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Brown JL, Gause NK, Braun R, Punches B, Spatholt D, Twitty TD, Sprunger JG, Lyons MS. Substance Use and Mental Health Screening Within an Emergency Department-Based HIV Screening Program: Outcomes From 1 Year of Implementation. Health Promot Pract 2023:15248399231193005. [PMID: 37650616 DOI: 10.1177/15248399231193005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The emergency department (ED) may be an optimal setting to screen for substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring psychiatric disorders (CODs). We report on the frequency of problematic substance use and comorbid elevated mental health symptoms detected during a 1-year implementation period of an ED-based SUD/COD screening approach within an established ED HIV screening program. METHODS Patients (N = 1,924) were approached by dedicated HIV screening staff in an urban, Midwestern ED. Patients first completed measures assessing problematic alcohol (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Concise [AUDIT-C]) and substance use across 10 categories of substances (National Institute on Drug Abuse-Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test [NIDA-Modified ASSIST]). Patients with positive alcohol and/or substance use screens completed measures assessing symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 [GAD-7]), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (PTSD Checklist-Civilian [PCL-C]). RESULTS Patients were predominantly male (60.3%) with a mean age of 38.1 years (SD = 13.0); most identified as White (50.8%) or Black (44.8%). A majority (58.5%) had a positive screen for problematic alcohol and/or other substance use. Of those with a positive substance use screen (n = 1,126), 47.0% had a positive screen on one or more of the mental health measures with 32.1% endorsing elevated depressive symptoms, 29.6% endorsing elevated PTSD-related symptoms, and 28.5% endorsing elevated anxiety symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Among those receiving ED HIV screening, a majority endorsed problematic alcohol and/or other substance use and co-occurring elevated mental health symptoms. Substance use and mental health screening programs that can be integrated within other ED preventive services may enhance the identification of individuals in need of further assessment, referral, or linkage to substance use treatment services.
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- Duquesne University Counseling Services, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH USA
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH USA
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH USA
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Ruffner AH, Ancona RM, Hamilton C, Fernandez FJ, Faryar KA, Lane BH, Lyons MS. Identifying ED patients with previous abnormal HIV or hepatitis C test results who may require additional services. Am J Emerg Med 2020; 38:1831-1833. [PMID: 32739853 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Routine emergency department (ED) HIV or HCV screening may inadvertently capture patients already diagnosed but does not specifically prioritize identification of this group. Our objective was to preliminarily estimate the volume of this distinct group in our ED population through a pilot electronic health record (EHR) build that identified all patients with indications of HIV or HCV in their EHR at time of ED presentation. METHODS Cross-sectional study of an urban, academic ED's HIV/HCV program for previously diagnosed patients August 2017-July 2018. Prevention program staff, alerted by the EHR, reviewed records and interviewed patients to determine if confirmatory testing or linkage to care was needed. Primary outcome was total proportion of ED patients for whom the EHR generated an alert. Secondary outcome was the proportion of patients assessed by program staff who required confirmatory testing or linkage to HIV/HCV medical care. RESULTS There were 65,374 ED encounters with 5238 (8.0%, 95% CI: 7.8%-8.2%) EHR alerts. Of these, 3741 were assessed by program staff, with 798 (21%, 95% CI: 20%-23%) requiring HIV/HCV confirmatory testing or linkage to care services, 163 (20%) for HIV, 551 (69%) for HCV, and 84 (11%) for both HIV and HCV services. CONCLUSIONS Patients with existing indication of HIV or HCV infection in need of confirmatory testing or linkage to care were common in this ED. EDs should prioritize identifying this population, outside of routine screening, and intervene similarly regardless of whether the patient is newly or previously diagnosed.
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- Andrew H Ruffner
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America.
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- University of Cincinnati Health, 3200 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States of America.
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America.
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America.
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America.
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- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Sciences Building Room 1654, 231 Albert Sabin Way, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, United States of America.
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Perelman J, Rosado R, Ferro A, Aguiar P. Linkage to HIV care and its determinants in the late HAART era: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS Care 2017; 30:672-687. [PMID: 29258350 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1417537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Poor engagement into HIV care limits the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) to improve survival and reduce transmission. The design of effective interventions to enhance linkage to care is dependent on evidence about rates of entry into HIV care. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis on linkage measurement and its determinants in the late era of HAART (post-2003), in high-income countries. We searched the PubMed and Web of Science databases, restricting our sample to the late HAART era (post-2003) until February 2016, and to high-income countries. We retained only studies that produced quantified outcomes. We rejected the studies with a high risk of bias, and followed a standard meta-analytic approach. Because there was a high heterogeneity ( I 2 > 90%), the aggregated findings were based on a random-effects model. A total of 43 studies were identified, all of them following a cohort of patients newly diagnosed until referred to specialized care. For a one-month period, the meta-proportion was 71.1% (IC95%: 61.0%-81.2). For a three-month duration, the meta-proportion of linkage to care was 77.0% (IC95%: 75.0%-79.0). For a one-year period, the meta-proportion was 76.3% (IC95%: 54.2%-98.4%). The proportions were lower when lab tests were used as referral indicator, with a pooled meta-proportion of 76.7% (IC95%: 73.0%-80.4), in comparison to a value of 80.8% (IC95%: 68.7%-92.9) for consultations. Being black or male were the most commonly observed determinants of delayed entry into care. Young people, injecting drug users, people with low socioeconomic status, or at a less advanced stage of disease also experienced lower proportions of timely linkage. Timely engagement into care is below 80% and specific sub-groups are particularly at risk of late entry. These findings confirm earlier evidence that linkage to care remains low, and that efforts should focus on vulnerable populations.
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- Julian Perelman
- a Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal.,b Centro de Investigacao em Saude Publica , Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Lisbon , Portugal
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- a Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal
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- a Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal
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- a Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal.,b Centro de Investigacao em Saude Publica , Escola Nacional de Saude Publica , Lisbon , Portugal
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Menchine M, Zhou M, Lotfipour S, Chakravarthy B. Moving Beyond Screening: How Emergency Departments Can Help Extinguish the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. West J Emerg Med 2016; 17:135-8. [PMID: 26973737 PMCID: PMC4786231 DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.1.29100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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While great strides have been made in diagnostic and treatment strategies, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major public health epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article, “Vital Signs: HIV Diagnosis, Care, and Treatment Among Persons Living with HIV – United States, 2011,” highlights current areas of concern regarding HIV diagnosis and care. The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV. Of them, 86% have received a diagnosis (14% remain undiagnosed and unaware), but only 40% are engaged in care and a mere 30% are virally suppressed. Emergency departments (EDs) can play a major role in combatting the HIV epidemic through regular screening and facilitating linkage to chronic HIV care. Universal opt-out screening as recommended by the CDC in 2006 has been shown to be effective but expensive, and has not been widely implemented in EDs nationwide. Cost-effective models and a renewed commitment from ED providers are needed to enhance ED-based HIV containment strategies.
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- Michael Menchine
- Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California; USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, Los Angeles, California
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California
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- University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California
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OBJECTIVE The Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department has served as a window on the HIV epidemic for 25 years, and as a pioneer in emergency department-based screening/linkage-to-care (LTC) programs. We document changes in the burden of HIV and HIV care metrics to the evolving HIV epidemic in inner-city Baltimore. DESIGN/METHODS We analyzed seven serosurveys conducted on 18 ,144 adult Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department patients between 1987 and 2013 as well as our HIV-screening/LTC program (2007, 2013) for trends in HIV prevalence, cross-sectional annual incidence estimates, undiagnosed HIV, LTC, antiretrovirals treatment, and viral suppression. RESULTS HIV prevalence in 1987 was 5.2%, peaked at more than 11% from 1992 to 2003 and declined to 5.6% in 2013. Seroprevalence was highest for black men (initial 8.0%, peak 20.0%, last 9.9%) and lowest for white women. Among HIV-positive individuals, proportion of undiagnosed infection was 77% in 1987, 28% in 1992, and 12% by 2013 (P < 0.001). Cross-sectional annual HIV incidence estimates declined from 2.28% in 2001 to 0.16% in 2013. Thirty-day LTC improved from 32% (2007) to 72% (2013). In 2013, 80% of HIV-positive individuals had antiretrovirals ARVs detected in sera, markedly increased from 2007 (27%) (P < 0.001). Proportion of HIV-positive individuals with viral suppression (<400 copies/ml) increased from 23% (2001) to 59% (2013) (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Emergency department-based HIV testing has evolved from describing the local epidemic to a strategic interventional role, serving as a model for early HIV detection and LTC. Our contribution to community-based HIV-screening and LTC program parallels declines in undiagnosed HIV infection and incidence, and increases in antiretroviral use with associated viral suppression in the community.
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Hsieh YH, Kelen GD, Laeyendecker O, Kraus CK, Quinn TC, Rothman RE. HIV Care Continuum for HIV-Infected Emergency Department Patients in an Inner-City Academic Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med 2015; 66:69-78. [PMID: 25720801 PMCID: PMC4478148 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE The recently released HIV Care Continuum Initiative is a cornerstone of the National AIDS Strategy and a model for improving care for those living with HIV. To our knowledge, there are no studies exploring the entirety of the HIV Care Continuum for patients in the emergency department (ED). We determine gaps in the HIV Care Continuum to identify potential opportunities for improved care for HIV-infected ED patients. METHODS A mixed-methods approach was used in 1 inner-city ED in 2007. Data elements were derived from an identity-unlinked HIV seroprevalence study, an ongoing nontargeted HIV screening program, and a structured survey of known HIV-positive ED patients. RESULTS Identity-unlinked testing of 3,417 unique ED patients found that 265 (7.8%) were HIV positive. Of patients testing HIV positive, 73% had received a previous diagnosis (based on self-report, chart review, or presence of antiretrovirals in serum), but only 61% were recognized by the clinician as being HIV infected (based on self-report or chart review). Of patients testing positive, 43% were linked to care, 39% were retained in care, 27% were receiving antiretrovirals, 26% were aware of their receiving antiretroviral treatment, 22% were virally suppressed, and only 9% were self-aware of their viral suppression. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this study is the first to quantify gaps in HIV care for an ED patient population, with the HIV Care Continuum as a framework. Our findings identified distinct phases (ie, testing, provider awareness of HIV diagnosis, and linkage to care) in which the greatest opportunities for intervention exist, if appropriate resources were allocated. This schema could serve as a model for other indolent treatable diseases frequently observed in EDs, where continuity of care is critical.
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- Yu-Hsiang Hsieh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Sommers MS, Lyons MS, Bohn CM, Ribak JH, Fargo JD. Health-Compromising Behaviors Among Young Adults in the Urban Emergency Department. Clin Nurs Res 2013; 22:275-99. [DOI: 10.1177/1054773812471971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Emergency departments (ED) are a point of care for many young adults and may provide a teachable moment leading to behavioral change. We determined the descriptive epidemiology of health-compromising behaviors in the young adult ED population by computing demographic-adjusted estimates of prevalence and frequency of hazardous drinking, risky driving, cigarette smoking, fast-food consumption, lack of exercise, and sleep deficit. We screened 8,815 young adults during an ED visit. Younger males had higher levels of fast-food and cigarette consumption. Non-Whites and females reported more days of little to no exercise. Whites and older individuals reported more nights of less sleep. Younger Whites reported consuming the most alcohol, with males consuming more than females. Risky driving was more frequent among younger males. Prevalence of health-compromising behaviors varied by demographics, but was higher than in the general population. Prevention strategies such as implementing a teachable moment in the ED may hold promise to reduce health-compromising behaviors.
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- Wright State University College of Nursing and Health, Dayton, OH, USA
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Torres GW, Heffelfinger JD, Pollack HA, Barrera SG, Rothman RE. HIV Screening Programs in US Emergency Departments: A Cross-Site Comparison of Structure, Process, and Outcomes. Ann Emerg Med 2011; 58:S104-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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