2022
Preliminary analysis of self-reported quality health indicators of patients on opioid agonist therapy at specialty and primary care clinics in Ukraine: A randomized control trial
Pashchenko O, Bromberg D, Dumchev K, LaMonaca K, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Esserman D, Polonsky M, de Leon S, Morozova O, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Preliminary analysis of self-reported quality health indicators of patients on opioid agonist therapy at specialty and primary care clinics in Ukraine: A randomized control trial. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000344. PMID: 36962514, PMCID: PMC10021202, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care clinicsOpioid use disorderOpioid agonist therapyPrimary careComplete self-reported dataPatient medical record dataMedical record dataComprehensive health outcomesAddiction treatment clinicsAdult PWIDAgonist therapySecondary outcomesParent trialPrimary outcomeRandomized participantsCare clinicsTreatment clinicsIntervention sitesUse disordersHealth outcomesAddiction treatmentRecord dataSelf-reported dataHealth indicatorsClinic
2019
HIV, Drug Injection, and Harm Reduction Trends in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Implications for International and Domestic Policy
LaMonaca K, Dumchev K, Dvoriak S, Azbel L, Morozova O, Altice FL. HIV, Drug Injection, and Harm Reduction Trends in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Implications for International and Domestic Policy. Current Psychiatry Reports 2019, 21: 47. PMID: 31161306, PMCID: PMC6685549, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-019-1038-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapySyringe services programDrug injectionAntiretroviral therapyHIV epidemicEvidence-based HIV prevention strategiesNew HIV casesHIV prevention strategiesHarm reduction programsAgonist therapyHIV incidenceHIV casesRecent FindingsThoughPrevention strategiesSexual partnersHIVInjectionTherapyReduction programsEpidemicPunitive drug lawsService programsMortalityCliniciansIncidence