2021
Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study
Nanditha NGA, Paiero A, Tafessu HM, St-Jean M, McLinden T, Justice AC, Kopec J, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS, Lima VD. Excess burden of age-associated comorbidities among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e041734. PMID: 33419911, PMCID: PMC7799128, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative controlsAge-associated comorbiditiesPopulation-based cohort studyCohort studyPrevalence trendsDiagnosis of comorbiditiesHIV-negative counterpartsNon-AIDS comorbiditiesHIV-negative individualsProvincial administrative databasesHIV care modelAdministrative health dataAge-associated conditionsLongitudinal cohort dataEarly ageAIDS comorbiditiesLiver diseaseEligible participantsLung diseaseAdministrative databasesHigh prevalencePLWHComorbiditiesCare modelKruskal-Wallis test
2009
The Payoff Time
Braithwaite RS, Fiellin D, Justice AC. The Payoff Time. Medical Care 2009, 47: 610-617. PMID: 19433991, PMCID: PMC3077952, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819748d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCR screeningComorbid illnessesPatient 1Patient 3Colorectal cancer screening decisionsColorectal cancer screening guidelinesCancer screening guidelinesCongestive heart failureInflammatory bowel diseasePrimary care patientsCancer screening decisionsLife expectancyUnnecessary health careBowel diseaseCare patientsHeart failurePatient 2Screening guidelinesLung diseaseClinical guidelinesCurrent guidelinesTypical patientPractice guidelinesGeneral practiceHealth services
2006
Association of Comorbidity with Physical Disability in Older HIV-Infected Adults
Oursler KK, Goulet JL, Leaf DA, Akingicil A, Katzel LI, Justice A, Crystal S. Association of Comorbidity with Physical Disability in Older HIV-Infected Adults. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2006, 20: 782-791. PMID: 17134352, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.20.782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative patientsPhysical functioningComorbid conditionsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyGeneral medical comorbidityHIV medical careHIV-negative veteransRelationship of comorbiditiesHIV disease stageHIV-negative subjectsAssociation of comorbiditiesChronic lung diseaseAging Cohort StudyCoronary artery diseaseYears of ageSelf-reported difficultyOlder HIVAntiretroviral therapyMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyArtery diseaseClinical factorsPatient groupDisease stageLung diseaseMedical Disease and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With Human Immunodeficiency Infection
Justice AC, Lasky E, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Conigliaro J, Fultz SL, Crothers K, Rabeneck L, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Weissman SB, Bryant K. Medical Disease and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With Human Immunodeficiency Infection. Medical Care 2006, 44: s52-s60. PMID: 16849969, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000228003.08925.8c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 diagnostic codesICD-9 codesChart reviewMedical diseasesDiagnostic codesAlcohol useHepatitis CLevel of exposureHIV infectionAlcohol exposureMultivariate modelGreater exposure levelsCD4 cell countHIV-positive patientsIntravenous drug useObstructive lung diseaseHuman immunodeficiency infectionCurrent alcohol useNonlinearity of associationsDiagnosis of abuseCohort studyBacterial pneumoniaPast drinkersViral loadLung disease