2005
Predictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Ding L, Landon BE, Wilson IB, Wong MD, Shapiro MF, Cleary PD. Predictors and Consequences of Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 618-623. PMID: 15795336, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.6.618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersActive antiretroviral therapyDrug usersAntiretroviral therapyPhysicians' attitudesUnmet needMore injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusQuality of careCross-sectional surveyRate of exposureCare physiciansImmunodeficiency virusOptimal careCare measuresHIV knowledgePractice characteristicsHIVPatient exposureKnowledge scorePhysiciansPhysician trainingCareExperience-based exercisesNegative attitudes
2004
Disparities in HIV Treatment and Physician Attitudes About Delaying Protease Inhibitors for Nonadherent Patients
Wong MD, Cunningham WE, Shapiro MF, Andersen RM, Cleary PD, Duan N, Liu HH, Wilson IB, Landon BE, Wenger NS, Consortium F. Disparities in HIV Treatment and Physician Attitudes About Delaying Protease Inhibitors for Nonadherent Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2004, 19: 366-374. PMID: 15061746, PMCID: PMC1492193, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30429.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health statusNonadherent patientsHealth statusPatient adherencePrescribing attitudePhysicians' attitudesProtease inhibitorsBaseline physical health statusCurrent HIV treatment guidelinesHIV treatment guidelinesFirst receiptPI treatmentProspective cohort studyAfrican American patientsHIV infection ratesPercent of providersHealth care providersAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyPatient demographicsTreatment guidelinesSimilar oddsHIV treatmentHIV resistanceHIV knowledge