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November 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The current study investigated the role of racial concordance between patients and medical providers on the timing of receipt of protease inhibitor therapy. Data was obtained from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS), a nationally rep ...
November 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The present study examined what factors were related to antiretroviral adherence for men and women who were HIV-seropositive. It was part of the HIV Epidemiologic Research on Outcomes (HERO) study that involved individuals in a methadone maintenance ...
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors use data from the HIV Cost Services Utilization Study, a longitudinal study of 2,864 non-hospitalized HIV-infected persons in the United States, to assess the effect of different care team compositions on quality of care.
June 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants play important roles in the care of patients with HIV. This study reveals their strong interest in prescribing buprenorphine, a treatment for opioid addicts, to HIV patients who suffer from substance abuse.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Participation in a primary care buprenorphine/naloxone treatment program was associated with decreased HIV-risk behaviors. Although general counseling was provided in the program, counseling aimed specifically at HIV risk behaviors would probably be of benefit in further reducing such behaviors.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Collaboration between a community-based organization using a harm reduction model and a medical center utilizing a medical care model yielded the Health Services Program. The program provided services to unstably housed substance users with or at-risk for HIV.
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Discourage patients from seeking treatment.
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
For HIV-positive individuals, smoking is associated with increased disease progression.
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
A survey of 1,027 HIV-infected patients was used in this research to examine how patient preference in decision-making affected outcome. The study population was mostly young African-American males. Respondents were asked to select one of these cate ...
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements for HIV antiretrovirals are controversial and have been criticized in the past for including deceptive images and underplaying HIV drug limitations. The authors sought to describe the state o ...