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ArticleInternational journal of STD & AIDS2016

Lifetime suicide attempt history, quality of life, and objective functioning among HIV/AIDS patients with alcohol and illicit substance use disorders.

Kimberly N Walter, Nancy M Petry

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Article in International journal of STD & AIDS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Quality of life measures in treatment for active substance misuse: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  7. The role of dual diagnosis in health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking patients in Spain.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kimberly N WalterUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Nancy M PetryUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA npetry@uchc.edu.
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

TSF to enhance treatment of cocaine dependenceP50DA009241 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CARROLL, KATHLEEN M. · 1994 to 2018
$40.5M
ZONISAMIDE VERSUS PLACEBOM01RR006192 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI DRAZINIC, CAROLYN M · 1994 to 2008
$22.1M
Vulnerabilities for coping-related drinking among post-college young adultsP60AA003510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HESSELBROCK, VICTOR M · 2008 to 2017
$17.5M
WHO COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF HARMFUL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONP50AA003510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI TENNEN, HOWARD · 1985 to 2007
$13.6M
ART Adherence and Secondary Prevention of HIVR01HD075630 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI RASH, CARLA J · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN ALCOHOL STUDIEST32AA007290 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI SHEILA MARIE ALESSI · 1985 to 2026
$3.2M
Reinforcing Exercise in Cocaine AbusersR01DA027615 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI PETRY, NANCY M · 2009 to 2013
$3.2M
A Reinforcement Approach to Improve Diabetes ManagementDP3DK097705 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI PETRY, NANCY M · 2012 to 2012
$2.2M
Recovery Enhancement With Awards Enhancement With Awards Research Dissemination (P30DA023918 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI PETRY, NANCY M · 2009 to 2010
$1.8M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluated lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts in 170 HIV/AIDS patients with substance use disorders and the impact of suicide attempt history on subjective indices of quality of life and objective indices of cognitive and physical functioning. All patients met the diagnostic criteria for past-year cocaine or opioid use disorders and 27% of patients also had co-occurring alcohol use disorders. Compared to their counterparts without a history of a suicide attempt, patients with a history of a suicide attempt (n = 60, 35.3%) had significantly poorer emotional and cognitive quality of life scores (ps < .05), but not physical, social, or functional/global quality-of-life scores. Lifetime suicide attempt status was unrelated to objective indices of cognitive functioning, but there was a non-significant trend (p = .07) toward lower viral loads in those with a lifetime suicide attempt relative to those without. The findings indicate that suicide attempt histories are prevalent among HIV/AIDS patients with substance use disorders and relate to poorer perceived emotional and cognitive quality of life, but not objective functioning. HIV/AIDS patients with substance use disorders should be screened for lifetime histories of suicide attempts and offered assistance to improve perceived emotional and cognitive functioning.

Indexed as

AlcoholsQuality of LifeAdultAlcohol DrinkingCase-Control StudiesCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAlcoholsAIDSalcoholcognitive impairmentHIVmental healthquality of lifesubstance abusesuicide

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PMID25953963
PMCPMC5023430
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