Case Management and Capacity Building to Enhance Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake at Community Health Centers in a Large Urban Setting

Boodram, Basmattee; Kaufmann, Maggie; Aronsohn, Andrew; Hamlish, Tamara; Antalis, Erin Peregrine; Kim, Kristine; Wolf, J; Rodriguez, I.R.; Millman, Alexander J.; Johnson, Daniel

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“…Models commonly used to explain individual variation in risky behavior have included factors such as knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral skills as predictors (Bandura, 1994;Fishbein & Middlestadt, 1989;Fisher, Fisher, & Harman, 2003). Environmental and contextual factors are also important (Boodram, Golub, & Ouellet, 2010;Boodram, Hotton, Shekhtman, Gutfraind, & Dahari, 2018;Boodram, Mackesy-Amiti, & Latkin, 2015;German, Davey, & Latkin, 2007;Hotton & Boodram, 2017;Roy et al, 2011), especially in relation to planning public health responses, including harm reduction, increased testing, linkage to care, and availability of curative direct-acting antiviral (DAA) HCV therapy (Boodram et al, 2020;National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, 2016;Platt et al, 2018). The role of affect and emotion regulation in determining injection risk behavior, on the other hand, has received little attention.…”

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Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs

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Boodram²,

Donenberg³

2019

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Receptive syringe sharing (RSS) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a risk factor for hepatitis C virus and HIV infections. PWID with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have increased risk of RSS, but it remains unclear what drives this association. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to study characteristics associated with BPD, and RSS among PWID. We recruited PWID, age 18-35, through two Community Outreach Intervention Projects syringe service program sites in Chicago, Illinois, USA. After a baseline interview, participants used a mobile phone app to respond to momentary surveys on mood, substance use, and injection risk behavior for two weeks. For each momentary assessment, ratings on negative mood descriptors were combined to create measures of total negative affect (NA), and NA components of dejection, shame, anger, irritability, and worry. RSS was defined by participant responses indicating that they had used a syringe that someone else had used. We estimated mixed effects logistic models, regressing RSS on baseline affect-related impulsivity, lagged momentary NA, and the interaction term. Out of 163 participants who completed at least two EMA assessments, 152 (93%) reported at least one injection event and had valid pre-injection mood assessments required to be included in the analysis. We found that affect-related impulsivity, combined with worried mood in the hours preceding the injection episode, predicted increased risk of RSS. PWID having difficulties with emotion regulation may be at increased risk of RSS during periods of anxiety or tension.

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Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs

Mackesy‐Amiti¹,

Boodram²,

Donenberg³

2019

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“…Models commonly used to explain individual variation in risky behavior have included factors such as knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behavioral skills as predictors (Bandura, 1994; Fishbein & Middlestadt, 1989; Fisher, Fisher, & Harman, 2003). Environmental and contextual factors are also important (Boodram, Golub, & Ouellet, 2010; Boodram, Hotton, Shekhtman, Gutfraind, & Dahari, 2018; Boodram, Mackesy-Amiti, & Latkin, 2015; German, Davey, & Latkin, 2007; Hotton & Boodram, 2017; Roy et al, 2011), especially in relation to planning public health responses, including harm reduction, increased testing, linkage to care, and availability of curative direct-acting antiviral HCV therapy (Boodram et al, 2020; National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, 2016; Platt et al, 2018). The role of affect and emotion regulation in determining injection risk behavior, on the other hand, has received little attention.…”

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Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs.

Mackesy‐Amiti¹,

Boodram²,

Donenberg³

2020

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Receptive syringe sharing (RSS) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a risk factor for hepatitis C virus and HIV infections. PWID with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have increased risk of RSS, but it remains unclear what drives this association. This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to study characteristics associated with BPD, and RSS among PWID. We recruited PWID, ages 18–35, through two Community Outreach Intervention Projects syringe service program sites in Chicago, Illinois. After a baseline interview, participants used a mobile phone app to respond to momentary surveys on mood, substance use, and injection risk behavior for two weeks. For each momentary assessment, ratings on negative mood descriptors were combined to create measures of total negative affect (NA), and NA components of dejection, shame, anger, irritability, and worry. RSS was defined by participant responses indicating that they had used a syringe that someone else had used. We estimated mixed effects logistic models, regressing RSS on baseline affect-related impulsivity, lagged momentary NA, and the interaction term. Out of 163 participants who completed at least two EMA assessments, 152 (93%) reported at least one injection event and had valid pre-injection mood assessments required to be included in the analysis. We found that affect-related impulsivity, combined with worried mood in the hours preceding the injection episode, predicted increased risk of RSS. PWID having difficulties with emotion regulation may be at increased risk of RSS during periods of anxiety or tension.

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HepCCATT: a multilevel intervention for hepatitis C among vulnerable populations in Chicago

Tilmon

Aronsohn

Boodram

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Journal of Public Health

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Background Hepatitis C infection could be eliminated. Underdiagnosis and lack of treatment are the barriers to cure, especially for vulnerable populations (i.e. unable to pay for health care). Methods A multilevel intervention from September 2014 to September 2019 focused on the providers and organizations in ‘the safety net’ (providing health care to populations unable to pay), including: (i) public education, (ii) training for primary care providers (PCPs) and case managers, (iii) case management for high-risk populations, (iv) policy advice and (v) a registry (Registry) for 13 health centers contributing data. The project tracked the number of PCPs trained and, among Registry sites, the number of people screened, engaged in care (i.e. clinical follow-up after diagnosis), treated and/or cured. Results In Chicago, 215 prescribing PCPs and 56 other health professionals, 86% of whom work in the safety net, were trained to manage hepatitis C. Among Registry sites, there was a 137% increase in antibody screening and a 32% increase in current hepatitis C diagnoses. Engagement in care rose by 18%. Conclusions Hepatitis C Community Alliance to Test and Treat (HepCCATT) successfully targeted safety net providers and organizations with a comprehensive care approach. While there were challenges, HepCCATT observed increased hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and engagement in care in the Chicago community.

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Case Management and Capacity Building to Enhance Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake at Community Health Centers in a Large Urban Setting

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Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs

Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs

Negative affect, affect-related impulsivity, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs.

HepCCATT: a multilevel intervention for hepatitis C among vulnerable populations in Chicago

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