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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
Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk: An Exploratory Study
Willie TC, Alexander KA, Caplon A, Kershaw TS, Safon CB, Galvao RW, Kaplan C, Caldwell A, Calabrese SK. Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk: An Exploratory Study. Women's Health Issues 2020, 31: 157-163. PMID: 33218751, PMCID: PMC8005431, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth control sabotageSexual health risksWomen's sexual riskSexual riskMultivariable logistic regression modelPlanned Parenthood centersMultiple sexual partnersCross-sectional online surveyLogistic regression modelsHealth centersGreater oddsSexual partnersExchange sexReproductive coercionWomenRiskHealth risksRegression modelsAssociationOnline surveyInfectionSociodemographicsMonths