2021
Brief Report: Are Serious Falls Associated With Subsequent Fragility Fractures Among Veterans Living With HIV?
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Ramsey C, Bathulapalli H, Leo-Summers L, Smith AC, Bates J, Jarad S, Gill TM, Hsieh E, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tien PC, Yin MT, Brandt C, Justice AC. Brief Report: Are Serious Falls Associated With Subsequent Fragility Fractures Among Veterans Living With HIV? JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2021, 88: 192-196. PMID: 34506360, PMCID: PMC8513792, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent fragility fracturesFragility fracturesAntiretroviral therapySerious fallsRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyMultivariable logistic regressionUpper arm fracturesMiddle-aged populationYears of ageAlcohol use disorderCohort studyHip fractureVertebral fracturesArm fracturesInjury codesICD9 codesGeneral populationUse disordersLogistic regressionIntegrase inhibitorsOlder adultsRadiology reportsHIV
2020
Safety of Gabapentin Prescribed for Any Indication in a Large Clinical Cohort of 571,718 US Veterans with and without Alcohol Use Disorder
Rentsch CT, Morford KL, Fiellin DA, Bryant KJ, Justice AC, Tate JP. Safety of Gabapentin Prescribed for Any Indication in a Large Clinical Cohort of 571,718 US Veterans with and without Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 1807-1815. PMID: 32628784, PMCID: PMC7540277, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMental statusRelative riskGabapentin exposureUse disordersICD-9 diagnostic codesAdverse neurologic effectsPotential medication interactionsAltered mental statusIncidence of fallsClear dose-response relationshipLarge clinical cohortDose-response relationshipRace/ethnicityUnexposed patientsHepatitis CAdverse eventsMedication interactionsExcess riskNeurologic effectsUS veteransDiagnostic codesIncidence rateClinical cohortHigh risk
2019
Strengths and Limitations of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index as a Measure of Physiologic Frailty
Justice A, Tate J. Strengths and Limitations of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index as a Measure of Physiologic Frailty. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 35: 1023-1033. PMID: 31565954, PMCID: PMC7133454, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexPhysiologic frailtyStudy indicesRoutine clinical laboratory testsClinical laboratory testsVACS IndexCause mortalityFragility fracturesHIV infectionFunctional declineCognitive declineSerious fallsFrailtyRelated outcomesEarly indicatorMortalityLaboratory testsIndexDeliriumHospitalizationPneumoniaHIVInfectionIncreased Fragility Fracture Rates in Older Men With Osteomyelitis
Hsieh E, Shiau S, Nolan O, Gibert CL, Bedimo RJ, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC, Womack JA, Yin MT. Increased Fragility Fracture Rates in Older Men With Osteomyelitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 69: 1239-1242. PMID: 30715288, PMCID: PMC6743834, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz077.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt CA, Skanderson M, Gulanski B, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, Team F. Physiologic Frailty and Fragility Fracture in HIV-Infected Male Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 56: 1498-1504. PMID: 23378285, PMCID: PMC3634308, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVACS Index scoreFragility fracturesPhysiologic frailtyVACS IndexMale veteransInhibitor useFracture riskRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexIndex scoreFragility fracture risk factorsICD-9-CM codesProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsMarkers of inflammationBody mass indexUpper arm fracturesAlcohol-related diagnosesCox regression modelFirst fragility fractureCause mortalityHIV RNAHemoglobin levelsMass index
2011
Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans
Womack JA, Goulet JL, Gibert C, Brandt C, Chang CC, Gulanski B, Fraenkel L, Mattocks K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tate J, Yin MT, Justice AC, . Increased Risk of Fragility Fractures among HIV Infected Compared to Uninfected Male Veterans. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17217. PMID: 21359191, PMCID: PMC3040233, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHIV infectionUninfected menFragility fracturesFracture riskRisk factorsMale veteransVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortCurrent protease inhibitor useFragility fracture risk factorsMedian body mass indexHIV-specific factorsAdjusted hazard ratioProtease inhibitor useFracture risk factorsFragility fracture riskIncident hipHazard ratioInhibitor useUnadjusted riskHIV statusMass indexAlcohol abuseHIVUpper arm
2010
A comparison of two approaches to text processing: facilitating chart reviews of radiology reports in electronic medical records.
Womack JA, Scotch M, Gibert C, Chapman W, Yin M, Justice AC, Brandt C. A comparison of two approaches to text processing: facilitating chart reviews of radiology reports in electronic medical records. Perspectives In Health Information Management Is 2010, 7: 1a. PMID: 21063542, PMCID: PMC2966352.Peer-Reviewed Original Research