2020
Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Bathulapalli H, Smith A, Bates J, Jarad S, Redeker NS, Luther SL, Gill TM, Brandt CA, Justice AC. Serious Falls in Middle‐Aged Veterans: Development and Validation of a Predictive Risk Model. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 2847-2854. PMID: 32860222, PMCID: PMC7744431, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged veteransVeterans Health AdministrationOpioid useSerious fallsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption scoresCategory-free net reclassification improvementIllicit substance use disordersMental health comorbiditiesPrescription opioid useMultivariable logistic regressionNet reclassification improvementSubstance use disordersQuality of lifeHazardous alcohol usePredictive risk modelChronic medicationsCohort studyHealth comorbiditiesNinth RevisionReclassification improvementGeriatric healthInjury codesHazardous alcoholInternational ClassificationUse disorders
2019
Polypharmacy, Hazardous Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use, and Serious Falls Among PLWH and Uninfected Comparators.
Womack JA, Murphy TE, Rentsch CT, Tate JP, Bathulapalli H, Smith AC, Bates J, Jarad S, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tien PC, Yin MT, Gill TM, Friedlaender G, Brandt CA, Justice AC. Polypharmacy, Hazardous Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use, and Serious Falls Among PLWH and Uninfected Comparators. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 82: 305-313. PMID: 31339866, PMCID: PMC7176040, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit substance useHazardous alcoholSerious fallsUninfected comparatorsMedication classesOpioid prescriptionsSubstance useHIV statusMuscle relaxantsRisk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyIllicit substance abuseUnconditional logistic regressionNon-ART medicationsHazardous alcohol useSubstance use/abuseCase-control designKey risk factorsUse/abuseCohort studyMedication countInjury codesDuration of observationBaseline date
2015
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE
Ghose T, Gordon A, Metraux S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Day N, Blackstock O, Justice A. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE. Journal Of Community Psychology 2015, 43: 189-198. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV-negative veteransSubstance useAging Cohort StudyAfrican American substance usersGeneral veteran populationHIV-positive statusHazardous alcohol useHealth care systemCohort studyHIV infectionHIV-positiveHIV statusHigh riskVeteran populationWomen veteransHIVAlcohol useCare systemSubstance usersHomelessness riskLast monthVeteransHomelessness prevalenceDrinking 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
2013
Risk Factors for Hospitalization and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Admission Among HIV-Infected Veterans
Akgün KM, Gordon K, Pisani M, Fried T, McGinnis KA, Tate JP, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Justice AC, Crothers K. Risk Factors for Hospitalization and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) Admission Among HIV-Infected Veterans. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 52-59. PMID: 23111572, PMCID: PMC4182723, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318278f3fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACS Index scoreMedical intensive care unit admissionIntensive care unit admissionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionMICU admissionIndex scoreRisk factorsHazardous alcohol useVACS IndexUnit admissionCurrent smokingChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAlcohol useNon-AIDS diseasesVA administrative databasesMultivariable Cox regressionSurvival of HIVObstructive pulmonary diseaseAging Cohort StudyElectronic medical recordsAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityPrior AIDSPrior cancer
2010
Decreased Serum Antibody Responses to Recombinant Pneumocystis Antigens in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Current Smokers
Crothers K, Daly KR, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Justice AC, Djawe K, Levin L, Walzer PD. Decreased Serum Antibody Responses to Recombinant Pneumocystis Antigens in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Current Smokers. MSphere 2010, 18: 380-386. PMID: 21191078, PMCID: PMC3067379, DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00421-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAntibody responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayP. jiroveciiCurrent smokersSerum antibodiesHIV-negative subjectsObstructive pulmonary diseaseInjection drug useSerum antibody responseMultivariate Tobit regression modelsHazardous alcohol useCross-sectional analysisUninfected patientsCurrent smokingHIV infectionIndependent predictorsPulmonary diseaseSyncytial virusImmunosuppressive effectsSerologic studiesSubsequent riskPneumocystis jiroveciiDrug use