2001
Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997.
Royce R, Walter E, Fernandez M, Wilson T, Ickovics J, Simonds R. Barriers to universal prenatal HIV testing in 4 US locations in 1997. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 727-33. PMID: 11344880, PMCID: PMC1446691, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.5.727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal HIV testingHIV testingParturient womenPrenatal HIV testProportion of womenMost parturient womenHIV testPrenatal HIVClinician recommendationsPrenatal careProvider practicesStrong recommendationsPrivate insuranceWomenPayment statusMajor barrierMultiple reasonsProportionHIVTestingHospitalCliniciansRecommendationsMeasuring Adherence Among HIV-Infected Persons: Is MEMS Consummate Technology?
Samet J, Sullivan L, Traphagen E, Ickovics J. Measuring Adherence Among HIV-Infected Persons: Is MEMS Consummate Technology? AIDS And Behavior 2001, 5: 21-30. DOI: 10.1023/a:1009503320498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedication Event Monitoring SystemMeasurement of adherencePatient lifestyle factorsEvent Monitoring SystemClinical research settingAntiretroviral medicationsHIV medicationsMedication adherenceAdherence aidsLifestyle factorsHIV epidemicAdherence informationCritical research prioritiesHIV researchMedicationsAdherenceHIVPill boxesResearch settingsResearch prioritiesResearch studiesRegimenPatientsUnique challenges
2000
Organizational predictors of prenatal HIV counseling and testing.
Ethier K, Fox-Tierney R, Nicholas W, Salisbury K, Ickovics J. Organizational predictors of prenatal HIV counseling and testing. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1448-51. PMID: 10983205, PMCID: PMC1447621, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.9.1448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAmbulatory CareChildConnecticutCounselingFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansMultivariate AnalysisOrganizational CulturePatient Acceptance of Health CarePredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPrenatal CareProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsWorkloadConceptsHIV counselingTest acceptancePrenatal HIV counselingPerinatal transmissionPrenatal careCounseling ratesCommunity clinicsClinic resourcesPrenatal patientsPrenatal counselingSurveillance recordsCounselingPatientsTesting servicesOrganizational predictorsPredictorsOpposite effectHIVClinicHospitalCare
1999
Recruitment in AIDS Clinical Trials: Investigation of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Participation in Clinical Research
Ethier K, Rodriguez M, Fox-Tierney R, Martin C, Friedland G, Ickovics J. Recruitment in AIDS Clinical Trials: Investigation of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Participation in Clinical Research. AIDS And Behavior 1999, 3: 219-230. DOI: 10.1023/a:1025456527845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrial participantsIDU historyClinical trialsAIDS clinical trialsGroup of HIVTrial regimenMedical therapyPsychosocial factorsHIV therapeuticsClinical researchTrial resultsTrialsBehavioral factorsHIVSociodemographic dimensionsPrimary objectiveParticipantsNonparticipantsRegimenPatientsTherapyMSMSociodemographicsRecruitmentPotential Sex Differences Remain Understudied: A Case Study of the Inclusion of Women in HIV/AIDS-Related Neuropsychological Research
Fox-Tierney R, Ickovics J, Cerreta C, Ethier K. Potential Sex Differences Remain Understudied: A Case Study of the Inclusion of Women in HIV/AIDS-Related Neuropsychological Research. Review Of General Psychology 1999, 3: 44-54. DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.3.1.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex differencesQuality of studiesHIV/AIDSPopulation of personsPotential sex differencesNeuropsychological manifestationsClinical researchMore womenWomenHIVNeuropsychological researchComprehensive literature reviewLiterature reviewInclusion of womenComplicationsReliable sex differencesStudyAIDSDifferencesAdherence: a necessity for successful HIV combination therapy.
Chesney M, Ickovics J, Hecht F, Sikipa G, Rabkin J. Adherence: a necessity for successful HIV combination therapy. AIDS 1999, 13 Suppl A: s271-8. PMID: 10885784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination therapyHIV/AIDSHIV combination therapySuccessful treatment outcomeEmergence of resistancePatient adherenceClinical trialsDisease progressionLong-term benefitsRisk factorsHIV therapyTreatment outcomesTherapyAdherence researchResistant strainsHealth benefitsAdherenceIntervention programsVirus breakthroughAIDSIntervention effortsDifferent populationsValid methodFocused effortsHIV
1998
“A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut
Ickovics J, Druley J, Morrill A, Grigorenko E, Rodin J. “A Grief Observed”: The Experience of HIV-Related Illness and Death Among Women in a Clinic-Based Sample in New Haven, Connecticut. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 958-966. PMID: 9874909, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisAttitude to DeathChi-Square DistributionCommunity Mental Health ServicesConnecticutCounselingDepressionDisease OutbreaksFemaleGriefHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV SeropositivityHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesWomen's Health
1996
Delayed Entry into Health Care for Women with HIV Disease
Ickovics J, Forsyth B, Ethier K, Harris P, Rodin J. Delayed Entry into Health Care for Women with HIV Disease. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 1996, 10: 21-24. PMID: 11361654, DOI: 10.1089/apc.1996.10.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV diagnosisHIV testingHealth careMedical chart reviewHIV-positive womenEarly medical interventionStructured Clinical InterviewTimely health careChart reviewHIV diseaseHIV statusSymptom statusEarly diagnosisClinical InterviewHealth statusMedical interventionsTesting recommendationsLogistic regressionDiagnosisCareWomenHIVPrimary objectiveStatusDisease
1992
Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms
Ickovics J, Rodin J. Women and AIDS in the United States: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Mediating Mechanisms. Health Psychology 1992, 11: 1-16. PMID: 1559529, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.11.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural historyHuman immunodeficiency virusProportion of womenImportant sex differencesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusViral exposureDisease outcomeEpidemiologic reviewDisease processPsychosocial factorsU.S. womenAIDSWomenStudy of menHIVPsychosocial mechanismsSex differencesDiseaseSocial supportPreventionTreatmentMale counterpartsSyndromeEpidemiology