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Accuracy of administrative claims prescription fill data to estimate glucocorticoid use and dose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Galvao R, Curtis J, Harrold L, Wu Q, Xie F, George M. Accuracy of administrative claims prescription fill data to estimate glucocorticoid use and dose in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2023, 32: 1271-1279. PMID: 37345649, PMCID: PMC10543479, DOI: 10.1002/pds.5660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucocorticoid usePrescription fillsExposure misclassificationRheumatoid arthritisInfection riskRisk estimatesAdjusted risk ratioPhysician-reported measuresDeterministic sensitivity analysesRisk ratioMedicare studyRegistry dataClaims dataAverage doseNPV 93.6Sensitivity 88.1DoseArthritisPatientsPrescriptionRiskDosesSame periodPrior studiesMisclassification
2018
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma as a Multidimensional Barrier to Uptake Among Women Who Attend Planned Parenthood
Calabrese SK, Dovidio JF, Tekeste M, Taggart T, Galvao RW, Safon CB, Willie TC, Caldwell A, Kaplan C, Kershaw TS. HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma as a Multidimensional Barrier to Uptake Among Women Who Attend Planned Parenthood. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 46-53. PMID: 29847480, PMCID: PMC6092222, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP stigmaUS womenPre-exposure prophylaxis uptakePotential PrEP usersNew HIV infectionsLess comfortMultidimensional barriersSocial networksPrEP acceptancePrEP interestPositive messagingPrEP uptakeHIV infectionHIV-positivePrEP usePrEP usersStereotypesSex partnersStigmaDisapprovalBackground characteristicsPrEPWomenExploratory moderation analysesPlanned Parenthood