2021
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating the Effect of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Infectious Disease Outcomes
McNamara KF, Biondi BE, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Taweh N, Grimshaw AA, Springer SA. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating the Effect of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder on Infectious Disease Outcomes. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab289. PMID: 34430670, PMCID: PMC8378589, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusInfectious disease outcomesViral suppressionUse disordersVirologic responseDisease outcomeHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral suppressionNew hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectionsHepatitis B virus infectionGreater ART adherenceTreatment of OUDB virus infectionHIV viral suppressionAntiretroviral therapy adherenceImpact of medicationHCV reinfectionART adherenceMedication treatmentTherapy adherenceHIV treatmentInfectious disease epidemicsC virusOpioid epidemicTreatment outcomes
2019
Self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral load in criminal justice-involved populations
Cunningham WE, Nance RM, Golin CE, Flynn P, Knight K, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Spaulding A, Taxman FS, Altice F, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Springer SA. Self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral load in criminal justice-involved populations. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 913. PMID: 31664910, PMCID: PMC6819597, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4443-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral loadART adherenceAdherence measuresSelf-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherenceCriminal justice-involved populationsSelf-reported ART adherenceLogistic regressionSelf-reported health statusContinuum of HIVDetectable viral loadPlasma viral loadAIDS Research NetworkAntiretroviral therapy adherenceAssociation of adherenceHealth status levelsVisual analog scaleViral load dataMixed-effects logistic regressionMixed effects linear regressionEffects linear regressionJustice-involved populationsEffects logistic regressionVL outcomesCD4 countART doses
2013
Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for alcohol dependent and hazardous drinking prisoners with HIV who are transitioning to the community
Springer SA, Altice FL, Herme M, Di Paola A. Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for alcohol dependent and hazardous drinking prisoners with HIV who are transitioning to the community. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2013, 37: 209-218. PMID: 24384538, PMCID: PMC3992862, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-controlled trialHIV treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesCriminal justice system (CJS) populationsPoor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherenceAlcohol useExtended-release naltrexoneAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMedication-assisted therapyPrevention of relapseAlcohol use disorderSexual risk-taking behaviorsAlcohol-dependent personsXR-NTXHigh morbidityTherapy adherenceAlcohol relapseHigh prevalenceStudy participationEligibility criteriaUse disordersHIVRelapseHazardous drinkingNaltrexone
2012
The Impact of DSM-IV Mental Disorders on Adherence to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adult Persons Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review
Springer SA, Dushaj A, Azar MM. The Impact of DSM-IV Mental Disorders on Adherence to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adult Persons Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 16: 2119-2143. PMID: 22644066, PMCID: PMC3481055, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0212-3.BooksConceptsDSM-IV mental disordersCART adherenceAntidepressant treatmentHIV/AIDSMental disordersSystematic reviewCombination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherenceCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapy adherenceMore anxiety disordersAntiretroviral therapyTherapy adherenceAnxiety disordersPersonality disorderAdherenceDisordersAdult personsAIDSDepressionMore researchAssociationRCTsReviewDepression measurementsTherapy