2024
Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV. AIDS 2024, 38: 1570-1578. PMID: 38814683, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyNested case-control studyModifiable risk factorsRisk of suicideCase-control studyRisk factorsIdentification of modifiable risk factorsCategorization of deathsIncidence density samplingAging Cohort StudyCohort of veteransIncreased risk of suicideConditional logistic regressionHigher pain levelsUse disorderPublic health burdenDrug use disordersUnnatural deathsDeath codesUnintentional causesInternational ClassificationHIV statusExcess deathsPrevention effortsAlcohol use disorder
2016
Contemplation of Smoking Cessation and Quit Attempts in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Uninfected Veterans
Shahrir S, Tindle HA, McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Goulet J, Akgün KM, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Crothers K. Contemplation of Smoking Cessation and Quit Attempts in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Substance Abuse 2016, 37: 315-322. PMID: 26167725, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1062458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHuman immunodeficiency virusSmoking cessationQuit attemptsPulmonary disease diagnosisPrior quit attemptsAlcohol useImmunodeficiency virusKey modifiable risk factorsStratified multivariable analysesSustained smoking cessationModifiable risk factorsAging Cohort StudyStudy of HIVUninfected smokersUninfected veteransUninfected patientsCohort studyCessation ratesHIV statusMultivariable analysisRisk factorsOdds ratioTargeting HIV