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 drinkingNaltrexonePartner violence and health among HIV-infected jail detainees
Meyer JP, Wickersham JA, Fu JJ, Brown SE, Sullivan TP, Springer SA, Altice FL. Partner violence and health among HIV-infected jail detainees. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2013, 9: 124-141. PMID: 24376468, PMCID: PMC3873166, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-03-2013-0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntimate partner violenceSubstance use disordersHIV treatment outcomesHealthcare utilizationPartner violenceTreatment outcomesJail detaineesIPV exposureEffects of IPVHIV secondary preventionPost-release interventionsUntreated mental disordersDepth qualitative interviewsLifetime IPV exposureForms of childhoodHigher alcohol use severityCriminal justice populationsAlcohol use severityViolence reductionCJ populationsTime of incarcerationHIV diagnosisSecondary preventionAdulthood abuseQualitative interviews