Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans?
Greysen SR, Horwitz LI, Covinsky KE, Gordon K, Ohl ME, Justice AC. Does Social Isolation Predict Hospitalization and Mortality Among HIV+ and Uninfected Older Veterans? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 1456-1463. PMID: 23927911, PMCID: PMC3773301, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudySocial isolation scoresHuman immunodeficiency virusCause mortalityHospital admissionUninfected groupOlder veteransSocial isolationGreater riskAging Cohort StudyHIV-positive individualsMultivariable regression analysisVA Medical CenterBaseline survey responsesUninfected participantsIncident hospitalizationCohort studyClinical featuresHIV statusImmunodeficiency virusHigh prevalenceMedical CenterMultivariable regressionHospitalizationOlder individualsHazardous drinking and its association with homelessness among veterans in care
Ghose T, Fiellin DA, Gordon AJ, Metraux S, Goetz MB, Blackstock O, McInnes K, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Hazardous drinking and its association with homelessness among veterans in care. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 202-206. PMID: 23474200, PMCID: PMC8101641, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemHazardous drinkingVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAlcohol useAging Cohort StudyLogistic regression modelsHealth care systemCohort studyVA careOlder veteransAlcohol abuseAlcohol misuseEarly interventionBrief interventionAlcohol dependenceHazardous useLow levelsBaselineCare systemRisk of homelessnessCareVeteransDrinkingRiskHousing stability