2019
Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record
Wang EA, Long JB, McGinnis KA, Wang KH, Wildeman CJ, Kim C, Bucklen KB, Fiellin DA, Bates J, Brandt C, Justice AC. Measuring Exposure to Incarceration Using the Electronic Health Record. Medical Care 2019, 57: s157-s163. PMID: 31095055, PMCID: PMC8352066, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministrative Claims, HealthcareAdultCohort StudiesElectronic Health RecordsEthnicityFemaleHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalMaleMedicareMiddle AgedNatural Language ProcessingPrisonersSelf ReportSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyElectronic health recordsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsVHA electronic health recordsNational observational cohortVirus-infected patientsHealth recordsAging Cohort StudyEHR dataHealth care disparitiesAdministrative dataRace/ethnicityIncarceration exposureObservational cohortUninfected patientsCohort studySpecificity 99.3DATA SOURCESCare disparitiesSpecificity 100Specificity 98.9Social determinantsMedicaid ServicesSpecificity 95.9Health information
2018
Past year and prior incarceration and HIV transmission risk among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the US*
Khan MR, McGinnis KA, Grov C, Scheidell JD, Hawks L, Edelman EJ, Fiellin DA, McInnes DK, Braithwaite RS, Justice AC, Wang EA. Past year and prior incarceration and HIV transmission risk among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the US*. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 349-356. PMID: 30064277, PMCID: PMC6699634, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1499861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive MSMSex risk behaviorsViral loadSubstance useDrug useRisk behaviorsNon-injection drug useTransmission riskMultiple sex partnershipsDetectable viral loadHIV viral loadHIV transmission riskInjection drug useNew HIV infectionsHIV-positive menPrior incarcerationHealth care programsHIV infectionClinical outcomesPast yearCare programSociodemographic factorsSocial determinantsRisk determinantsMSM
2016
Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort
Howell BA, Long JB, Edelman EJ, McGinnis KA, Rimland D, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Wang EA. Incarceration History and Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in a Multi-Site Cohort. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 1496-1502. PMID: 27619934, PMCID: PMC5130961, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3857-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyRecent incarcerationPost-traumatic stress disorderBP controlPast historyUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressure controlHistory of hypertensionAging Cohort StudyCardiovascular disease mortalityRisk of hypertensionPrimary care engagementHistory of incarcerationLogistic regression modelsConclusionsAmong patientsUncontrolled BPAntihypertensive medicationsCohort studyBlood pressureClinical factorsHypertension outcomesMultivariable analysisCare engagementDisease mortalityInclusion criteria
2015
Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Long JB, Akgün KM, Edelman EJ, Rimland D, Wang KH, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Incarceration and health outcomes in HIV‐infected patients: The impact of substance use, primary care engagement, and antiretroviral adherence. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 178-184. PMID: 25662297, PMCID: PMC4397180, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHistory of incarcerationHIV disease outcomeVACS Index scorePrimary care engagementAntiretroviral adherenceCare engagementDisease outcomeIndex scoreDrug useHigher VACS Index scoresHealth of HIVAging Cohort StudyUnhealthy alcohol useViral RNA loadRecent drug useLow CD4Cohort studyRNA loadDrug treatmentHIVHealth outcomesMultivariate analysisMediation analysisPatients