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Global Perspective on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Rheumatology and Health Equity
Hsieh E, Dey D, Grainger R, Li M, Machado P, Ugarte‐Gil M, Yazdany J. Global Perspective on the Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Rheumatology and Health Equity. Arthritis Care & Research 2023, 76: 22-31. PMID: 37277949, DOI: 10.1002/acr.25169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatic diseasesRheumatology practiceHealth service useHealth care utilizationCOVID-19 morbidityHealth care accessCOVID-19 pandemicMental health outcomesUptake of telemedicinePublic health emergencyPublic health communicationAcute phaseVaccine uptakeCare utilizationVaccination practicesRapid guidelinesWorse diseaseCare accessService useHealth outcomesPatient careDiseaseHealth equityHealth emergencyPandemic wanes
2016
Exploring HIV-related stigma among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a correlation study
Li Z, Hsieh E, Morano JP, Sheng Y. Exploring HIV-related stigma among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a correlation study. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 1394-1401. PMID: 27137205, PMCID: PMC5069196, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1179713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmissionHIV stigmaStigma scoresPoor self-rated health statusBerger HIV Stigma ScaleSelf-rated health statusHIV-positive MSMIncidence of HIVMultivariable linear regression modelsHuman immunodeficiency virusLevels of HIVHIV Stigma ScaleAdverse health outcomesCross-sectional survey studySocial support networksAntiretroviral therapyHIV statusOpportunistic infectionsImmunodeficiency virusPoor adherenceSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsStudy populationHIVHealth outcomes