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January 14, 2021
The impact of short message service reminders on returning to test for HIV at a community center in Seattle, WA
Objectives: Using data from Gay City, a community testing center in Seattle, we assessed the impact of short message service (SMS) text reminders on returning for a second HIV test. In addition, we investigated whether certain client characteristics were associated with return. Methods: We evaluated data on HIV testing between September 2016 and December 2019….
Predicting individual-specific HIV survival functions – motivation, implementation, and potential applications.
Immense progress has been made in the development and delivery of HIV prevention interventions worldwide, and that is reflected in the trends of global HIV epidemic metrics. However, such a wide perspective overlooks relapses in several regions and numerous concentrated epidemics among certain subpopulations. Risk of HIV varies substantially across geographic, temporal, and social space….
Impact of FDA advisories on smoking cessation for Veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Many persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) require medication to quit smoking, yet few receive highly effective therapy with varenicline. One likely barrier is historical Food and Drug Administration safety advisories for psychiatric risk, which were associated with reduced varenicline prescribing nationwide. It is unknown whether prescribers avoided varenicline even among persons with high…
Predictors of Pediatric In-Hospital Recurrent Cardiac Arrest
In-hospital pediatric cardiac arrest is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Approximately 16,000 children receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the United States each year. Patients who suffer more than one cardiac arrest event are at a particularly increased risk of mortality, with survival to hospital discharge estimated to be 41-50%. Identification of patients who…
January 12, 2021
Factors associated with poor patient recall of lung cancer screening follow-up recommendations and the association with adherence
Rationale. Factors associated with adherence to recommendations after initiating lung cancer screening (LCS) are poorly understood. We sought to determine patient-level factors associated with incorrect identification of LCS follow-up recommendations, hypothesizing that incorrect recall would be associated with decreased adherence to follow-up. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of patients in the University of Washington…
Hospitalization and mortality outcomes in the first five years after a childhood cancer diagnosis: a population-based study
Abstract Hospitalization and mortality outcomes in the first five years after a childhood cancer diagnosis: a population-based study Angela Steineck, MD Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Beth Mueller, DrPH Department of Epidemiology Background: Children with cancer are frequently hospitalized. However, hospitalization and death by disease category are not well defined <5 years from diagnosis compared…
Psychiatric diagnoses in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease
Background: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are subject to a myriad of complex physical and psychosocial challenges, which may confer increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder when compared with the general population. Currently available studies are limited by small sample size, narrow geographic region, or inconsistent disease definitions. This study uses a large…
November 25, 2020
Cattle-associated risk factors for human tuberculosis in rural livestock keeping communities, Uganda
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of human death worldwide. TB can also infect cattle, resulting in productivity losses, trade barriers, and zoonotic transmission via milk, meat, or direct contact. While the majority of TB cases are non-zoonotic, an unknown proportion are acquired from cattle; in Africa, this proportion is estimated to be 0.4%…
Illnesses and Injuries at Nature Preschools
This study investigated the incidence of illness and injury at nature preschools compared to conventional preschools. For 14 weeks, teachers at five nature and four conventional preschools logged the number of child absences due to illness and the number of injuries that occurred at preschool. This study found no difference in illness incidence by preschool…
Donor Specific Antibody Surveillance and Graft Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
INTRODUCTION The development of de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) has been associated with rejection and graft loss in kidney transplantation, and DSA screening is now recommended in all kidney transplant recipients. However, the clinical significance of dnDSA in patients with a stable creatinine remains unclear. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 103 patients…
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