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Slower uptake of HIV antiretroviral therapy among Aboriginal injection drug users
Author(s): Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr, Anita Palepu, Ruth Zhang, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Mark W. Tyndall, Julio S.G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg
Publication Date: 2006
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Antiretroviral adherence and HIV treatment outcomes among HIV/HCV co-infected injection drug users: The role of methadone maintenance therapy
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Mark W. Tyndall, Ruth Joy, Thomas Kerr, Evan Wood, Natasha Press, Robert S. Hogg, Julio S.G. Montaner
Publication Date: 2006
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Initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy and continuity of HIV care: the impact of incarceration and prison release on adherence and HIV treatment outcomes.
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Mark W. Tyndall, K. Chan, E. Wood, Julio S. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg
Publication Date: 2004
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Substance Abuse Treatment and Hospitalization among a Cohort of HIV-Infected Individuals with Alcohol Problems
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Nicholas J. Horton, Nicole Tibbetts, Seville Meli, Jeffrey H. Samet
Publication Date: 2005
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Aboriginal status is a prognostic factor for mortality among antiretroviral naïve HIV-positive individuals first initiating HAART
Author(s): Viviane D. Lima, Patricia Kretz, Anita Palepu, Simon Bonner, Thomas Kerr, David Moore, Mark Daniel, Julio SG. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg
Publication Date: 2006
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Readmission Rates of Patients Discharged against Medical Advice: A Matched Cohort Study
Author(s): Mark Choi, Haerin Kim, Hong Qian, Anita Palepu
Publication Date: 2011
Objective We compared the readmission rates and the pattern of readmission among patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) to control patients discharged with approval over a one-year follow-up period. Methods A retrospective matched-cohort study of 656 patients(328 were discharged AMA) who were followed for one year after their initial hospitalization at an urban university-affiliated teaching hospital in Vancouver, Canada that serve...
The health and housing in transition study: a longitudinal study of the health of homeless and vulnerably housed adults in three Canadian cities
Author(s): Stephen W. Hwang, Tim Aubry, Anita Palepu, Susan Farrell, Rosane Nisenbaum, Anita M. Hubley, Fran Klodawsky, Evie Gogosis, Elizabeth Hay, Shannon Pidlubny
Publication Date: 2011
While substantial research has demonstrated the poor health status of homeless populations, the health status of vulnerably housed individuals is largely unknown. Furthermore, few longitudinal studies have assessed the impact of housing transitions on health. The health and housing in transition (HHiT) study is a prospective cohort study that aims to track the health and housing status of a representative sample of homeless and vulnerably housed...
Homelessness and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among a Cohort of HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
Author(s): Anita Palepu, M-J Milloy, Thomas Kerr, Ruth Zhang, Evan Wood
Publication Date: 2011
Homelessness is prevalent among HIV-infected injection drug users (IDU) and may adversely affect access and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). There are limited descriptions of the effect of homelessness on adherence to ART in long-term cohorts of HIV-infected IDU. We used data from a community-recruited prospective cohort of HIV-infected IDU, including comprehensive ART dispensation records, in a setting where HIV care is free. We examin...
Addiction Treatment and Stable Housing among a Cohort of Injection Drug Users
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Calvin Lai, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr
Publication Date: 2010
Unstable housing and homelessness is prevalent among injection drug users (IDU). We sought to examine whether accessing addiction treatment was associated with attaining stable housing in a prospective cohort of IDU in Vancouver, Canada. Read the Homeless Hub Research Summary of this study.
Substance abuse treatment and risk behaviors among HIV-infected persons with alcohol problems
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Anita Raj, Nicholas J. Horton, Nicole Tibbetts, Seville Meli, Jeffrey H. Samet
Publication Date: 2005
We examined the association of substance abuse treatment with sexual and drug use risk behaviors among 349 HIV-infected persons with a history of alcohol problems using a standardized questionnaire regarding sexual and drug use risk behaviors, demographics, substance use, and use of substance abuse treatment.We defined substance abuse treatment services as any of the following in the past 6 months: 12 weeks in a half-way house or residential faci...
Alcohol Use and Incarceration Adversely Affect HIV-1 Rna Suppression Among Injection Drug Users Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
Author(s): Anita Palepu, Mark W. Tyndall, Kathy Li, Benita Yip, Michael V. O’Shaughnessy, Martin T. Schechter, Julio S. G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg
Publication Date: 2003
We conducted this study among HIV-infected injection drug users to determine the effect of self-reported alcohol use and prior incarceration at the time of initiating antiretroviral therapy on subsequent HIV-1 RNA suppression. We examined the demographics, recent incarceration history, and drug and alcohol use history from the Vancouver Injection Drug User Study (VIDUS) questionnaire closest to the date of initiating antiretroviral therapy. We li...
Injection Drug User Quality of Life Scale (Iduqol): Findings From a Content Validation Study
Author(s): Anita Hubley, Anita Palepu
Publication Date: 2007
BACKGROUND:Quality of life studies among injection drug users have primarily focused on health-related measures. The chaotic life-style of many injection drug users (IDUs), however, extends far beyond their health, and impacts upon social relationships, employment opportunities, housing, and day to day survival. Most current quality of life instruments do not capture the realities of people living with addictions. The Injection Drug Users' Qualit...