2020
Receipt and predictors of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy among veterans with and without HIV
Shahrir S, Crothers K, McGinnis KA, Chan KCG, Baeten JM, Wilson SM, Butt AA, Pisani MA, Baldassarri SR, Justice A, Williams EC. Receipt and predictors of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy among veterans with and without HIV. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 2020, 63: 118-124. PMID: 31987807, PMCID: PMC7251937, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-HIV AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHIV Long-Term SurvivorsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPreventive Health ServicesProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking Cessation AgentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVeterans HealthViral LoadConceptsNicotine replacement therapyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultivariable log-linear regression modelsPotential treatment disparitiesSmoking cessation pharmacotherapyPatient-level factorsAging Cohort StudyMental health disordersRates of receiptUninfected participantsUninfected patientsCardiovascular riskCessation pharmacotherapyCohort studyCurrent smokingHIV statusMultivariable analysisTreatment disparitiesReplacement therapyRelative riskHealth disordersPharmacotherapyPLWHSmokingHIV
2011
The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization
Haskell SG, Mattocks K, Goulet JL, Krebs EE, Skanderson M, Leslie D, Justice AC, Yano EM, Brandt C. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 92-97. PMID: 21185994, PMCID: PMC3138124, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale veteransHealth servicesComprehensive women's health servicesHealth care service useVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesHealth conditionsCare service useBurden of illnessHealth care utilizationWomen's health servicesPercent of womenMental health clinicsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransMental health disordersReproductive health needsMental health conditionsOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransVeterans' health careSignificant demographic differencesPosttraumatic stress disorderIraqi Freedom veteransCare utilizationClinical data basesGynecologic examinationHealthcare utilization
2010
Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort
Green TC, Kershaw T, Lin H, Heimer R, Goulet JL, Kraemer KL, Gordon AJ, Maisto SA, Day NL, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 110: 208-220. PMID: 20395074, PMCID: PMC3087206, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV statusMultidrug usersDrug useLatent class analysisUS Veteran cohortAging Cohort StudyActive drug useSelf-reported drug useMental health disordersProblem of obesityElectronic medical recordsUninfected veteransCohort studyClinical variablesDrug use consequencesSocio-demographic covariatesMedical recordsHigh prevalenceUninfected adultsAge 50HIVHealth disordersDrug usersVeteran cohort