2018
The Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery.
Elumn Madera J, Aminawung JA, Carroll-Scott A, Calderon J, Cheung KH, Marenco L, Wang K, Wang EA. The Share Project: Building Capacity of Justice-Involved Individuals, Policymakers, and Researchers to Collectively Transform Health Care Delivery. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 109: 113-115. PMID: 30496002, PMCID: PMC6301398, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders.
Wang KH, Marenco L, Madera JE, Aminawung JA, Wang EA, Cheung KH. Using a community-engaged health informatics approach to develop a web analytics research platform for sharing data with community stakeholders. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2018, 2017: 1715-1723. PMID: 29854242, PMCID: PMC5977588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitions Clinic NetworkHistory of incarcerationCommunity-based participatory research approachCommunity health workersCohort studyClinic networkHealth workersPatientsParticipatory research approachClinical programsOwn healthPatient dataHealth informatics systemsFocus groupsHealth informaticsCommunity stakeholdersStatistical analysisInformatics systems
2015
Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011
Rentsch C, Tate JP, Akgün KM, Crystal S, Wang KH, Ryan Greysen S, Wang EA, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Rimland D. Alcohol-Related Diagnoses and All-Cause Hospitalization Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis of United States Veterans from 1997 to 2011. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 555-564. PMID: 25711299, PMCID: PMC4550577, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1025-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related diagnosesHospitalization ratesUnited States veteransUninfected patientsCause hospitalizationHIV infectionStates veteransUninfected individualsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelOverall hospitalization rateProportional hazards modelCancer admissionsAntiretroviral therapyMultivariable adjustmentHIV serostatusComorbidity variablesHospitalization trendsRelative riskHigh riskHazards modelHIVHospitalizationDisease categoriesPatientsIncarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHistory of incarcerationHIV disease outcomeVACS Index scorePrimary care engagementAntiretroviral adherenceCare engagementDisease outcomeIndex scoreDrug useHigher VACS Index scoresHealth of HIVAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useViral RNA loadRecent drug useLow CD4Cohort studyRNA loadDrug treatmentHIVHealth outcomesMultivariate analysisMediation analysisPatients
2013
Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment Into HIV Care
Martin EG, Wang KH. Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment Into HIV Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 421-429. PMID: 23202815, PMCID: PMC3648599, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31827ee56c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication-assisted therapyHIV patientsOpioid dependenceHIV care outcomesDrug Assistance ProgramsSubstance abuse treatmentHIV careIntegrated HIVHIV transmissionHIV treatmentSUD careTobacco dependenceCare outcomesUntreated substanceTherapyDrug coverageAbuse treatmentMedicationsPatientsFormularyCareTreatmentSignificant numberSUDIncreased availability