Never in care: Characteristics of HIV-infected crack cocaine users in 2 US cities who have never been to outpatient HIV care

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 376-380

  Bell, Christine ^a   Metsch, Lisa R ^b   Vogenthaler, Nicholas ^c   Cardenas, Gabriel ^b   Rodriguez, Allan ^b   Locascio, Virginia ^b   Kuper, Tamy ^b   Scharf, Elizabeth ^a   Marquez, Alexandra ^a   Yohannan, Mary ^a   Del Rio, Carlos ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

drug use; HIV care; HIV AIDS; hospital; intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGED; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

COCAINE;

EID: 77955503975     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181d01d31     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Bartlett JG, Cheever LW, Johnson MP, et al, eds. A Guide to Primary Care of People with HIV/AIDS. Health Resources and Services Administration: HIV/AIDS Bureau, 2004.
2. HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. The Ryan white HIV/AIDS program. Available at: http://hab.hrsa.gov/aboutus.htm. Accessed August 31, 2009.
3. Strathdee SA, Palepu A, Cornelisse PGA, et al. Barriers to use of free antiretroviral therapy in injection drug users. JAMA. 1998;280:547-549.
4. Metsch LR, Bell CE, Pereyra M, et al. Hospitalized HIV-infected patients: a population of concern in the era of HAART. Am J Public Health. 2009; 99:1-4.
5. Mellins CA, Havens JF, McDonnell C, et al. Adherence to antiretroviral medications and medical care in HIV-infected adults diagnosed with mental and substance abuse disorders. AIDS Care. 2009;21:168-177.
6. Anthony MN, Gardner L, Marks G, et al. Factors associated with use of HIV primary care among persons recently diagnosed with HIV: examination of variables from the behavioural model of health-care utilization. AIDS Care. 2007;19:195-202.
7. Samet JH, Freedberg KA, Stein MD, et al. Time from testing positive for HIV to presentation for primary care. Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:758-759.
8. Strathdee SA, Palepu A, Cornelisse PGA, et al. Barriers to use of free antiretroviral therapy in injection drug users. JAMA. 1998;280:547-549.
9. Napravnik S, Eron J, McKaig R, et al. Factors associated with fewer visits for HIV primary care at a tertiary care center in the Southeastern U.S. AIDS Care. 2006;18(Suppl 1):S45-S50.
10. Sohler NL, Wong MD, Cunningham WE, et al. Type and pattern of illicit drug use and access to health care services for HIV-infected people. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2007;21(Suppl 1):S68-S76.
11. Laine C, Hauck WW, Gourevitch MN, et al. Regular outpatient medical and drug abuse care and subsequent hospitalization of persons who use illicit drugs. JAMA. 2001;285:2355-2362.
12. Parish DD, Kent CK. Access to care issues for African American communities: implications for STD disparities. AIDS Care. 2006; 18(Suppl 1):S45-S50.
13. Shapiro MF, Morton SC, McCaffrey DF. Variations in the care of HIV-infected adults in the United States: results from the HIV cost and services utilization study. JAMA. 1999;281:2305-2315.
14. Gonzalez JS, Hendriksen ES, Colins EM, et al. Latinos and HIV/AIDS: examining factors related to disparity and identifying opportunities for psychosocial intervention research. AIDS Behav. 2009;13:582-602.
15. Gardner LI, Metsch LR, Anderson-Mahoney P, et al. Efficacy of a brief case management intervention to link HIV-infected persons to care. AIDS. 2005;19:423-431.
16. Tobias CR, Cunningham W, Cabral HD, et al. Living with HIV but without medical: barriers to engagement. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2007;21:426-434.
17. Ashman JJ, Conviser R, Pounds MB. Associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and medical care receipt and retention. AIDS Care. 2002;14(Suppl 1):S109-S118.
18. Tobias C, Cunningham WE, Cunningham CO, et al. Making the connection: the importance of engagement and retention in HIV medical care. AIDS Care. 2007;21(Suppl 1):S3-S8.
19. Sherbourne CD, Stewart AL. The MOS social support survey. Soc Sci Med. 1991;32:705-714.
20. Homer D, Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons; 2000.
21. Ding L, Landon BE, Wilson IB, et al. The quality of care received by HIV patients without a primary provider. AIDS Care. 2008;20:35-42.
22. Knowlton AR, Hoover DR, Chung S, et al. Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2001;64:55-62.
23. Samet JH, Freedberg KA, Stein MD, et al. Trillion virion delay: time from testing positive for HIV to presentation for primary care. Arch Intern Med. 1998;158:734-740.
24. Sherer R, Stieglitz K, Narra J, et al. HIV multidisciplinary teams work: support services improve access to and retention in HIV primary care. AIDS Care. 2002;14(Suppl 1):S31-S44.
25. Cunningham CO, Sanchez JP, Heller DL, et al. Assessment of a medical outreach program to improve access to HIV care among marginalized individuals. Am J Public Health. 2007;97:1758-1761.
26. Gardner LI, Marks G, Metsch LR, et al. Psychological and behavioral correlates of entering care for HIV infection: the antiretroviral treatment access study (ARTAS). AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2007;21:418-425.
27. Korthuis PT, Josephs J, Fleishman JA, et al. Substance abuse treatment in human immunodeficiency virus: the role of patient-provider discussions. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008;35:294-303.
28. Rajabiun S, Mallinson RK, McCoy K, et al. "Getting me back on track": the role of outreach interventions in engaging and retaining people living with HIV/AIDS in medical care. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2007; 21(Suppl 1):S20-S29.
29. Lucas GM, Gebo KA, Chaisson RE, et al. Longitudinal assessment of the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on HIV-1 treatment outcomes in an urban clinic. AIDS. 2002;16:767-774.
30. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised Surveillance Case Definitions for HIV Infection Among Adults, Adolescents, and Children Aged,18MonthsandforHIVInfectionandAIDSAmongChildrenAged18 Monthsto,13Years\ UnitedStates,2008.MMWR. 2008;57(RR-10):1-12.