Impact of behavioral and medication treatment for alcohol use disorder on changes in HIV-related outcomes among patients with HIV: A longitudinal analysis
McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Korthuis PT, Oldfield B, Williams EC, Wyse J, Bryant K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Kraemer KL. Impact of behavioral and medication treatment for alcohol use disorder on changes in HIV-related outcomes among patients with HIV: A longitudinal analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 217: 108272. PMID: 32971391, PMCID: PMC7757793, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDetectable VLVisits/monthUse disordersVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataCohort study dataRace/ethnicityUndetectable VLMedian ageTreatment initiationMedication treatmentImproved adherenceHIVBehavioral treatmentFirst monthIntensity groupTreatment intensityMonthsImpact of BehavioralOutcomesLinear regression modelsLongitudinal analysisVisitsVLAdherenceAlcohol Use and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Patients Living with HIV: Is Change in Alcohol Use Associated with Change in Adherence?
Williams EC, McGinnis KA, Rubinsky AD, Matson TE, Bobb JF, Lapham GT, Edelman EJ, Satre DD, Catz SL, Richards JE, Bryant KJ, Marshall BDL, Kraemer KL, Crystal S, Gordon AJ, Skanderson M, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bradley KA. Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Patients Living with HIV: Is Change in Alcohol Use Associated with Change in Adherence? AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 203-214. PMID: 32617778, PMCID: PMC7775874, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02950-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useAntiretroviral therapyLow-level alcohol useInitial adherenceAntiretroviral adherenceAdherence interventionsAdherence decreasesAlcohol use increasesScreening scoresLongitudinal associationsAdherencePLWHHIVAnnual changesLinear regression modelsStable scoresRegression modelsScoresSmall annual changesDynamic longitudinal associationsAssociationUse increasesPatientsTherapy