2024
Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England: an analysis of monthly changes in the quality and outcomes framework indicators in OpenSAFELY
Wiedemann M, Speed V, Cunningham C, Higgins R, Curtis H, Andrews C, Fisher L, Hopcroft L, Rentsch C, Mahalingasivam V, Tomlinson L, Morton C, Samuel M, Green A, Wood C, Brown A, Massey J, Walters C, Smith R, Inglesby P, Evans D, Maude S, Dillingham I, Walker A, Morley J, Mehrkar A, Bacon S, Bates C, Cockburn J, Parry J, Hester F, McManus R, Goldacre B, MacKenna B. Impact of COVID-19 on recorded blood pressure screening and hypertension management in England: an analysis of monthly changes in the quality and outcomes framework indicators in OpenSAFELY. Open Heart 2024, 11: e002732. PMID: 39214534, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure screeningPressure screeningPercentage of patientsHypertension prevalenceHypertension managementPopulation-based cohort studyRecord of hypertensionCardiovascular disease managementClinical subgroupsQOF indicatorsScreening ratesPrimary careGeneral practiceHome statusNHS patientsOlder peopleBlood pressure measurementsCare schemesCohort studyDisease managementImpact of COVID-19COVID-19Framework indicatorsNational qualityNHS
2014
Hepatitis C virus screening practices and seropositivity among US veterans born during 1945 – 1965
Cartwright EJ, Rentsch C, Rimland D. Hepatitis C virus screening practices and seropositivity among US veterans born during 1945 – 1965. BMC Research Notes 2014, 7: 449. PMID: 25023159, PMCID: PMC4105869, DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtlanta VA Medical CenterUnited States Preventive Services Task ForcePositive HCV antibodyHCV antibodiesHCV infectionViral loadBirth cohortHCV RNA viral loadConfirmatory viral loadHCV antibody positivityHCV antibody testReceipt of screeningChronic HCV infectionRNA viral loadOne-time screeningPositive antibody screenVA Medical CenterProportion of veteransSAS version 9.2BackgroundThe CentersAntibody positivityHepatitis CUSPSTF recommendationsAntibody testingPositive antibodiesComparison of colorectal cancer screening and diagnoses in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans
Guest JL, Rentsch CT, Rimland D. Comparison of colorectal cancer screening and diagnoses in HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans. AIDS Care 2014, 26: 1490-1493. PMID: 25008192, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.933768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal occult blood testingHIV-positive patientsColorectal cancerYounger ageAtlanta VA Medical CenterHIV-negative veteransOccult blood testingHIV-negative controlsHIV-positive casesColorectal cancer screeningPercent of casesVA Medical CenterYears of ageCRC ratesCRC incidenceHIV statusBlood testingCancer screeningMedical CenterHigh incidenceScreening typeAverage ageHIVPatientsColon polyps
2012
Attitudes Toward Couples-Based HIV Counseling and Testing Among MSM in Cape Town, South Africa
Stephenson R, Rentsch C, Sullivan P, McAdams-Mahmoud A, Jobson G, Struthers H, McIntyre J. Attitudes Toward Couples-Based HIV Counseling and Testing Among MSM in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS And Behavior 2012, 17: 43-50. PMID: 22961498, PMCID: PMC3529975, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0293-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAttitudeCounselingFamily CharacteristicsFocus GroupsHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareQualitative ResearchRisk Reduction BehaviorRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSocial SupportSouth AfricaSurveys and QuestionnairesTrustUrban PopulationYoung Adult