2024
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol
Womack J, Leblanc M, Sager A, Zaets L, Maisto S, Garcia A, Aoun-Barakat L, Brown S, Edelman E, Fiellin D, Fisher J, Fraenkel L, Kidwai-Khan F, Marconi V, Martino S, Pulk R, Satre D, Virata M, Justice A, Hsieh E. The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 1-15. PMID: 39465468, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04533-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol usePharmacist-delivered interventionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPilot study protocolStudy protocolElectronic health recordsSupport behavior changePre-test/post-test designAging Cohort StudySelf-administered surveyAlcohol use disorderAlcohol Research CenterBothersome symptomsPre-test/post-testCommunicating riskHealth recordsLong-term medicationHealth symptomsCounseling interventionCounseling sessionsSessions 2 weeksQualitative interviewsAlcohol consumptionUse disorder
2023
Perspectives on contingency management for alcohol use and alcohol‐associated conditions among people in care with HIV
Cohen S, DePhilippis D, Deng Y, Dziura J, Ferguson T, Fucito L, Justice A, Maisto S, Marconi V, Molina P, Paris M, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Simberkoff M, Petry N, Fiellin D, Edelman E. Perspectives on contingency management for alcohol use and alcohol‐associated conditions among people in care with HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1783-1797. PMID: 37524371, PMCID: PMC10828101, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnhealthy alcohol useAlcohol useContingency managementPrimary care settingSubset of participantsReward structureEvidence-based approachHIV clinicImplementation science frameworkTreatment trialsClinical trialsIntervention feasibilityCare settingsPromoting ActionAlcohol consumptionRelated conditionsBiochemical testingClinical contextHIVReward schedulePatientsReward processesInterventionTrialsBehavior changePilot Trial of a Smartphone-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption among Veterans with HIV
Taylor E, Patel D, Marconi V, Whitmire A, Hansen N, Kershaw T, Fiellin D, Lauckner C. Pilot Trial of a Smartphone-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption among Veterans with HIV. Military Behavioral Health 2023, 11: 66-77. PMID: 38405355, PMCID: PMC10888529, DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2221465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol usePilot trialAlcohol consumptionMotivational interviewingMI sessionsHazardous drinking scoresPost-intervention questionnairesTreatment outcomesBreathalyzer readingsHIVMore daytimePreliminary effectsQualitative interviewsDrinking scoresInterventionTrialsVeteransDrinking behaviorAdherenceDisproportionate levelsSelf-monitoring taskParticipantsSessionsBreathalyzerPositive attitudesContingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Edelman E, Dziura J, Deng Y, DePhilippis D, Fucito L, Ferguson T, Bedimo R, Brown S, Marconi V, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Simberkoff M, Molina P, Weintrob A, Maisto S, Paris M, Justice A, Bryant K, Fiellin D. Contingency management with stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use among individuals with HIV: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 131: 107242. PMID: 37230168, PMCID: PMC10460633, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useLong-term abstinenceAlcohol useContingency managementAlcohol consumptionFormal alcohol treatmentShort-term abstinenceMotivational enhancement therapyGOV IDENTIFIERSecondary outcomesWeek 24Primary outcomeWeek 12Preliminary efficacyTreatment trialsPhysician managementEfficacy trialsMedical conditionsAlcohol treatmentExploratory outcomesEnhancement therapyAbstinenceTrialsCareHealthy activities
2012
Combining Rapid HIV Testing and a Brief Alcohol Intervention in Young Unhealthy Drinkers in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
Edelman EJ, Dinh A, Radulescu R, Lurie B, D'Onofrio G, Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA, Fiellin LE. Combining Rapid HIV Testing and a Brief Alcohol Intervention in Young Unhealthy Drinkers in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2012, 38: 539-543. PMID: 22794939, PMCID: PMC3522092, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.701359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk reduction counselingSexual risk behaviorsRisk reduction counselingRapid HIV testingEmergency departmentRisk behaviorsReduction counselingHIV testingAlcohol useUnhealthy drinkersAlcohol consumptionMean age 26 yearsAverage weekly drinksImportant preventive servicesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresUnknown HIV statusRapid HIV testsUnhealthy alcohol useAge 26 yearsBrief alcohol interventionHIV testHIV statusRegular doctorPreventive servicesRisk populations
2011
A Meta‐analysis of the Efficacy of Nonphysician Brief Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Implications for the Patient‐Centered Medical Home
Sullivan LE, Tetrault JM, Braithwaite RS, Turner BJ, Fiellin DA. A Meta‐analysis of the Efficacy of Nonphysician Brief Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Implications for the Patient‐Centered Medical Home. American Journal On Addictions 2011, 20: 343-356. PMID: 21679266, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00143.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useBrief interventionAlcohol usePrimary careStandard drinksBrief physician interventionPrimary care patientsEnglish-language literatureCare patientsHeterogeneity of resultsPhysician interventionNonphysician cliniciansMedical homeAlcohol consumptionSystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisPatientsStatistical significanceDrinking outcomesNonphysiciansInterventionAlcohol problems
2000
New therapies for alcohol problems: application to primary care
Fiellin D, Reid M, O’Connor P. New therapies for alcohol problems: application to primary care. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 108: 227-237. PMID: 10723977, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00448-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAlcohol consumptionNew therapiesAlcohol dependenceAlcohol problemsPrimary care physiciansRecent clinical trialsNew treatment strategiesTwelve-step facilitationMotivational enhancement therapyPharmacologic therapyCare physiciansLongitudinal carePrimary careClinical trialsTreatment strategiesDrinking reductionsPatientsPsychosocial counselingBrief interventionHarmful drinkingTherapyPhysician effortEnhancement therapyCognitive behavioralCurrent review