Predictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Ding L, Landon BE, Wilson IB, Wong MD, Shapiro MF, Cleary PD. Predictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 618-623. PMID: 15795336, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.6.618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersActive antiretroviral therapyDrug usersAntiretroviral therapyPhysicians' attitudesUnmet needMore injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality of careCross-sectional surveyRate of exposureCare physiciansImmunodeficiency virusOptimal careCare measuresHIV knowledgePractice characteristicsHIVPatient exposureKnowledge scorePhysiciansPhysician trainingCareExperience-based exercisesNegative attitudesA national study of the relationship of care site HIV specialization to early adoption of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Wilson IB, Landon BE, Ding L, Zaslavsky AM, Shapiro MF, Bozzette SA, Cleary PD. A national study of the relationship of care site HIV specialization to early adoption of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Medical Care 2005, 43: 12-20. PMID: 15626929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyHIV careRate of exposureHIV expertiseAntiretroviral therapyInfectious disease specialistsServices Utilization StudyTotal patient volumeSite of careCross-sectional analysisHIV physiciansHAART useHIV CostHIV infectionDisease specialistsPhysician effectOutpatient careLow-volume sitesMultivariable modelAdjusted ratesHAARTPatientsUtilization studiesPatient volumeMedical directors