2020
Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Doolittle BR, McGinnis K, Ransome Y, Fiellin D, Justice A. Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 653-660. PMID: 32902769, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyAssociation of mortalitySmall cohort studiesUnhealthy alcohol useOverall drug useHIV/AIDSSmoking statusMortality riskHigh social supportDrug useBiological markersSubstance abuseLess marijuana useAlcohol usePast yearReligious attendanceLower depressionMarijuana useMortalitySocial supportAssociationAttendanceHCV
2016
Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Doolittle BR, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 22: 1792-1801. PMID: 28004218, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1651-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical outcomesClinical outcomesSystematic reviewFurther longitudinal studiesEnglish-language articlesPositive associationHIV outcomesInclusion criteriaPatient careLanguage articlesOutcomesLongitudinal studyRelevant databasesAssociationSystematic literature reviewNegative associationReviewLiterature reviewHIVPatientsStudyCare
2006
Spirituality and Religion in Patients with HIV/AIDS
Cotton S, Puchalski CM, Sherman SN, Mrus JM, Peterman AH, Feinberg J, Pargament KI, Justice AC, Leonard AC, Tsevat J. Spirituality and Religion in Patients with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: s5-s13. PMID: 17083501, PMCID: PMC1924778, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00642.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSMean ageSpirituality/religionPatients' mean ageLower overall functioningDuke Religion IndexClinical characteristicsMost patientsHIV symptomsChronic illnessLess alcohol useMultivariable modelDepressive symptomsPatientsFunctional assessmentHealth statusClinical sitesLess alcoholAlcohol usePsychosocial variablesIllnessMean levelsAIDSReligion IndexGreater life satisfaction