2018
Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
Gaither JR, Gordon K, Crystal S, Edelman EJ, Kerns RD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Becker WC. Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 371-376. PMID: 30122319, PMCID: PMC7106601, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyIllicit drug useUrine drug testsDrug useOpioid therapyWhite racePositive urine drug testDrug testsMonths of treatmentElectronic medical recordsWhite patientsChronic painPatient raceMedical recordsPatientsLogistic regressionOpioidsRacial disparitiesDrug testingCocaineCannabisTherapyCliniciansDiscontinuationPain
2017
Mistrust and Endorsement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Conspiracy Theories Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected African American Veterans
Mattocks KM, Gibert C, Fiellin D, Fiellin LE, Jamison A, Brown A, Justice AC. Mistrust and Endorsement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Conspiracy Theories Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected African American Veterans. Military Medicine 2017, 182: e2073-e2079. PMID: 29087885, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-17-00078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV conspiracy beliefsAfrican American veteransHealthcare providersHIV treatmentVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careAmerican veteransPoor health outcomesGovernment healthcare providersPhysician mistrustHIV careVHA hospitalsImmunodeficiency virusTreatment recommendationsMedical conditionsPotential cureHealth outcomesHIV conspiracy theoriesSemistructured interview formatVeterans' willingnessDisproportionate tollRacial disparitiesHealthcare systemVeterans' beliefsVeterans
2016
First Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013
Wong C, Gange SJ, Buchacz K, Moore RD, Justice AC, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Koethe JR, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Palella FJ, Patel P, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Abraham AG, Samji H, Napravnik S, Ahmed T, Thorne JE, Bosch RJ, Mayor AM, Althoff KN, Research and Design F. First Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 459-467. PMID: 28172581, PMCID: PMC5850614, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitusAntiretroviral therapyCumulative incidenceKidney diseaseNoncommunicable diseasesNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationOccurrence of DMType 2 diabetes mellitusRisk of deathDemographic subgroupsNon-black womenCohort CollaborationHIV populationImmunodeficiency virusTreatment optionsHypertensionAge 70Poisson regressionRacial disparitiesDiseaseBlack womenIncidenceCare
2003
Understanding racial disparities in HIV using data from the veterans aging cohort 3-site study and VA administrative data.
McGinnis KA, Fine MJ, Sharma RK, Skanderson M, Wagner JH, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rabeneck L, Justice AC. Understanding racial disparities in HIV using data from the veterans aging cohort 3-site study and VA administrative data. American Journal Of Public Health 2003, 93: 1728-33. PMID: 14534229, PMCID: PMC1448041, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesDisease ManagementFemaleHispanic or LatinoHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient ComplianceProportional Hazards ModelsSocioeconomic FactorsSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWhite PeopleConceptsWhite veteransClinical managementMinority veteransHealth statusVeterans Aging CohortSeverity of illnessVA administrative dataRace-associated differencesHigh mortality ratePatients' health statusNational administrative dataAdministrative dataPossible etiologiesUS veteransPoor survivalMortality rateAging CohortHIVPoor healthRacial disparitiesVeteransSignificant differencesSurvivalCohortAdherence