2021
Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Uganda
Tusubira AK, Nalwadda CK, Akiteng AR, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Katahoire A, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Armstrong-Hough M. Social Support for Self-Care: Patient Strategies for Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in Rural Uganda. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 86. PMID: 34458110, PMCID: PMC8378074, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesSelf-care practicesPrescribed medicinesConventional medicinePatient's social support networkRural UgandaSelf-care activitiesBlood sugar levelsCross-sectional qualitative studyResource-limited settingsSelf-care effortsSocial support networksSocial supportNCD clinicsNineteen patientsAdult patientsHealth facilitiesPatientsPatient strategiesManaging diabetesHypertensionSelf-CareDiabetesDiagnostic testsLow-income countries
2020
Incidence of hypertension among persons living with HIV in China: a multicenter cohort study
Fan H, Guo F, Hsieh E, Chen WT, Lv W, Han Y, Xie J, Li Y, Song X, Li T. Incidence of hypertension among persons living with HIV in China: a multicenter cohort study. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 834. PMID: 32487185, PMCID: PMC7268367, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08586-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of hypertensionAntiretroviral therapyChinese PLWHIncident hypertensionInitiation of ARTProspective longitudinal multicenter studyReceipt of ARTCox proportional hazards modelART-naïve patientsDetectable HIV viremiaMulticenter cohort studyCox regression analysisBody mass indexRecent viral loadLongitudinal multicenter studyProportional hazards modelHIV viremiaMedian followZidovudine exposureChronic comorbiditiesHIV careViral suppressionCohort studyConclusionsThe incidenceMass index
2017
Cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese antiretroviral-naïve adults with advanced HIV disease
Guo F, Hsieh E, Lv W, Han Y, Xie J, Li Y, Song X, Li T. Cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese antiretroviral-naïve adults with advanced HIV disease. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017, 17: 287. PMID: 28427339, PMCID: PMC5397830, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2358-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsFramingham risk scoreRisk factorsRisk scoreCVD riskAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scoreCommon CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk scoreAdvanced HIV diseaseD risk scoreTreatment-naïve HIVLipid-lowering therapyPrevalence of hypertensionRisk factor treatmentBurden of CVDCardiovascular disease riskTreatment-naïve individualsMulticenter clinical trialAntiretroviral-naïve adultsDisease risk scoreRoutine clinical assessmentHIV providersAdverse eventsBackgroundCardiovascular diseaseHIV disease