2020
The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index Predicts Mortality in a Community-recruited Cohort of People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Who Use Illicit Drugs
Reddon H, Grant C, Nosova E, Fairbairn N, Barrios R, Justice AC, Nolan S, Socias ME, Milloy MJ. The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index Predicts Mortality in a Community-recruited Cohort of People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Who Use Illicit Drugs. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: 538-541. PMID: 32857842, PMCID: PMC8496478, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease severityStudy indicesCommunity-recruited cohortIllicit drugsVirus disease severityVACS IndexProspective cohortImmunodeficiency virusClinical biomarkersDisease severityStudy periodCohortMortalityDrugsIndexBiomarkersSeverity
2018
Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Hawkins KL, Gordon KS, Levin MJ, Weinberg A, Battaglia C, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Rimland D, Justice A, Tate J, Erlandson KM. Herpes Zoster and Herpes Zoster Vaccine Rates Among Adults Living With and Without HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 527-533. PMID: 30179984, PMCID: PMC6203599, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHerpes zoster ratesHerpes zosterAging Cohort StudyUninfected adultsUninfected veteransVaccine receiptZoster vaccineCohort studyHIV serostatusStudy periodCART-treated individualsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 RNAHigh rateLow CD4Vaccine guidelinesZoster vaccinationAntiretroviral therapyVaccine ratesStudy endPharmacy dataEffective vaccinePLWHZosterProvider verification of electronic health record receipt and nonreceipt of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection
Rentsch CT, Cartwright EJ, Gandhi NR, Brown ST, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Goetz MB, Marconi VC, Gibert CL, Re VL, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Tate JP. Provider verification of electronic health record receipt and nonreceipt of direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 28: 808-811. PMID: 30195616, PMCID: PMC6318448, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionCorporate Data WarehouseChronic HCV infectionC virus infectionPositive predictive valuePredictive valueHCV infectionHCV treatmentVirus infectionVeterans Health Administration Corporate Data WarehouseChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionStudy periodModern treatment eraRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataPharmacy fill recordsHealth record dataNegative predictive valueElectronic health recordsAntiviral regimenHCV therapyTreatment eraChart reviewCohort studyAntiviral treatment
2017
Association of Cannabis, Stimulant, and Alcohol use with Mortality Prognosis Among HIV-Infected Men
Adams JW, Bryant KJ, Edelman J, Fiellin DA, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Gordon KS, Kraemer KL, Mimiaga MJ, Operario D, Tate JP, van den Berg JJ, Justice AC, Marshall BDL. Association of Cannabis, Stimulant, and Alcohol use with Mortality Prognosis Among HIV-Infected Men. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 1341-1351. PMID: 28887669, PMCID: PMC5881942, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1905-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyLow-risk alcohol useRisk alcohol useMortality riskAlcohol useStimulant useAdjusted longitudinal analysesAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useAssociation of cannabisVACS IndexCause mortalityCohort studyPatient populationPrognostic indicatorMortality prognosisHIVStudy periodSubstance useCannabisRiskLongitudinal analysisMenMortalityStimulants
2015
Drinking trajectories among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A cohort study of United States veterans
Marshall BD, Operario D, Bryant KJ, Cook RL, Edelman EJ, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Kahler CW, Maisto SA, McGinnis KA, van den Berg JJ, Zaller ND, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Drinking trajectories among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A cohort study of United States veterans. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 148: 69-76. PMID: 25596785, PMCID: PMC4330114, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazardous alcohol useGeneralized estimates equationsAlcohol useCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMean AUDIT-C scoreInfectious disease clinicAging Cohort StudyAlcohol-related diagnosesAUDIT-C scoresAlcohol use trajectoriesConcurrent substance useGroup-based trajectory modelsDisease clinicMean ageEight-year study periodUS veteransMultivariable modelModifiable targetsSelf-report assessmentsHIVAlcohol consumptionUse trajectoriesStudy periodSubstance use