2020
Quality‐Adjusted Life‐Years Lost Due to Physical Inactivity in a US Population With Osteoarthritis
Losina E, Silva GS, Smith KC, Collins JE, Hunter DJ, Shrestha S, Messier SP, Yelin EH, Suter LG, Paltiel AD, Katz JN. Quality‐Adjusted Life‐Years Lost Due to Physical Inactivity in a US Population With Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research 2020, 72: 1349-1357. PMID: 31350803, PMCID: PMC6982563, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnee osteoarthritisCases of cancerPhysical activityPhysical inactivityUS populationCardiovascular diseasePA levelsQuality-adjusted life year (QALY) lossBlack Hispanic womenHealth benefitsInsufficient physical activityQuality-adjusted life yearsLife-year lossHigher PA levelsRace/ethnicityDiabetes mellitusHispanic womenOsteoarthritisQALY lossLife yearsOsteoarthritis InitiativeLoss burdenDisease controlImproved healthActivity levelsNovel microsimulation model of tobacco use behaviours and outcomes: calibration and validation in a US population
Reddy KP, Bulteel AJB, Levy DE, Torola P, Hyle EP, Hou T, Osher B, Yu L, Shebl FM, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Weinstein MC, Rigotti NA, Walensky RP. Novel microsimulation model of tobacco use behaviours and outcomes: calibration and validation in a US population. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e032579. PMID: 32404384, PMCID: PMC7228509, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health Interview SurveyCessation ratesQuit attemptsTobacco useMortality riskSmoking relapseSurveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) modelsNational Death IndexHealth Interview SurveyCigarette smoking behaviorNicotine product useExternal validationCumulative mortality curvesTobacco control policiesTobacco use behaviorsCurrent smokersDeath IndexSmoking prevalenceSustained abstinenceUS womenRelapseSmoking behaviorWomen/menUS populationNatural history
2017
The Clinical and Economic Impact of Attaining National HIV/AIDS Strategy Treatment Targets in the United States
Borre ED, Hyle EP, Paltiel AD, Neilan AM, Sax PE, Freedberg KA, Weinstein MC, Walensky RP. The Clinical and Economic Impact of Attaining National HIV/AIDS Strategy Treatment Targets in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 216: 798-807. PMID: 29029344, PMCID: PMC5853503, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational HIV/AIDS StrategyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHuman immunodeficiency virusCost-effectiveness ratioUS National HIV/AIDS StrategyHIV/AIDS StrategyAntiretroviral therapy costsSubstantial clinical benefitHigh HIV prevalenceGeneral US populationYears of lifeVirologic suppressionViral suppressionClinical outcomesAdherence interventionsClinical benefitHIV prevalenceHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusMSM populationAIDS StrategyTherapy costsTreatment targetsUS populationBlack men