2023
Fall-related Injuries and Opioid Administration Among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers
Wang H, Cai S, Caprio T, Goulet J, Intrator O. Fall-related Injuries and Opioid Administration Among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers. Medical Care 2023, 61: 579-586. PMID: 37476853, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseAnalgesics, OpioidHumansMedicare Part DPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsFall-related injuriesOpioid Safety InitiativeOpioid administrationCLC residentsVeterans Affairs Community Living CentersAlzheimer's diseasePropensity scoreSafety initiativesMinimum Data Set assessmentsMedication administration dataOpioid use reductionPrescription refill dataCommunity Living CentersMedicare Part D dataNursing home residentsLong-stay residentsPart D dataNonopioid usersOpioid useRefill dataUntreated painHome residentsVA CLCsAdjusted probabilityCare records
2014
Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Pham T, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Driscoll M, Brandt C, Dziura J. Sex Differences in Patient and Provider Response to Elevated Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Women's Health Issues 2014, 24: 575-580. PMID: 25213750, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticholesteremic AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthDyslipidemiasElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLipoproteins, LDLLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCholesterol controlElevated LDLLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol controlElevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolProvider responsesAmerican Heart Association recommendationsLipid-lowering medicationsIschemic heart diseaseDiet/lifestyle modificationLifestyle modificationStatin therapyLipoprotein cholesterolPatient factorsPatient sexRisk womenClinical remindersHeart diseaseWomen patientsPatient responseTreatment goalsAssociation recommendationsLDL elevationsMedicationsWomen veteransGuideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Veterans
Gaither JR, Goulet JL, Becker WC, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Gordon K, Kerns RD, Rimland D, Skanderson M, Weisberg DF, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Guideline-Concordant Management of Opioid Therapy Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 1130-1140. PMID: 25152300, PMCID: PMC4253900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainFemaleGuideline AdherenceHIV InfectionsHumansMalePractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareUnited StatesVeteransConceptsCurrent substance use disorderGuideline-concordant careOpioid therapyUrine drug testsHuman immunodeficiency virusSubstance use disordersUninfected patientsImmunodeficiency virusUse disordersPatient/provider characteristicsPrimary care provider visitsVeterans Affairs/DepartmentGuideline-concordant managementDrug testsCare concordantGuideline concordanceUninfected veteransProvider visitsPatient characteristicsPatient groupPrimary careClinical guidelinesPain medicineProvider characteristicsPatients
2009
The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication
Freiberg MS, Leaf DA, Goulet JL, Goetz MB, Oursler KK, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Justice AC. The Association Between the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Therapy and HIV Status Among Veterans Who Met NCEP/ATP III Criteria for the Receipt of Lipid Lowering Medication. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2009, 24: 334-340. PMID: 19127386, PMCID: PMC2642578, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNCEP/ATP III criteriaATP III criteriaHIV viral loadViral loadAdult Treatment Panel guidelinesHigher HIV viral loadFive-site studyLipid lowering medicationsVeterans Aging CohortHIV infection statusLipid-Lowering TherapyProspective observational cohortCross-sectional analysisHIV-HCVLowering therapiesModifiable mediatorsObservational cohortResultsThe prevalenceHIV infectionHIV statusPharmacy dataCardiovascular diseasePanel guidelinesMAIN OUTCOMELow prevalence
2005
Differences between Infectious Diseases—Certified Physicians and General Medicine—Certified Physicians in the Level of Comfort with Providing Primary Care to Patients
Fultz SL, Goulet JL, Weissman S, Rimland D, Leaf D, Gibert C, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Differences between Infectious Diseases—Certified Physicians and General Medicine—Certified Physicians in the Level of Comfort with Providing Primary Care to Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2005, 41: 738-743. PMID: 16080098, DOI: 10.1086/432621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsData CollectionEducation, MedicalHIV InfectionsHumansMedicinePhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Professional CompetenceSpecializationSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsID clinicComorbid conditionsActive antiretroviral therapyInfectious disease clinicCommon comorbid conditionsHuman immunodeficiency virusGeneral medical clinicLevel of comfortAntiretroviral therapyComorbid diseasesDisease clinicSuch patientsSelf-reported comfortImmunodeficiency virusPrimary careHIV medicinePrescribing medicationsSubstantial prevalencePatientsPhysician levelClinicMedical clinicsGeneralist physiciansHypertensionHyperlipidemia