2022
Latent profile analysis of data from the brief inventory of neurocognitive impairment (BINI) to develop neuro-cognitive profiles among opioid-dependent patients in drug treatment
Gunstad J, Disabato D, Shrestha R, Sanborn V, Mistler CB, Copenhaver MM. Latent profile analysis of data from the brief inventory of neurocognitive impairment (BINI) to develop neuro-cognitive profiles among opioid-dependent patients in drug treatment. Journal Of Addictive Diseases 2022, 41: 120-127. PMID: 35615880, PMCID: PMC9699904, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2022.2080626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent profile analysisNeurocognitive dysfunctionBrief inventoryNeuro-cognitive profileNeuro-cognitive impairmentSelf-reported neurocognitive symptomsProfile analysisOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid use disorderTreatment outcomesNeurocognitive impairmentDrug treatment outcomesMultiple domainsTreatment programUse disordersIntervention strategiesIndividual treatment needsNeurocognitive symptomsDrug treatment settingsTreatment settingsMethadone maintenance treatment programAccommodation strategiesModerate concernMaintenance treatment programOptimal treatment outcomes
2017
Intent to Use Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV Risk Behaviors, and Self-Report Neurocognitive Symptoms by High-Risk Drug Users: A Mediation Analysis
Shrestha R, Karki P, Huedo-Medina TB, Copenhaver M. Intent to Use Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV Risk Behaviors, and Self-Report Neurocognitive Symptoms by High-Risk Drug Users: A Mediation Analysis. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2017, 28: 612-621. PMID: 28478870, PMCID: PMC7451137, DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsNeurocognitive impairmentRisk behaviorsPreexposure prophylaxisSelf-reported neurocognitive symptomsHigh-risk drug usersHigh-risk PWUDPrEP uptakeNeurocognitive symptomsHIV riskDrug usersSimilar outcomesUnderserved populationsSignificant correlatesProphylaxisImportant unanswered questionsPreliminary evidencePrEPDissemination effortsMediation analysisUnanswered questionsVariables of interestHIVSymptomsCliniciansA Self-report Measure to Detect Neurocognitive Impairment Among Incarcerated People Living with HIV in Malaysian Context: an Exploratory Factor Analysis
Shrestha R, Weikum D, Copenhaver M, Altice FL. A Self-report Measure to Detect Neurocognitive Impairment Among Incarcerated People Living with HIV in Malaysian Context: an Exploratory Factor Analysis. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2017, 15: 812-825. PMID: 29051714, PMCID: PMC5642920, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-017-9752-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuropsychological Impairment ScaleNeurocognitive impairmentHIV treatment outcomesNeuro-cognitive impairmentExploratory factor analysisSelf-report measuresNeurocognitive symptomsTreatment outcomesTreatment strategiesImpairment ScaleHIVScreening toolImpairmentPLWHEight-factor structureCronbach's alphaPrincipal axis factoringCognitive functioningOrthogonal varimax rotationPsychometric propertiesDrugsPresent studyMale prisonersIncarcerated peopleMore specific forms