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AIDS Care ; 17(5): 566-78, 2005 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16036243

ABSTRACT

We examined interpersonal violence and its association with health care utilization and substance use severity among a cohort of 349 HIV-infected men and women with histories of alcohol problems assessed biannually up to 36 months. Data included demographics, lifetime interpersonal violence histories, age at first violence exposure, recent violence (prior six months), substance use severity and health care utilization (ambulatory visits, Emergency Department (ED) visits, hospitalizations) and adherence to HIV medication. Kaplan-Meier survival curves estimated the proportion of subjects experiencing recent violence. Generalized estimating equation regression models evaluated the relationship between recent violence, utilization and substance use severity over time, controlling for demographics, CD4 counts and depressive symptoms. Subject characteristics included: 79% male; mean age 41 years; 44% black, 33% white and 23% other. Eighty percent of subjects reported lifetime interpersonal violence: 40% physical violence alone, and 40% sexual violence with or without physical violence. First violence occurred prior to age 13 in 46%. Twenty-four (41%) of subjects reported recent violence by 24 and 36 months, respectively. In multivariate analyses, recent violence was associated with more ambulatory visits, ED visits and hospitalizations and worse substance use severity, but not medication adherence. Due to the high incidence and associated increased health care services utilization, violence prevention interventions should be considered for HIV-infected patients with a history of alcohol problems.


Subject(s)
Alcoholism/psychology , HIV Infections/drug therapy , Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology , Violence , Adult , Boston/epidemiology , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Patient Compliance , Prevalence
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Arch Intern Med ; 160(11): 1659-64, 2000 Jun 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10847259

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: A history of physical or sexual abuse is associated with increased health care utilization and possibly an increase in illness based largely on self-reported data. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether victimization experience is associated with increases in documented medical disease and health care utilization among women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: We interviewed and reviewed medical record data of 50 women seeking initial primary care for HIV infection at 2 urban hospitals. Women with and without a history of physical and sexual abuse were compared. Using multiple regression analysis, 2 periods were examined: entire life before study entry and the subsequent 2 years. The characteristics examined included episodic disease, chronic disease, sexually transmitted disease, chronic pain syndrome, opportunistic infections, obstetrical history, and number of injuries, surgical procedures, hospitalizations, ambulatory care visits, and emergency department visits. RESULTS: Evidence of physical or sexual abuse was found in 34 (68%) of the 50 women, of whom 16 (32%) did not disclose during the interview that they were abused. At entry, the rates of episodic disease, chronic pain syndrome, and sexually transmitted disease were greater among those women with histories of abuse. At 2 years, episodic disease, chronic disease, injuries, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations were all more likely in abused women. CONCLUSION: Physical and sexual abuse are common and associated with increased medical disease and health care utilization among HIV-infected women.


Subject(s)
Battered Women , HIV Infections/therapy , HIV-1 , Sex Offenses , Women's Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Battered Women/statistics & numerical data , Boston/epidemiology , Crime Victims/statistics & numerical data , Female , HIV Infections/complications , Humans , Interviews as Topic/methods , Medical Records/statistics & numerical data , Multivariate Analysis , Physical Examination , Prevalence , Rhode Island/epidemiology , Sex Offenses/statistics & numerical data , Socioeconomic Factors
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Arch Intern Med ; 157(10): 1093-7, 1997 May 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9164375

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Although women with a history of victimization are known to have increased somatic symptoms, health care utilization, and substance abuse, the health effects of victimization on substance-abusing women are uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether a history of victimization among substance-abusing women is associated with more medical problems or emergency department visits. METHODS: Interview data were collected from 2322 women seeking publicly funded addiction treatment from September 1992 to January 1996. We compared women with a lifetime history of physical or sexual abuse with those without such a history by bivariate and multivariable analyses. Variables included episodic medical disease, chronic medical disease, recent emergency department visits, substance abuse characteristics, and demographic data. RESULTS: The prevalence of victimization was 42%. In bivariate analyses, the following variables had significant association with victimization histories: episodic medical disease, recent emergency department visit, chronic medical disease, primary care physician's awareness of substance abuse history, ethnicity, and lower income. Alcohol and crack cocaine users had higher prevalence of victimization compared with heroin or noncrack cocaine users (P = .001). In the logistic regression, the following variables remained independently and significantly associated with victimization: episodic medical disease (odds ratio [OR], 2.15; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.70-2.73), physician awareness of substance abuse (OR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.42-2.23), emergency department visit (OR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.22-2.03), chronic medical disease (OR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.19-1.92), and lower income. CONCLUSION: Victimization in urban, poor, substance-abusing women is associated with more medical disease and health care utilization. Interventions that focus on the interconnected problems these women face may more effectively affect this challenging population.


Subject(s)
Battered Women , Crime Victims , Sex Offenses , Substance-Related Disorders/complications , Women's Health , Adult , Alcoholism/complications , Chronic Disease , Cocaine , Crack Cocaine , Demography , Disease , Emergency Medical Services , Ethanol/poisoning , Ethnicity , Female , Heroin Dependence/complications , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Logistic Models , Multivariate Analysis , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Poverty , Prevalence , Primary Health Care , Substance Abuse Treatment Centers , Substance-Related Disorders/physiopathology , Substance-Related Disorders/rehabilitation
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