2024
Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Korves C, Peixoto A, Lucas B, Davies L, Weinberger D, Rentsch C, Vashi A, Young-Xu Y, King J, Asch S, Justice A. Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Medical Care 2024, 62: 196-204. PMID: 38284412, PMCID: PMC10922611, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension controlFollow-up intervalPrimary care clinic visitsFollow-up lengthVeterans Health AdministrationControlled hypertensionUncontrolled hypertensionGeneralized estimating equationsCohort of individualsStudy inclusion criteriaHealth careHealth AdministrationLonger follow-up intervalsBlood pressure measurementsAssessed associationsClinic visitsInclusion criteriaDecreased likelihoodEstimating equationsPrepandemic periodLow likelihoodCoronavirus diseaseFollow-upHypertensionIndividuals
2022
A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Suicide Among Persons Living with HIV (1996–2020)
Smith A, Breazeale S, Goulet JL, Vlahov D, Justice AC, Womack JA. A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Suicide Among Persons Living with HIV (1996–2020). AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 2559-2573. PMID: 35107660, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03591-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsHIV-specific risk factorsInjection drug useHIV-1 RNACause of morbidityShare risk factorsPrevious suicide attemptsQuantitative study designHIV diagnosisPeer-reviewed journalsHIV infectionEligible studiesInclusion criteriaPsychiatric illnessElevated riskGeneral populationAlcohol misuseElectronic databasesDrug useSystematic reviewSuicide attemptsStudy designInitial searchSearch termsHIV
2017
HIV and Obesity Comorbidity Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-Dimer
Taylor BS, So-Armah K, Tate JP, Marconi VC, Koethe JR, Bedimo RJ, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Womack JA, Gerschenson M, Lo Re V, Rimland D, Yin MT, Leaf D, Tracy RP, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. HIV and Obesity Comorbidity Increase Interleukin 6 but Not Soluble CD14 or D-Dimer. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 500-508. PMID: 28696344, PMCID: PMC5513170, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6Nonobese/Obese/D-dimerMedian IL-6 levelHIV status groupsElevated IL-6D-dimer levelsIL-6 levelsBody mass indexLogistic regression modelsElevated sCD14Uninfected participantsSCD14 levelsHIV infectionProinflammatory stateHIV statusInflammation increasesMass indexObesity/Soluble CD14Interleukin-6Obesity prevalenceOdds ratioInclusion criteria
2016
Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Doolittle BR, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Religion, Spirituality, and HIV Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 22: 1792-1801. PMID: 28004218, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1651-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical outcomesClinical outcomesSystematic reviewFurther longitudinal studiesEnglish-language articlesPositive associationHIV outcomesInclusion criteriaPatient careLanguage articlesOutcomesLongitudinal studyRelevant databasesAssociationSystematic literature reviewNegative associationReviewLiterature reviewHIVPatientsStudyCareIncarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort
Howell BA, Long JB, Edelman EJ, McGinnis KA, Rimland D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Wang EA. Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1496-1502. PMID: 27619934, PMCID: PMC5130961, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3857-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRecent incarcerationPost-traumatic stress disorderBP controlPast historyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of hypertensionPrimary care engagementHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsConclusionsAmong patientsUncontrolled BPAntihypertensive medicationsCohort studyBlood pressureClinical factorsHypertension outcomesMultivariable analysisCare engagementDisease mortalityInclusion criteria
2015
Using observational data to emulate a randomized trial of dynamic treatment-switching strategies: an application to antiretroviral therapy
Cain LE, Saag MS, Petersen M, May MT, Ingle SM, Logan R, Robins JM, Abgrall S, Shepherd BE, Deeks SG, Gill M, Touloumi G, Vourli G, Dabis F, Vandenhende MA, Reiss P, van Sighem A, Samji H, Hogg RS, Rybniker J, Sabin CA, Jose S, del Amo J, Moreno S, Rodríguez B, Cozzi-Lepri A, Boswell SL, Stephan C, Pérez-Hoyos S, Jarrin I, Guest JL, Monforte A, Antinori A, Moore R, Campbell CN, Casabona J, Meyer L, Seng R, Phillips AN, Bucher HC, Egger M, Mugavero MJ, Haubrich R, Geng EH, Olson A, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Kitahata MM, Van Rompaey SE, Teira R, Justice AC, Tate JP, Costagliola D, Sterne JA, Hernán MA, Systems A. Using observational data to emulate a randomized trial of dynamic treatment-switching strategies: an application to antiretroviral therapy. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 45: 2038-2049. PMID: 26721599, PMCID: PMC5841611, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyCopies/Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationTime-varying covariatesTight control groupAdjusted hazard ratioAntiretroviral therapy regimenAIDS Research NetworkIntegrated Clinical SystemsHIV-CAUSAL CollaborationDeath eventsCohort CollaborationHazard ratioTherapy regimenRandomized trialsInverse probability weightingInclusion criteriaMortality analysisClinical treatmentAIDSTherapyDeath analysisDeathTrialsComparative effects
2010
Time to Depression Treatment in Primary Care Among HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans
Hooshyar D, Goulet J, Chwastiak L, Crystal S, Gibert C, Mattocks K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Justice AC, for the VACS Project Team. Time to Depression Treatment in Primary Care Among HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 656-662. PMID: 20405335, PMCID: PMC2881956, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPHQ-9 assessmentMental health visitsDepressed HIVUninfected patientsHIV serostatusDepression treatmentPrimary careDepression severityHealth visitsInclusion criteriaPatient Health Questionnaire scoresUntreated depressive symptomsPrimary care treatmentKaplan-Meier curvesPHQ-9 scoresGeneral medicine clinicProportional hazards methodsStudy inclusion criteriaMajority of depressionsAntidepressant receiptBackgroundMultiple factorsUninfected veteransPatient characteristicsProspective cohortTotal cohort
2009
Measuring Persistence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetic Veterans
Kim N, Agostini J, Justice A. Measuring Persistence to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents in Type 2 Diabetic Veterans. Journal Of Pharmacy Technology 2009, 25: 223-229. PMID: 21779543, PMCID: PMC3139220, DOI: 10.1177/875512250902500402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral hypoglycemic agentsHypoglycemic agentsDiabetic veteransTotal daysStudy entryMedian persistenceKappa agreement statisticsContinuous refillMultiple comorbiditiesMost patientsMedian ageDiabetes controlMedication adherenceInclusion criteriaEligible veteransPoor persistenceSubstantial proportionClinical applicationVeteransPatientsFirst yearAgreement statisticsDaysPrescriptionContinuous fill