2016
Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia
Mukherjee TI, Wickersham JA, Desai MM, Pillai V, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 164: 120-127. PMID: 27207155, PMCID: PMC5592792, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultHumansMalaysiaMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrisonersYoung AdultConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyMaintenance therapyOpioid dependenceDaily heroin useOpioid use disorderLogistic regression analysisMMT initiationDrug use consequencesIndependent correlatesModifiable factorsHIV preventionHeroin useUse disordersParticipant characteristicsMental healthConvenience sampleHIVRegression analysisTherapyStructured questionnaireIncarcerated menMale prisonersUse consequencesLarge proportionPrison population
2003
Determinants of Receipt of Ambulatory Medical Care in a National Sample of Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans
Desai MM, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ. Determinants of Receipt of Ambulatory Medical Care in a National Sample of Mentally Ill Homeless Veterans. Medical Care 2003, 41: 275-287. PMID: 12555055, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000044907.31129.0a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansIll-Housed PersonsInterviews as TopicLogistic ModelsMaleMentally Ill PersonsMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Acceptance of Health CareProspective StudiesSampling StudiesUnited StatesVeteransConceptsDeterminants of receiptMedical careHomeless veteransMore visitsVeterans Affairs administrative dataProgram intakeMedical service useAmbulatory medical careMedical servicesOutpatient medical careLogistic regression modelingIll homeless personsProspective studyMedical visitsFemale genderDuration of homelessnessService useMedical treatmentMental illnessMultivariate analysisDecreased likelihoodSubstance abuseCareVulnerable populationsHomeless Program