2020
Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV
Eyawo O, Deng Y, Dziura J, Justice AC, McGinnis K, Tate JP, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Hansen NB, Maisto SA, Marconi VC, O’Connor P, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Validating Self‐Reported Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Among Patients With HIV. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 2053-2063. PMID: 33460225, PMCID: PMC8856627, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useSignificant alcohol useHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderTimeline FollowbackAlcohol useSelf-reported alcohol useNumber of drinksClinical trialsRisk drinkingUse disordersDrinking daysBiomarker-based evidenceSample of PWHDrinks/dayMean numberSelf-reported alcohol consumptionMagnitude of associationBlood spot samplesLiver diseasePEth levelsTLFB interviewAlcohol consumptionLogistic regressionPatients
2014
Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, O'Connor PG, Weisner C, Fucito LM, Hoffmann S, Mann K, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2647-2656. PMID: 25346505, PMCID: PMC4397985, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcamprosateAge FactorsAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DeterrentsAlcohol DrinkingBehavior TherapyCombined Modality TherapyControlled Clinical Trials as TopicDecision TreesGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGermanyGoalsHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNaltrexonePredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsTaurineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2006
Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care?
Reid MC, Guo Z, Van Ness PH, O'Connor PG, Concato J. Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care? Substance Abuse 2006, 26: 25-32. PMID: 16687367, DOI: 10.1300/j465v26n02_04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAST/ALT ratioAlcohol abuse/dependenceMean corpuscular volumeOlder male veteransAbuse/dependenceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestCAGE positivityRisk drinkingAlanine aminotransferaseALT ratioAspartate aminotransferaseAlcohol disordersMale veteransPrimary careMedical recordsParticipants' medical recordsAbnormal test resultsTest performance characteristicsDisorders Identification TestPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioRoutine careVA databasesCAGE questionnaire