2019
HIV Disease Severity Is Sensitive to Temporal Changes in Alcohol Use: A National Study of VA Patients With HIV.
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Tate JP, Matson TE, Rubinsky AD, Bobb JF, Lapham GT, Edelman EJ, Catz SL, Satre DD, Bryant KJ, Marshall BDL, Kraemer KL, Bensley KM, Richards JE, Skanderson M, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Bradley KA. HIV Disease Severity Is Sensitive to Temporal Changes in Alcohol Use: A National Study of VA Patients With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 448-455. PMID: 30973541, PMCID: PMC6594884, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACS Index 2.0HIV disease severityVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAlcohol useDisease severityLow-level alcohol useNational Veterans Health AdministrationChange scoresAging Cohort StudyVeterans Health AdministrationAUDIT-C screensAUDIT-CsCohort studyHIV severityVA patientsHealth AdministrationSeverity measuresSeverityHIVPWHMultiple mechanismsNational studyScoresNational sampleDays
2018
Changes in alcohol use associated with changes in HIV disease severity over time: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Bobb JF, Rubinsky AD, Lapham GT, Skanderson M, Catz SL, Bensley KM, Richards JE, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Satre DD, Marshall BDL, Kraemer KL, Blosnich JR, Crystal S, Gordon AJ, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bradley KA. Changes in alcohol use associated with changes in HIV disease severity over time: A national longitudinal study in the Veterans Aging Cohort. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 189: 21-29. PMID: 29859388, PMCID: PMC6344121, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV severityAUDIT-C screensViral loadAlcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataPoor HIV controlVeterans Aging CohortHIV disease severityAUDIT-C scoresCohort study dataLow-level drinkingStable drinkingVL analysisHIV controlMean changeAging CohortDisease severityPLWHGreater riskCD4Individual alcohol useSeverityDrinking trajectoriesNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal study
2017
Long-term alcohol use patterns and HIV disease severity
Marshall BDL, Tate JP, McGinnis KA, Bryant KJ, Cook RL, Edelman EJ, Gaither JR, Kahler CW, Operario D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Long-term alcohol use patterns and HIV disease severity. AIDS 2017, 31: 1313-1321. PMID: 28492393, PMCID: PMC5596310, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV disease severityVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHigh-risk drinkersDisease severityAlcohol useRisk drinkersLower riskAlcohol use trajectoriesIndex groupModerate riskIndex trajectoriesVeterans Health Administration sitesAging Cohort StudyHigh-risk groupMeasures of morbidityAlcohol Use Disorders IdentificationLow index groupAlcohol consumption trajectoriesUse trajectoriesSubset of participantsAlcohol use patternsVACS IndexCause mortalityCohort studyProspective cohort