2023
Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans
Vickers-Smith R, Justice A, Becker W, Rentsch C, Curtis B, Fernander A, Hartwell E, Ighodaro E, Kember R, Tate J, Kranzler H. Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 426-436. PMID: 37132202, PMCID: PMC10238581, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21111097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol consumptionAUD diagnosisHispanic veteransWhite veteransUse disordersPrevalence of AUDAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestUnhealthy alcohol useICD-10 codesAUDIT-C scoresSelf-reported alcohol consumptionAlcohol-related disordersDiagnosis of AUDDisorders Identification TestMaximum scoreSelf-reported raceElectronic health recordsPrimary outcomeAlcohol consumption levelsPotential confoundersHigh prevalenceMillion Veteran ProgramGreater oddsICD-9
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