2023
Receipt of Smoking Cessation Medications Among People With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (2003–2018)
Shahrir S, Crothers K, McGinnis K, Chan K, Baeten J, Wilson S, Butt A, Pisani M, Baldassarri S, Justice A, Williams E. Receipt of Smoking Cessation Medications Among People With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (2003–2018). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad089. PMID: 36968969, PMCID: PMC10034589, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusCessation medicationsCohort studyCurrent smokersCurrent smokingHIV statusImmunodeficiency virusRelative riskHuman immunodeficiency virus statusSmoking cessation medicationsNicotine replacement therapyRates of receiptDangers of smokingOutpatient prescriptionsReplacement therapyPharmacy dataVirus statusTobacco useAnnual rateMedicationsSmokingPWHStatistical difference
2011
Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source
McGinnis KA, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Shahrir S, Butt AA, Brown ST, Freiberg MS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Kim JW, Pisani MA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico JJ, Tindle HA, Crothers K. Validating Smoking Data From the Veteran’s Affairs Health Factors Dataset, an Electronic Data Source. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2011, 13: 1233-1239. PMID: 21911825, PMCID: PMC3223583, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusHealth factorsSmoking dataKappa statisticsSmoking variablesVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudySelf-reported smoking dataCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking interventionsVirtual cohortElectronic data sourcesEMR dataFuture studiesStatusParticipantsFactorsHIVSmokersSmokingStudy surveyCohort
2010
Decreased Serum Antibody Responses to Recombinant Pneumocystis Antigens in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Current Smokers
Crothers K, Daly KR, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Justice AC, Djawe K, Levin L, Walzer PD. Decreased Serum Antibody Responses to Recombinant Pneumocystis Antigens in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Current Smokers. MSphere 2010, 18: 380-386. PMID: 21191078, PMCID: PMC3067379, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00421-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAntibody responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayP. jiroveciiCurrent smokersSerum antibodiesHIV-negative subjectsObstructive pulmonary diseaseInjection drug useSerum antibody responseMultivariate Tobit regression modelsHazardous alcohol useCross-sectional analysisUninfected patientsCurrent smokingHIV infectionIndependent predictorsPulmonary diseaseSyncytial virusImmunosuppressive effectsSerologic studiesSubsequent riskPneumocystis jiroveciiDrug use
2007
Decreased Awareness of Current Smoking Among Health Care Providers of HIV-positive Compared to HIV-negative Veterans
Crothers K, Goulet JL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Braithwaite RS, Peck R, Justice AC. Decreased Awareness of Current Smoking Among Health Care Providers of HIV-positive Compared to HIV-negative Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 749-754. PMID: 17503106, PMCID: PMC2219870, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0158-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV providersCurrent smokingSmoking cessationCough/dyspneaHIV-negative patientsHIV-negative veteransCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsHIV viral suppressionPatient's HIV statusImportant risk factorHealth care providersElectronic medical recordsBackgroundCigarette smokingAntiretroviral therapyComorbid illnessesViral suppressionComorbid diseasesCurrent smokersIndependent predictorsProvider questionnairesHIV statusVA databasesPatient populationImmune competence
2005
The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Mortality, Quality of Life, and Comorbid Illness Among HIV‐Positive Veterans
Crothers K, Griffith TA, McGinnis KA, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Leaf DA, Weissman S, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Justice AC. The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Mortality, Quality of Life, and Comorbid Illness Among HIV‐Positive Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1142-1145. PMID: 16423106, PMCID: PMC1490270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0255.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseQuality of lifeHIV-positive patientsImpact of smokingPhysical component summaryHIV-positive veteransCurrent smokersRespiratory symptomsBacterial pneumoniaActive antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countHIV RNA levelsProspective observational studyObstructive pulmonary diseaseShort Form-12National VA databasesRace/ethnicityAntiretroviral therapyComorbid illnessesComponent summaryHIV infectionPatient questionnairePulmonary diseaseChart extractionCigarette smoking