The efficacy of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment in relieving fatigue in people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial

Autor: Jørn Henrik Vold, Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Else-Marie Løberg, Christer F. Aas, Aaron G. Lim, Peter Vickerman, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes

Publikováno v: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Abstract Background Most people who inject drugs (PWIDs) suffer from severe fatigue, and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may play a role in this. However, there is scarce evidence about interventions that alleviate fatigue among PWIDs. The

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Uptake and predictors of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people receiving opioid agonist therapy in Sweden and Norway: a drug utilization study from 2014 to 2017

Autor: Christer F. Aas, Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Ingvild Odsbu, Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Aaron G. Lim, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes

Publikováno v: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)

Abstract Background Treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) offers an opportunity to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) and people enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) programs. The objecti

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Prison‐based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia: A modelling study

Autor: Jack Stone, Aaron G. Lim, Gregory J. Dore, Annick Borquez, Louise Geddes, Richard Gray, Jason Grebely, Bezhad Hajarizadeh, Jenny Iversen, Lisa Maher, Heather Valerio, Natasha K. Martin, Matthew Hickman, Andrew R. Lloyd, Peter Vickerman

Publikováno v: Stone, J, Lim, A G, Dore, G J, Borquez, A, Geddes, L, Gray, R, Grebely, J, Hajarizadeh, B, Iversen, J, Maher, L, Valerio, H, Martin, N, Hickman, M, Lloyd, A & Vickerman, P T 2022, ' Prison-based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia : a modelling study ', Liver International . https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15469

Background & AimsPeople who inject drugs (PWID) experience high incarceration rates which are associated with increased hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission risk. We assess the importance of prison-based interventions for achieving HCV elimination am

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https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15469

Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway

Autor: Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Rolf Gjestad, Kristian Varden Gjerde, Else-Marie Løberg, Lars Thore Fadnes, Kjell Arne Johansson, Christer Frode Aas, Aaron G Lim

Publikováno v: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Aas, C F, Vold, J H, Gjestad, R, Skurtveit, S, Lim, A G, Gjerde, K V, Løberg, E M, Johansson, K A & Fadnes, L T 2021, ' Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders : a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway ', Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, 20 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00354-1

Background There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess impact of substance use patterns and sociodemographic factors on mental health distress using the ten-item Hopkins Symptom Checkli

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Cost‐effectiveness of screening and treatment using direct‐acting antivirals for chronic Hepatitis C virus in a primary care setting in Karachi, Pakistan

Autor: Aaron G Lim, Joanna Coast, Yves Wailly, Gul Ghuttai Khalid, Peter Vickerman, Dmytro Donchuk, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Rosa Auat, Camille Fortas, Khawar Aslam, Anne Loarec, Josephine G. Walker, Hassaan Zahid, Gregoire Falq, Rafael Van den Bergh, Linda Campbell

Publikováno v: Mafirakureva, N, Lim, A G, Campbell, L S, Coast, J, Walker, J G, Vickerman, P T & et al. 2020, ' Cost-effectiveness of screening and treatment using direct-acting antivirals for chronic Hepatitis C virus in a primary care setting in Karachi, Pakistan ', Journal of Viral Hepatitis . https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13422
Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Background: Despite the availability of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, many people remain undiagnosed and untreated. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) H

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13422