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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 ...
November 12, 2007 | Journal Article
Kidney functioning for HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals as measured by levels of cystatin C and creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rates were compared in this article. Participants were 1,008 HIV-positive individuals from the Fat Redistribution and Metabolic Change in HIV Infection study along with a control sample of 290 individuals from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.
November 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The patterns of health care use by HIV patients at Veterans Health Administration (VA) centers was the focus of this research study. Participants were 4,368 HIV patients who had presented at a VA between 1998 and 2002.
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The present article investigated risky sexual behavior, and the role intoxication before intercourse may play in such behavior, for male veterans. The study sample consisted of 1,719 men from the Veterans Aging Cohort 5-Site Feasibility Study (VACS ...
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The present article focused on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected veterans and the prevalence of homelessness and alcohol use among this population. Additionally, the study explored how homelessness and alcohol use were related to health ca ...
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
HIV disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, such as black and Hispanic communities, the poor, and substance users, who often have limited access to medical and social services. To address the gap in knowledge about hard-to-reach HIV-posit ...
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 ...
April 9, 2013 | Story
Economist Harold A. Pollack, PhD, studied the intersection of poverty and health policy as an RWJF Scholar in Health Policy Research. His career focuses on the role of American social policy in improving the lives of vulnerable people.