2022
Clinical and virologic factors associated with outcomes of COVID‐19 before and after vaccination among Veterans: Retrospective analysis from six New England states
Lee M, Cosentino D, Kyriakides TC, Cavallaro T, Stack G, Gupta S. Clinical and virologic factors associated with outcomes of COVID‐19 before and after vaccination among Veterans: Retrospective analysis from six New England states. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 534-538. PMID: 35661577, PMCID: PMC9348310, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19Intensive care unit admissionVeterans Administration Healthcare SystemCare unit admissionNonpsychiatric hospitalizationsVirologic factorsFull vaccinationUnit admissionICU careClinical outcomesPoor outcomeMean ageRetrospective analysisD614G mutationHealthcare systemVeteransNew England statesHospitalizationOlder cohortOutcomesViral epidemiologyVaccinationDemographic factorsG mutationAge
2018
Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study
Ofori-Atta A, Reynolds NR, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Lartey M, Amissah K, Tettey JK, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Kyriakides TC, Paintsil E, Team O. Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 283-292. PMID: 30360643, PMCID: PMC6382516, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1537463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregivers of childrenCaregiver depressionCaregivers of HIVLow HIV knowledgeChild health outcomesCorrelates of depressionLow social supportPediatric HIVIllness perceptionsIntervention trialsMean ageHIV knowledgeRisk factorsSevere depressionHigh prevalenceHIV stigmaAdjusted modelHIVCaregiver statusHealth outcomesStudy participantsCaregiversPrevalenceDepressionSub-Saharan countriesEffect of Evidence-Based Supported Employment vs Transitional Work on Achieving Steady Work Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Davis LL, Kyriakides TC, Suris AM, Ottomanelli LA, Mueller L, Parker PE, Resnick SG, Toscano R, Scrymgeour AA, Drake RE. Effect of Evidence-Based Supported Employment vs Transitional Work on Achieving Steady Work Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 316-324. PMID: 29490371, PMCID: PMC5875356, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderClinical trialsIPS groupIndividual PlacementVeterans Affairs Medical CenterCompetitive jobsStress disorderChronic posttraumatic stress disorderVocational rehabilitation interventionsVocational rehabilitationCompetitive employmentMore participantsTreat analysisMean ageMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMERehabilitation interventionsMultisite trialLatino ethnicityIPS participantsSupported employment interventionTransitional workTrialsVeterans
2017
Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Kyriakides TC, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Mayes L, Crusto CA, Forsyth BW, Fiellin DA. Video Game Intervention for Sexual Risk Reduction in Minority Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2017, 19: e314. PMID: 28923788, PMCID: PMC5625130, DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health attitudesHuman immunodeficiency virusIntervention groupHealth attitudesInitiation of intercourseVideo game interventionControl groupHIV sexual riskSexual health outcomesSexual risk reductionDelay of initiationDigital health interventionsSecondary outcomesControlled TrialsGame interventionPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusMean ageAnal intercourseHealth outcomesHealth interventionsSexual riskMonthsMinority adolescentsIntervention
2006
Vital Capacity as a Predictor of Outcome in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures
Bakhos C, O’Connor J, Kyriakides T, Abou-Nukta F, Bonadies J. Vital Capacity as a Predictor of Outcome in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 61: 131-134. PMID: 16832260, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000223463.88422.6a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRib fracturesPulmonary complicationsElderly patientsVital capacityIntensive care unit lengthBlunt chest trauma patientsEmergency department evaluationChest trauma patientsFurther prospective studiesExtended care facilitiesPredictors of outcomeVital capacity measurementsHospital lengthICU LOSDischarge dispositionDepartment evaluationMean ISSTrauma patientsProspective studyRetrospective studyMean ageStudy criteriaMean VCSingle deathCare facilities