2021
Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study
Virata MD, Shenoi SV, Ladines-Lim J, Villanueva MS, Barakat LA. Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260251. PMID: 34851963, PMCID: PMC8635326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year retrospective cohort studyCohort of PWHNon-communicable comorbiditiesPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studyChronic lung diseaseLikelihood of hospitalizationSingle-site experienceCOVID-19 infectionNon-communicable diseasesOutcomes of peopleCohort studyHIV diseaseOverall mortalityClinical outcomesLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationCumulative burdenHIVLater timeframeDiseaseEarly epidemicPWHOutcomesAlcohol Use and the Risk of Communicable Diseases
Morojele NK, Shenoi SV, Shuper PA, Braithwaite RS, Rehm J. Alcohol Use and the Risk of Communicable Diseases. Nutrients 2021, 13: 3317. PMID: 34684318, PMCID: PMC8540096, DOI: 10.3390/nu13103317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunicable diseasesTreatment outcomesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory infection/pneumoniaAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Alcohol useDisability-adjusted life yearsSyndrome coronavirus 2Poor treatment outcomesCOVID-19 infectionAlcohol use disorderGlobal health concernIndividual-level interventionsDifferent communicable diseasesTB deathsImmunodeficiency virusCoronavirus 2Severe illnessUse disordersPneumoniaHeavy drinkersLife yearsHIV researchTuberculosis
2020
Social Support is Key to Retention in Care during Covid-19 Pandemic among Older People with HIV and Substance Use Disorders in Ukraine
Rozanova J, Shenoi S, Zaviryukha I, Zeziulin O, Kiriazova T, Rich K, Mamedova E, Yariy V. Social Support is Key to Retention in Care during Covid-19 Pandemic among Older People with HIV and Substance Use Disorders in Ukraine. Substance Use & Misuse 2020, 55: 1902-1904. PMID: 32666857, PMCID: PMC7523433, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1791183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Retroviral AgentsBetacoronavirusComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetention in CareSARS-CoV-2Social IsolationSocial SupportSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesUkraineConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersHuman immunodeficiency virus HIVCOVID-19 pandemicOlder peopleLay health workersSocial supportTreatment interruptionConclusions/Health workersSUD treatmentPharmacological approachesYears old accountTelehealth supportVirus HIVHIVOlder adultsDisordersSuch interventionsPhone surveyTherapyProvision of supportCOVID-19 lockdownPandemicOld account