2022
Epidemiological characteristics of P. vivax asymptomatic infections in the Peruvian Amazon
Villasis E, Castillo S, Guzman M, Torres J, Gomez J, Garro K, Cordova AM, Reategui C, Abanto C, Vinetz J, Gamboa D, Torres K. Epidemiological characteristics of P. vivax asymptomatic infections in the Peruvian Amazon. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 901423. PMID: 36118037, PMCID: PMC9471197, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.901423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyAntimalarial treatmentMalaria symptomsHematological parametersControl individualsCommon malaria symptomsNegative microscopy resultsHistory of comorbiditiesMalaria control measuresClinical immunityMalaria microscopyAsymptomatic infectionMalaria infectionEpidemiological characteristicsChronic infectionMost infectionsMalaria eliminationDay 21Positive qPCR resultsInfected individualsPopulation screeningSYM groupInfectionQPCR resultsLast monthUsing machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment
Roberts W, Zhao Y, Verplaetse T, Moore KE, Peltier MR, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, McKee S. Using machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 657-666. PMID: 35420710, PMCID: PMC9180421, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkingTreatment outcomesInvasive assessment methodsOutpatient AUD treatmentLast monthOutpatient alcohol treatmentMultisite clinical trialAccurate clinical predictionsHeavy alcohol useSex differencesBi-weekly sessionsAlcohol treatment outcomesPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesClinical trialsClinical dataStratified analysisEffective treatmentPsychiatric disordersUse disordersAUD treatmentSubstantial sex differencesAlcohol treatmentFirst month
2020
Effects of a Communication Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial to Enable Goals-of-Care Discussions.
Bickell NA, Back AL, Adelson K, Gonsky JP, Egorova N, Pintova S, Lin JJ, Kozuch P, Bagiella E, Smith CB. Effects of a Communication Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial to Enable Goals-of-Care Discussions. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1015-e1028. PMID: 32374710, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElicit patient valuesEnd of lifeAdvanced cancerPatient valuesAggressive careGOC discussionsCare discussionsIntensive care unit admissionHigh care utilizationCare unit admissionMean hospitalizationTraining oncologistsUnit admissionUC patientsAggressive treatmentCare utilizationBlock randomizationCommunication skills trainingOncologistsPatientsCancerCommunication interventionsPrevalenceLife expectancyLast monthConcurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration
Presley CJ, Han L, O'Leary JR, Zhu W, Corneau E, Chao H, Shamas T, Rose M, Lorenz K, Levy CR, Mor V, Gross CP. Concurrent Hospice Care and Cancer-Directed Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer and Receipt of Aggressive Care at the End of Life in the Veteran's Health Administration. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 23: 1038-1044. PMID: 32119800, PMCID: PMC7404822, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsmall cell lung cancerVeterans Health AdministrationStage IV nonsmall cell lung cancerCancer-directed treatmentEnd of lifeAggressive careConcurrent careHealth AdministrationVHA facilitiesLung cancerHospice careConcurrent hospice careLung cancer careAdvanced lung cancerCell lung cancerMultilevel logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPrimary outcomeCancer careHospice useStudy periodCareLast monthPatientsVeterans
2019
End‐of‐Life Decision Making and Treatment for Patients with Professional Guardians
Cohen AB, Benjamin AZ, Fried TR. End‐of‐Life Decision Making and Treatment for Patients with Professional Guardians. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2161-2166. PMID: 31301189, PMCID: PMC6800801, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-intensity treatmentPatient preferencesHospice careVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemUnderwent cardiopulmonary resuscitationRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitLast monthAdvance care planningLife decisionsDecedent patientsLife decision makingChart reviewCohort studyCare unitTreatment outcomesCardiopulmonary resuscitationOutpatient facilitiesLife careCare planningVA recordsVA facilitiesProfessional guardiansPatientsOlder adultsPerceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Vazquez L, Moll AP, Kacin A, Ndlovu NE, Shenoi SV. Perceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2019, 33: 214-219. PMID: 31067125, PMCID: PMC6531897, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2018.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung pregnant womenPreexposure prophylaxisPregnant womenHIV riskCondom useSexual partnersHIV preexposure prophylaxisLast monthPregnant women 18Rural South African womenSub-Saharan womenRural KwaZulu-NatalSouth African womenHIV acquisitionNonpregnant womenPrEP effectivenessPrEP knowledgeMean agePrEP rolloutPostpartum periodHIV preventionWomen 18HIV stigmaHigh riskMost women
2018
Disability Prior to Death Among the Oldest-Old in China
Liu Z, Han L, Wang X, Feng Q, Gill TM. Disability Prior to Death Among the Oldest-Old in China. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2018, 73: 1701-1707. PMID: 29408957, PMCID: PMC6230206, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gly010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young pregnant women from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Guillamet L, Moll A, Kacin A, Madi J, Ndlovu N, Shenoi S. Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young pregnant women from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s438-s438. PMCID: PMC5631294, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisYoung pregnant womenPregnant womenHIV acquisitionCondom usePregnant women age 18HIV pre-exposure prophylaxisHigh HIV prevalence settingsYoung womenEffective PrEP useHIV prevention toolHIV prevalence settingsLast monthWomen ages 18Consistent condom useHealth care facilitiesPregnant young womenChild transmissionOral PrEPPrEP implementationPrEP knowledgePrEP useMean agePrevalence settingsPostpartum periodAn event-level examination of successful condom negotiation strategies among young women
Peasant C, Montanaro EA, Kershaw TS, Parra GR, Weiss NH, Meyer JP, Murphy JG, Ritchwood TD, Sullivan TP. An event-level examination of successful condom negotiation strategies among young women. Journal Of Health Psychology 2017, 24: 898-908. PMID: 28810400, PMCID: PMC5561508, DOI: 10.1177/1359105317690598.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures.
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Gross CP. Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 14: 1001-8. PMID: 27496116, PMCID: PMC5577560, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of deathLife care expendituresLife careIntensive endCancer decedentsIntensive care unit admissionCare expendituresLife care interventionsCare unit admissionEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseLast monthProportion of decedentsHospital referral regionsExpenditure differencesHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionDepartment visitsHospice enrollmentIntensive careHighest quintileLater chemotherapyHospice useLowest quintile
2015
Perinatal substance use: A prospective evaluation of abstinence and relapse
Forray A, Merry B, Lin H, Ruger JP, Yonkers KA. Perinatal substance use: A prospective evaluation of abstinence and relapse. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 150: 147-155. PMID: 25772437, PMCID: PMC4387084, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRates of abstinenceMean daysSubstance useMultivariate Cox modelLittle prospective dataPostpartum relapseRelapse postpartumAbstinence ratesProspective evaluationNicotine cigarettesProspective dataCox modelPregnancyRelapseCigarettesAbstinenceToxicology testingCocaineWomenPsychological treatmentLast monthPostpartumMarijuanaSpecific substancesDaysTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE
Ghose T, Gordon A, Metraux S, Mattocks K, Goulet J, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Day N, Blackstock O, Justice A. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIV STATUS AND HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS IN CARE. Journal Of Community Psychology 2015, 43: 189-198. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHIV-negative veteransSubstance useAging Cohort StudyAfrican American substance usersGeneral veteran populationHIV-positive statusHazardous alcohol useHealth care systemCohort studyHIV infectionHIV-positiveHIV statusHigh riskVeteran populationWomen veteransHIVAlcohol useCare systemSubstance usersHomelessness riskLast monthVeteransHomelessness prevalence
2014
Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China
Wang M, Mao W, Zhang L, Jiang B, Xiao Y, Jia Y, Wu P, Cassell H, Vermund S. Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China. Substance Use & Misuse 2014, 50: 15-23. PMID: 25295376, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.957768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyInjection drug usersMaintenance therapyDrug usersConsecutive cross-sectional surveysHIV voluntary counselingUnprotected sexual behaviorCross-sectional surveyRisky behaviorsHIV counselingVoluntary counselingNeedle sharingUnprotected sexMMT servicesSignificant associationVCTLast monthSexual behaviorTherapyCounseling
2011
Condom use during commercial sex among clients of Hijra sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan (cross-sectional study)
Siddiqui AU, Qian HZ, Altaf A, Cassell H, Shah SA, Vermund SH. Condom use during commercial sex among clients of Hijra sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan (cross-sectional study). BMJ Open 2011, 1: e000154. PMID: 22021875, PMCID: PMC3191590, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHijra sex workersLast sexual actCondom useSex workersHIV/STI infectionFemale sex workersSpread of HIVKnowledge/attitudesConclusions ClientsSTI infectionBehaviours/practicesGeneral populationAlcohol usersSexual riskHigher education levelLast monthRegular clientsCondomsMale clientsKarachiBridge populationSexual actsEducation levelCommercial sexSexThe role of smoking expectancies in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and smoking behavior among women exposed to intimate partner violence
Ashare RL, Weinberger AH, McKee SA, Sullivan TP. The role of smoking expectancies in the relationship between PTSD symptoms and smoking behavior among women exposed to intimate partner violence. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 36: 1333-1336. PMID: 21849230, PMCID: PMC3179791, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceSmoking behaviorPTSD symptomsSmoking expectanciesIPV-exposed womenIntimate partner violencePTSD re-experiencing symptomsPublic health problemPTSD arousal symptomsHigh rateNegative health consequencesTobacco smokingPartner violencePTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsHealth problemsSmokingSymptomsSymptom clustersHealth consequencesTreatment developmentCigarettesArousal symptomsWomenLast month
2007
Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alam N, Rahman M, Gausia K, Yunus MD, Islam N, Chaudhury P, Monira S, Funkhouser E, Vermund SH, Killewo J. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Risk Factors Among Truck Stand Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2007, 34: 99-103. PMID: 16837827, PMCID: PMC2730758, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000225325.23340.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsTejgaon truck standCross-sectional studySignificant predictorsHIV intervention programsHigh-risk behaviorsTransmitted InfectionsMultivariable analysisChlamydial infectionPrevalence ratesSex partnersOlder ageInfectionSex workersLast monthIntervention programsMenSTI dataSTIsRandom sampleWomenPredictorsDhakaMotor mechanicsGonorrhea
2003
Home-based study of anti-HIV drug regimen adherence among HIV-infected women: Feasibility and preliminary results
Durante AJ, Bova CA, Fennie KP, Danvers KA, Holness DR, Burgess JD, Williams AB. Home-based study of anti-HIV drug regimen adherence among HIV-infected women: Feasibility and preliminary results. AIDS Care 2003, 15: 103-115. PMID: 12655838, DOI: 10.1080/0954012021000039806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV viral loadHIV-positive womenMedication adherence dataSub-optimal doseHome-based studyAntiretroviral medicationsMedication dosesResistant HIVTreatment failureViral loadAntiretroviral drugsRegimen adherenceAdherence dataHIVAdherence researchAdherenceLast monthWomenTherapyUnintentional reasonsOne-thirdDosesBest predictorPredictors
2000
Relation of Lean Body Mass to Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With HIV
Wilson I, Roubenoff R, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Gorbach S. Relation of Lean Body Mass to Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 137-146. DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200006010-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLean body massHigher lean body massGeneral health perceptionEnergy/fatiguePhysical functioningHealth perceptionBetter general health perceptionBioimpedance analysisDesign Cross-sectional analysisMeasures of HRQLHealth-related qualityBody massLast monthBetter physical functioningQuality of lifeCross-sectional analysisCD4 countHIV infectionMean ageClinical impactMultivariable modelHIVCells/Number of daysWomenRelation of Lean Body Mass to Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With HIV
Wilson I, Roubenoff R, Knox T, Spiegelman D, Gorbach S. Relation of Lean Body Mass to Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2000, 24: 137-146. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200006010-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLean body massHigher lean body massGeneral health perceptionEnergy/fatiguePhysical functioningHealth perceptionBetter general health perceptionBioimpedance analysisMeasures of HRQLHealth-related qualityBody massLast monthBetter physical functioningQuality of lifeCross-sectional analysisCD4 countHIV infectionMean ageClinical impactMultivariable modelHIVCells/Number of daysWomenMen
1986
A Validation Study of Four Scales Measuring Severity of Alcohol Dependence
COONEY N, MEYER R, KAPLAN R, BAKER L. A Validation Study of Four Scales Measuring Severity of Alcohol Dependence. Addiction 1986, 81: 223-229. PMID: 3458490, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00320.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependence ScaleAlcohol consumptionDependence QuestionnaireDependence scoresInpatient alcohol rehabilitation programAlcohol rehabilitation programAlcohol Dependence QuestionnairePost-treatment abstinenceDetoxification medicationAlcoholic patientsWithdrawal ScaleRehabilitation programAlcohol dependenceSignificant positive correlationHigh convergent validityHeavy drinkingConstruct of dependenceImpaired controlDependence severityLast monthSeverityPatientsConvergent validityPsychological problemsScores
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