HIV & AIDS Costs & Use

Research Findings

Research Activities, February 2012:
HIV outcomes and medication use are similar between rural and urban HIV patients

Research Activities, January 2012:
Communications between patients with HIV and their providers differ along racial and substance use lines

Research Activities, December 2011:
Fewer than 1 in 5 emergency departments implement recommendations for HIV screening

Research Activities, October 2011:
Disease that springs from water parasites may also be a risk factor for HIV for women in sub-Saharan Africa

Research Activities, September 2011:
HIV/AIDS drugs have varied effects on lipid levels

Research Activities, August 2011:
The likelihood of bacterial blood infections among patients with HIV has risen slightly in recent years

Research Activities, June 2011:
Hispanics with HIV have different communication styles with their health care providers than whites

Research Activities, May 2011:
Care for patients with HIV remains expensive

Research Activities, March 2011:
HIV treatment costs much more when patients start treatment later in the disease

Research Activities, February 2011:
Routine opt-out HIV emergency department screening only slightly improves identification of patients with HIV infection

Research Activities, January 2011:
Rural counties experience funding and stigma problems in HIV prevention services

Research Activities, December 2010:
Antiretroviral switching strategies to treat HIV improve survival and are cost-effective in resource-limited countries
Dependent elderly people are adversely affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa

Research Activities, November 2010:
Internet-based personal health records helpful to most HIV/AIDS patients who used them

Research Activities, August 2010:
Simple tool to measure health literacy in patients with HIV successfully predicts medication adherence

Research Activities, July 2010:
HIV patients are at risk for being prescribed wrong drug combinations
Hospitalization rates have declined over 5 years for patients with HIV infection, but disparities still exist

Research Activities, April 2010:
HIV patients with psychiatric disorders are less likely to discontinue HAART

Research Activities, March 2010:
Antidepressants may help some HIV patients stick to their complex medication regimens

Research Activities, February 2010:
Youth with HIV/AIDS and conduct disorder are less likely to use or adhere to antiretroviral therapy

Research Activities, December 2009:
Smoking is particularly hazardous for individuals with HIV infection
Observing patients swallowing one HIV drug on weekdays has little impact on drug adherence

Research Activities, September 2009:
Perceived racism among blacks boosts the odds of getting tested for HIV
U.S. emergency plan for AIDS relief in Africa has reduced HIV-related deaths, but not HIV prevalence
HIV screening is cost-effective in Russia

Research Activities, May 2009:
Treatment failure may take up to 90 days after patients stop taking their antiretroviral medication as directed
Sociodemographic factors influence early discontinuation of antiretroviral medication for HIV infection

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