2022
Implementation opportunities for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment in Kyrgyzstan: Methadone dosage and retention on treatment over two years
Ivasiy R, Madden LM, Farnum SO, Shumskaya N, de Leon S, Bromberg DJ, Kurmanalieva A, Duishenaliev A, Tokubaev R, Altice FL. Implementation opportunities for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment in Kyrgyzstan: Methadone dosage and retention on treatment over two years. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2022, 4: 100075. PMID: 36267100, PMCID: PMC9581459, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentDosage levelsMaintenance treatmentCox multivariate regression modelMethadone dosage levelsProspective observational databaseNational treatment guidelinesProportion of patientsHigher dosage levelsOptimal dosageMMT retentionMMT patientsMethadone dosageTreatment guidelinesHIV statusMultivariate regression modelHigh doseSurvival analysisTreatment dropoutClinical settingCost-effective strategySignificant predictorsMonthsHIVObservational database
2020
Assessing mobile health feasibility and acceptability among HIV-infected cocaine users and their healthcare providers: guidance for implementing an intervention
Brown SE, Krishnan A, Ranjit YS, Marcus R, Altice FL. Assessing mobile health feasibility and acceptability among HIV-infected cocaine users and their healthcare providers: guidance for implementing an intervention. MHealth 2020, 6: 4-4. PMID: 32190615, PMCID: PMC7063267, DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2019.09.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedication adherenceHealthcare providersCocaine useFeasibility of mHealthHIV treatment outcomesCocaine usersCommunity health workersSelf-reported cocaine usePatient-provider relationshipPhone callsPharmacological treatmentText remindersTreatment outcomesHealth workersControl trialFocus groupsMHealth interventionsPatientsHIVMHealth pilotsCost-effective strategyCase managersHealth informationHealth purposesAdherence