Sitaji Gurung1, Ana Ventuneac2, Demetria Cain3, Chloe Mirzayi1, Christopher Ferraris4, H Jonathon Rendina5, Martha A Sparks6, Jeffrey T Parsons7. 1. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY, USA. 2. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, NY, USA. 3. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA. 4. Institute for Advanced Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West Hospitals, New York, NY, USA. 5. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA; Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA. 6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA. 7. The Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA; Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA; Health Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Jeffrey.Parsons@hunter.cuny.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Substance use among HIV-positive persons exacerbates health problems. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug-use diagnoses and examined hypothesized predictors associated with alcohol and drug-use diagnoses among HIV-positive patients in New York City (NYC). METHODS: This cohort study reviewed electronic medical records (EMRs) of 4965 HIV-positive patients based on diagnostic codes. These patients attended a comprehensive care clinic in NYC in 2012. Multinomial logistic regression was used to predict the odds of classification into substance use diagnosis grouping. RESULTS: Of the full sample, only 12.7% of patients had an alcohol use diagnosis documented in their EMR compared with more than one-quarter (26.4%) of patients having a recorded drug use diagnosis (p<0.001). Compared with the No Alcohol or Drugs group, the regression model showed that older age and having a recent inpatient hospital stay independently predicted being in the Alcohol Only group; years living with HIV, having an unsuppressed viral load, and having a recent inpatient hospital stay were associated with higher odds of being in the Drugs Only and Alcohol and Drugs groups; and being women and men who have sex with men (MSM) were associated with decreased odds of being in the Drugs Only and Alcohol and Drugs groups. CONCLUSIONS: Substance use diagnosis was associated with viremia and low CD4 counts and hospital stays. This implies that providers should screen for substance use in HIV-positive patients with poor health. Further examination of the extent of such comorbidity is instrumental for intervention efforts.
BACKGROUND: Substance use among HIV-positive persons exacerbates health problems. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of alcohol and drug-use diagnoses and examined hypothesized predictors associated with alcohol and drug-use diagnoses among HIV-positive patients in New York City (NYC). METHODS: This cohort study reviewed electronic medical records (EMRs) of 4965 HIV-positive patients based on diagnostic codes. These patients attended a comprehensive care clinic in NYC in 2012. Multinomial logistic regression was used to predict the odds of classification into substance use diagnosis grouping. RESULTS: Of the full sample, only 12.7% of patients had an alcohol use diagnosis documented in their EMR compared with more than one-quarter (26.4%) of patients having a recorded drug use diagnosis (p<0.001). Compared with the No Alcohol or Drugs group, the regression model showed that older age and having a recent inpatient hospital stay independently predicted being in the Alcohol Only group; years living with HIV, having an unsuppressed viral load, and having a recent inpatient hospital stay were associated with higher odds of being in the Drugs Only and Alcohol and Drugs groups; and being women and men who have sex with men (MSM) were associated with decreased odds of being in the Drugs Only and Alcohol and Drugs groups. CONCLUSIONS: Substance use diagnosis was associated with viremia and low CD4 counts and hospital stays. This implies that providers should screen for substance use in HIV-positive patients with poor health. Further examination of the extent of such comorbidity is instrumental for intervention efforts.
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