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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
2020
The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study
Chen C, Jiao J, Mbabazi G, Long A, Galvao R, Rwabizi D, Dushimiyimana B, Ngoga E. The changing perception and knowledge of obstetric fistula: a qualitative study. International Urogynecology Journal 2020, 31: 2419-2425. PMID: 32789811, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04448-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of womenObstetric fistulaHealth workersStigmatizing beliefsCesarean sectionGenitourinary complaintsUrinary incontinenceVaginal deliveryGenitourinary conditionsUnaffected womenUrban hospitalWomen's knowledgeWomenAxial techniqueFistulaConstant comparative methodAwareness campaignsFocus groupsQualitative studyGroupSemi-structured interviewsPrior studiesParticipantsIncontinenceHypothesisTo