2024
Cost-effectiveness of COVID rapid diagnostic tests for patients with severe/critical illness in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study
Bonnet G, Bimba J, Chavula C, Chifamba H, Divala T, Lescano A, Majam M, Mbo D, Suwantika A, Tovar M, Yadav P, Ekwunife O, Mangenah C, Ngwira L, Corbett E, Jit M, Vassall A. Cost-effectiveness of COVID rapid diagnostic tests for patients with severe/critical illness in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004429. PMID: 39024370, PMCID: PMC11293649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of corticosteroidsMiddle-income countriesCOVID-like illnessCountry income levelInfluenza prevalenceSide effectsHigh index of suspicionSide effects of corticosteroidsInterleukin-6 receptor blockerIndex of suspicionImpact of corticosteroidsRapid diagnostic testsSARS-CoV-2Level of suspicionTreatment of patientsTesting of patientsStandard of careNegative test resultsCoronavirus diseaseHealthcare provider perspectiveSevere influenzaCOVID testingLower-middle-income countriesInfluenza outcomesInfluenza casesTrends in the Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2019-2023
Savitz S, Stevens M, Nath B, D’Onofrio G, Melnick E, Jeffery M. Trends in the Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 2019-2023. Mayo Clinic Proceedings Innovations Quality & Outcomes 2024, 8: 308-320. PMID: 38841599, PMCID: PMC11152959, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2024.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderTreat alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disorderX-waiverMedicare Advantage enrolleesTreat opioid use disorderRate ratiosEvaluate trendsPrescribing of buprenorphineOptumLabs Data WarehouseDaily doseCommercial enrolleesCoronavirus diseasePrescription fillsBuprenorphineDays supplyBuprenorphine prescribingFilling patternBuprenorphine accessImprove buprenorphine accessStudy periodResponse to coronavirus diseasePrescriber typePrescribingHypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Korves C, Peixoto A, Lucas B, Davies L, Weinberger D, Rentsch C, Vashi A, Young-Xu Y, King J, Asch S, Justice A. Hypertension Control During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Medical Care 2024, 62: 196-204. PMID: 38284412, PMCID: PMC10922611, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension controlFollow-up intervalPrimary care clinic visitsFollow-up lengthVeterans Health AdministrationControlled hypertensionUncontrolled hypertensionGeneralized Estimating EquationsCohort of individualsStudy inclusion criteriaHealth careHealth AdministrationLonger follow-up intervalsBlood pressure measurementsAssessed associationsClinic visitsInclusion criteriaDecreased likelihoodEstimating EquationsPrepandemic periodLow likelihoodCoronavirus diseaseFollow-upHypertensionIndividuals
2023
Incidence and psychiatric predictors of Long COVID beyond 3 months in a city-wide community sample in Texas
Tsai J, Grace A, Kurian A. Incidence and psychiatric predictors of Long COVID beyond 3 months in a city-wide community sample in Texas. Journal Of Public Health 2023, 46: e51-e59. PMID: 38141051, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong COVID symptomsLong COVIDCOVID symptomsDuration of illnessLaboratory-confirmed casesLongitudinal cohort studyLoss of tasteCOVID-19 symptomsBaseline depression symptomsPopulation-based sampleCOVID-19Persistent symptomsCohort studyInverse probability weightingDepression symptomsPsychiatric predictorsWhite adultsSymptomsCoronavirus diseaseGreater riskMonthsAdultsCommunity sampleCOVIDGreater anxietyFunctional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Morse J, Fischer I, Na P, Afari N, Pietrzak R. Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e6040. PMID: 38072628, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesFunctional declineU.S. military veteransGreater adverse childhood experiencesNational HealthPhysical functioningVeterans StudyIdentification of veteransSubstantial health problemPhysical functional declineMilitary veteransMental functioningU.S. adult populationStress symptomsStrongest correlatePrevalence of veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsMultivariable analysisPosttraumatic stress symptomsHealth problemsU.S. veteransAdult populationImprovement 1Coronavirus diseaseOlder ageApproaches to pandemic prevention – the chromatin vaccine
Zhang J, Askenase P, Jaenisch R, Crumpacker C. Approaches to pandemic prevention – the chromatin vaccine. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1324084. PMID: 38143744, PMCID: PMC10739501, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1324084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective vaccineViral infectionCoronavirus diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeHIV DNASuccessful vaccinePolio vaccineHIV integrationVaccineNext pandemicViral replicationIneffective vaccinesInfectionEpisomal formFuture pandemicsCurrent pandemicPandemic preventionPreventionPandemicEnd productsEpigenetic silencingSyndromeDiseaseHuman populationHeterogeneity of COVID-19 symptoms and associated factors: Longitudinal analysis of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in San Antonio
Choi B, Grace A, Tsai J. Heterogeneity of COVID-19 symptoms and associated factors: Longitudinal analysis of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in San Antonio. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0295418. PMID: 38064447, PMCID: PMC10707584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19 casesCOVID-19 symptomsCOVID-19 infectionRisk factorsCOVID-19 casesPsychiatric conditionsPotential risk factorsCategories of symptomsTypes of symptomsDifferent medical conditionsMiscellaneous symptomsAssociated FactorsFemale genderHigher oddsHispanic ethnicityMedical conditionsSociodemographic characteristicsSymptomsCoronavirus diseaseOutcome variablesGEE modelSan AntonioLongitudinal analysisInfectionLogit linkCharacterization of the antispike IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people with a wide variety of immunodeficiencies
Zendt M, Carrillo F, Kelly S, Saturday T, DeGrange M, Ginigeme A, Wu L, Callier V, Ortega-Villa A, Faust M, Chang-Rabley E, Bugal K, Kenney H, Khil P, Youn J, Osei G, Regmi P, Anderson V, Bosticardo M, Daub J, DiMaggio T, Kreuzburg S, Pala F, Pfister J, Treat J, Ulrick J, Karkanitsa M, Kalish H, Kuhns D, Priel D, Fink D, Tsang J, Sparks R, Uzel G, Waldman M, Zerbe C, Delmonte O, Bergerson J, Das S, Freeman A, Lionakis M, Sadtler K, van Doremalen N, Munster V, Notarangelo L, Holland S, Ricotta E. Characterization of the antispike IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people with a wide variety of immunodeficiencies. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadh3150. PMID: 37824621, PMCID: PMC10569702, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh3150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy volunteersIgG levelsDose of coronavirus diseaseImmune response to COVID-19 vaccinationResponse to COVID-19 vaccinationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionMessenger RNA-based vaccinesMedian IgG levelsOrgan transplant populationCoronavirus 2 infectionRNA-based vaccinesImmunomodulating treatmentTransplant populationDose 2Dose 3Prospective cohortCoronavirus diseaseDoseCOVID-19 vaccineOmicron BABivalent vaccineImmunoglobulin GVaccineIgGIncidence of long COVID and associated psychosocial characteristics in a large U.S. city
Tsai J, Grace A, Espinoza R, Kurian A. Incidence of long COVID and associated psychosocial characteristics in a large U.S. city. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2023, 59: 611-619. PMID: 37606649, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02548-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-COVID syndromeLong COVIDLab-confirmed casesCOVID-19Public health issueMultivariable analysisInverse probability weightingMore symptomsCoronavirus diseasePsychosocial characteristicsSymptomsHealth issuesPopulation healthPsychosocial correlatesSame symptomsMonthsCOVIDIncidenceSocial supportTotal sampleOne-fifthAdultsProbability weightingParticipantsComprehensive examinationSelf-reported Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Inflation on the Well-being of Low-income U.S. Veterans
Tsai J, Hird R, Collier A. Self-reported Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Inflation on the Well-being of Low-income U.S. Veterans. Journal Of Community Health 2023, 48: 970-974. PMID: 37605100, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01267-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported impactU.S. veteransLong-term health effectsLow-income veteransMajor public healthCOVID-19 pandemicNegative psychosocial impactSmall proportionLow-income populationsPsychosocial impactCoronavirus diseaseMental healthRapid assessment procedureHealth effectsSocial isolationPublic healthVeteransHealthNational samplePandemicParticipantsFurther researchResponsePopulationProportionChanges in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis
Wang K, Fenton B, Skanderson M, Black A, Becker W, Seng E, Anthony S, Guirguis A, Altalib H, Kimber A, Lorenze N, Scholten J, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Sico J. Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2023, 63: 1295-1303. PMID: 37596904, DOI: 10.1111/head.14605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMorphine equivalent daily dosesVeterans Health AdministrationNumber of prescriptionsOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsLong-term opioid therapyMME/dayRetrospective cohort studyEquivalent daily dosesCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid therapyPre-pandemic periodCohort studyDaily doseChronic painOutpatient visitsPrevious diagnosisDaily dosesMean ageSubgroup analysisHeadache disordersOpioid accessHealth AdministrationPrescribingCoronavirus diseaseAssociation Between COVID-19 Infection and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Nested Case-Control Study
Najjar-Debbiny R, Barnett-Griness O, Khoury J, Gronich N, Weber G, Adir Y, Shteinberg M, Shneir S, Sharma L, Saliba W. Association Between COVID-19 Infection and Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Nested Case-Control Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2023, 136: 1087-1093.e2. PMID: 37598922, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary fibrosisCase-control studyCOVID-19 severityCOVID-19Multivariable conditional logistic regression modelsNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regression modelsSevere COVID-19Prior COVID-19COVID-19 infectionLogistic regression modelsLargest healthcare providerUnderlying cohortCohort entrySignificant morbiditySurveillance biasOdds ratioSevere diseaseFibrosisHealthcare providersCoronavirus diseaseCalendar timePatientsCohortLag timeAlgorithms for Detection and Identification of Viruses
Landry M, Babady N, Binnicker M, Pinsky B, Tang Y. Algorithms for Detection and Identification of Viruses. 2023, 1-5. DOI: 10.1002/9781683674849.mcm0084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntroduction of nucleic acid amplification testingNucleic acid amplification testsRespiratory viral culturesSexually transmitted virusDetection of viral antigensDevelopment of antiviral therapiesImmunosuppressed hostsViral cultureAntiviral therapyRoutine cultureClinical specimensAmplification testsCentrifugation cultureViral antigensEnzyme immunoassayMonoclonal antibodiesDiagnostic virologyIdentification of virusesCapture assayCoronavirus diseaseVirusEmergence of epidemicsMedical careIncreasing numberTherapyAlgorithms for Detection and Identification of Viruses
Landry M, Babady N, Binnicker M, Pinsky B, Tang Y. Algorithms for Detection and Identification of Viruses. 2023, 1-5. DOI: 10.1002/9781683670438.mcm0084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntroduction of nucleic acid amplification testingNucleic acid amplification testsRespiratory viral culturesSexually transmitted virusDetection of viral antigensDevelopment of antiviral therapiesImmunosuppressed hostsViral cultureAntiviral therapyRoutine cultureClinical specimensAmplification testsCentrifugation cultureViral antigensEnzyme immunoassayMonoclonal antibodiesDiagnostic virologyIdentification of virusesCapture assayCoronavirus diseaseVirusEmergence of epidemicsMedical careIncreasing numberTherapyTelemedicine in Brazil: Teleconsultations at the Largest University Hospital in the Country
Scudeller P, Pereira A, Cerri G, Jatene F, Bego M, Amaral T, Garcia M, Lamas C, Alvarenga A, Gutierrez M, Cobello V, de Carvalho C, Bueno A, Rezende A, Buchpiguel C, Filho E, Tomazini F, Neto F, Pereira G, Rossini G, Piva I, Nunes I, Galeazzi J, Battistella L, Pellizzon L, Tateishi M, Scaldaferri N, Marcon R, Francisco R, Barczinski T, Favaro V, de Carvalho W. Telemedicine in Brazil: Teleconsultations at the Largest University Hospital in the Country. Telemedicine Reports 2023, 4: 193-203. PMID: 37529769, PMCID: PMC10389256, DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2023.0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care servicesHealth care institutionsCare servicesMedicina da Universidade de São PauloCOVID-19 severe casesHospital das Clínicas da FaculdadeCare institutionsHealth careNumber of teleconsultationsPatient health careUniversity HospitalInfection preventionSevere casesFace consultationsHCFMUSPMultidisciplinary specialtyCoronavirus diseasePatient safetyTeleconsultation servicesTeleconsultationDa FaculdadePatientsCOVID-19 pandemicUniversidade de São PauloTelemedicineNationwide changes in radiation oncology travel and location of care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
De Leo A, Giap F, Culbert M, Drescher N, Brisson R, Cassidy V, Augustin E, Casper A, Horowitz D, Cheng S, Yu J. Nationwide changes in radiation oncology travel and location of care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Radiation Oncology Journal 2023, 41: 108-119. PMID: 37403353, PMCID: PMC10326508, DOI: 10.3857/roj.2023.00164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of patientsRadiation treatmentNational Cancer DatabaseRadiation therapy treatmentCancer DatabaseAnalyzed patientsClinical variablesCoronavirus diseaseRadiotherapyPatientsTherapy treatmentCancer sitesCancerDestination facilityVulnerable to coronavirus diseaseTreatmentMean distanceLocation of careCoordinated careTransport barrierMedical careCareProportionNationwide changesHospitalPain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Manhapra A, Fortinsky R, Berg K, Ross J, Rhee T. Pain Management in Older Adults Before and During the First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1627-1640. PMID: 37096328, PMCID: PMC10460550, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-impact chronic painChronic painPain managementOlder adultsCoronavirus diseasePain treatmentNational Health Interview SurveyNonpharmacological pain treatmentsUtilization of opioidsHealth Interview SurveyUS older adultsFirst yearOpioid useNonpharmacological treatmentsNonpharmacological interventionsTreatment utilizationLong-term effectsPainU.S. adultsPrevalenceInterview SurveyDiseaseAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicTreatmentTenants Who Delayed Rent Payments During 2020–2021 Eviction Moratoria: Spending Patterns and Associations with Psychiatric Characteristics
Tsai J, Fish K, Schick V. Tenants Who Delayed Rent Payments During 2020–2021 Eviction Moratoria: Spending Patterns and Associations with Psychiatric Characteristics. Journal Of Housing Research 2023, 33: 17-24. DOI: 10.1080/10527001.2023.2190448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnline interviews for qualitative health research in Africa: a scoping review
Akyirem S, Ekpor E, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Salifu Y, Nelson L. Online interviews for qualitative health research in Africa: a scoping review. International Health 2023, 16: 4-13. PMID: 36786169, PMCID: PMC10759291, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on Veterans Health Administration Sleep Services
Sico J, Koo B, Perkins A, Burrone L, Sexson A, Myers L, Taylor S, Yarbrough W, Daggy J, Miech E, Bravata D. Impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on Veterans Health Administration Sleep Services. SAGE Open Medicine 2023, 11: 20503121231169388. PMID: 37152838, PMCID: PMC10158800, DOI: 10.1177/20503121231169388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep servicesCoronavirus diseaseVeterans AffairsSleep medicine providersHome sleep testingVeterans Affairs facilitiesTransmission precautionsSleep testingVideo telehealthSleep studiesMedicine providersMedicine servicePre-pandemic surveyCare deliveryMedicine personnelClinicDiagnostic studiesDiseaseHigh rateSecond surveyPandemicPandemic periodHigh levelsOnline surveySeparate surveys
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