2014
Emergency Department Use among HIV-Infected Released Jail Detainees
Boyd AT, Song DL, Meyer JP, Altice FL. Emergency Department Use among HIV-Infected Released Jail Detainees. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 108-135. PMID: 25331820, PMCID: PMC4338130, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9905-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV primary careEmergency department useED visitsPrimary careHIV careED useDepartment useDrug severitySubstance useCox proportional hazards regressionUnique ED visitsProportional hazards regressionMultivariate negative binomial regressionHIV/AIDSRecent substance useHealth care continuityPrimary outcomeHazards regressionCare continuityFemale sexMedical recordsJail detentionJail detaineesNegative binomial regressionPotential covariates
2013
Frequent Emergency Department Use Among Released Prisoners With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Characterization Including a Novel Multimorbidity Index
Meyer JP, Qiu J, Chen NE, Larkin GL, Altice FL. Frequent Emergency Department Use Among Released Prisoners With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Characterization Including a Novel Multimorbidity Index. Academic Emergency Medicine 2013, 20: 79-88. PMID: 23570481, PMCID: PMC3623800, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsComorbidityConfidence IntervalsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services MisuseHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPoisson DistributionPrisonersProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusFrequent ED useFrequent ED usersFrequent emergency department (ED) useEmergency department useED useED usersMultimorbidity indexAntiretroviral therapyED visitsImmunodeficiency virusDischarge planningDepartment useWorse physical health-related qualityPhysical health-related qualityMultivariate Poisson regression modelChronic medical illnessLower physical HRQoLHealth-related qualityPoisson regression modelsPhysical HRQoLMedical illnessPsychiatric illnessPsychiatric correlatesIllness
2012
Emergency Department Use by Released Prisoners with HIV: An Observational Longitudinal Study
Meyer JP, Qiu J, Chen NE, Larkin GL, Altice FL. Emergency Department Use by Released Prisoners with HIV: An Observational Longitudinal Study. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42416. PMID: 22879972, PMCID: PMC3411742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED useEmergency departmentHIV careED visitsSelf-administered antiretroviral therapyMultivariate modelContinuous HIV carePrimary HIV careEmergency department useAcute febrile syndromeObservational longitudinal studyAlcohol addiction severityED contactAntiretroviral therapyComorbid diseasesHIV severityPrimary outcomeFebrile syndromeSubstance use issuesDepartment useSevere depressionGreater social supportHealthcare resourcesMental illnessPoisson regression