2002
Clinical Importance of HIV and Depressive Symptoms Among Veterans with HIV Infection
Kilbourne AM, Justice AC, Rollman BL, McGinnis KA, Rabeneck L, Weissman S, Smola S, Schultz R, Whittle J, Rodriguez‐Barradas M. Clinical Importance of HIV and Depressive Symptoms Among Veterans with HIV Infection. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 512-520. PMID: 12133141, PMCID: PMC1495073, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10803.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere depressive symptomsIllness severityHIV symptomsDepressive symptomsHIV infectionClinical importanceHIV Symptom IndexEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleInfectious disease clinicPatient illness severitySeverity of illnessSignificant depressive symptomsCross-sectional studyVA Medical CenterHealth care providersDepression symptom severityAntiretroviral useDisease clinicViral loadCommon symptomsSymptom IndexDepression statusSymptom frequencyDepression ScaleMedical Center
2001
Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index
Justice AC, Holmes W, Gifford AL, Rabeneck L, Zackin R, Sinclair G, Weissman S, Neidig J, Marcus C, Chesney M, Cohn SE, Wu AW, Committee F. Development and validation of a self-completed HIV symptom index. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: s77-s90. PMID: 11750213, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00449-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Symptom IndexCD4 cell countSymptom IndexPatient-oriented researchProspective sampleClinical managementCleveland Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCell countDisease severityAIDS Clinical Trials GroupMental health summary scoresVeterans Affairs Medical CenterViral quantificationAdverse drug event reportingAdverse drug reportingExcellent completion ratesMultidrug antiretroviral therapyPatient-reported symptomsHealth-related qualityConvenience sampleClinical Trials GroupHealth summary scoresPhysician-assessed disease severityChi-square testAntiretroviral therapy