusSVR ratesHCV treatmentHIV clinicTreatment cascadeTreatment statusSustained virologic response ratesHCV care cascadeHCV treatment cascadeHCV treatment statusVirologic response ratesHIV viral suppressionPatient treatment statusPublic health approachCare cascadeHepatitis CViral suppressionActing antiviralsTreatment initiationC virusResponse rateClinical staffCoinfectionCharacterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels
Zhao A, Wegener M, Brooks R, Mininberg L, Helou E, Maughan A, Villanueva M. Characterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1029-1038. PMID: 37439687, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHepatitis C virusHCV coinfectionHIV clinicDirect-acting antiviral medicationsHIV transmission risk factorsPrimary care HIV clinicClinic-level barriersHCV elimination targetsChronic HCV infectionRetrospective chart reviewPatient-level barriersClinical practice patternsMedication-assisted treatmentTransmission risk factorsIllicit substance usePatient-specific issuesLack of transportationSubstance use problemsMental health issuesHCV cureHCV infectionHCV treatmentHepatitis CUntreated patientsCosts and cost‐effectiveness of a collaborative data‐to‐care intervention for HIV treatment and care in the United States
Shrestha R, Fanfair R, Randall L, Lucas C, Nichols L, Camp N, Brady K, Jenkins H, Altice F, DeMaria A, Villanueva M, Weidle P. Costs and cost‐effectiveness of a collaborative data‐to‐care intervention for HIV treatment and care in the United States. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2023, 26: e26040. PMID: 36682053, PMCID: PMC9867888, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare armHIV careCare patientsIntervention armCare interventionsHealth departmentsHIV care interventionsHIV care outcomesHIV care providersHealthcare provider perspectiveHIV clinicHIV treatmentCare providersControl trialCare outcomesMicrocosting approachCare programCare servicesSurveillance dataSimilar interventionsIncremental costIntervention costsProvider perspectivesCareAverage cost
2022
Advancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process
Villanueva M, Miceli J, Speers S, Nichols L, Carroll C, Jenkins H, Altice F. Advancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267903. PMID: 35511958, PMCID: PMC9071117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease intervention specialistsHIV care continuumCare continuumNon-randomized patientsPublic health surveillance dataOngoing HIV transmissionClinic visit dataHealth surveillance dataPublic health surveillanceHIV clinicHIV eliminationViral loadHIV transmissionCare engagementCopies/Clinic staffClinic dataYale University SchoolVisit dataHealth surveillancePWHSurveillance dataPatientsCells/Intervention specialistsExperiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Harsono D, Deng Y, Chung S, Barakat LA, Friedland G, Meyer JP, Porter E, Villanueva M, Wolf MS, Yager JE, Edelman EJ. Experiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 2099-2111. PMID: 35064390, PMCID: PMC8782707, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03556-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careRe-engage patientsMixed-methods studyCare team membersRoutine clinical experienceCOVID-19 pandemicBenefits of telemedicineHIV clinicTelemedicine visitsTelemedicine appointmentsReimbursement concernsClinical experienceClinical staffCareAppropriate billingPatientsPWHTelemedicinePatient remote monitoringReimbursement methodsPandemicHIVClinicVisits
2019
Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination
Rizk C, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Malinis M, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O, Villanueva M. Implementing a Comprehensive Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clinic Within a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: A Model of Care for HCV Microelimination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz361. PMID: 31412130, PMCID: PMC6785669, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect antiviral agentsHIV clinicHCV clinicEffective direct antiviral agentsHospital-based HIV clinicHCV treatment cascadeChronic HCV infectionCohort of patientsInitiation of treatmentActive drug useModel of careMental health issuesElectronic medical record templatesHCV careMicro-EliminationStandardized referralTreat populationHCV eliminationHCV infectionRetrospective reviewTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationFemale patientsTreatment algorithmMedical record templates