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Background: Assisted partner services (APSs; sometimes called index testing) are now being brought to scale as a high-yield HIV testing strategy in many nations. However, the success of APSs is often hampered by low levels of partner elicitation. The Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (CASI)-Plus study sought to develop and test a mobile health (mHealth) tool to increase the elicitation of sexual and needle-sharing partners among persons with newly diagnosed HIV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGeosocial Media's Early Warning Capabilities Across US County-Level Political Clusters: Observational Study.
JMIR Infodemiology
January 2025
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Puch/Salzburg, Austria.
Background: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sparked significant health concerns worldwide, prompting policy makers and health care experts to implement nonpharmaceutical public health interventions, such as stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, to slow the spread of the virus. While these interventions proved essential in controlling transmission, they also caused substantial economic and societal costs and should therefore be used strategically, particularly when disease activity is on the rise. In this context, geosocial media posts (posts with an explicit georeference) have been shown to provide a promising tool for anticipating moments of potential health care crises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of 3 Aging Metrics in Dual Declines to Capture All-Cause Dementia and Mortality Risk: Cohort Study.
JMIR Aging
January 2025
Department of Geriatrics, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China, 0898-66571684.
Background: The utility of aging metrics that incorporate cognitive and physical function is not fully understood.
Objective: We aim to compare the predictive capacities of 3 distinct aging metrics-motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), physio-cognitive decline syndrome (PCDS), and cognitive frailty (CF)-for incident dementia and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older adults.
Methods: We used longitudinal data from waves 10-15 of the Health and Retirement Study.
Syndromic Surveillance and Case Identification for Varicella Among Recent Immigrants: New York City, 2023.
Am J Public Health
January 2025
Melanie S. Askari is with the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New York City Health Department, Long Island City, NY. Robert J. Arciuolo, Olivia Matalka, Krishika A. Graham, Beth M. Isaac, Ramona Lall, Antonine Jean, and Jennifer B. Rosen are with the New York City Health Department, Bureau of Immunization, Long Island City.
To determine utility of syndromic surveillance in improving varicella case detection during an outbreak among recent immigrants to New York City (NYC). During March through August 2023, the NYC Health Department received varicella reports from routine sources and syndromic surveillance from emergency department visits with varicella as a chief complaint or discharge diagnosis. Reports were reviewed to determine if individuals met criteria for confirmed or probable varicella cases and if cases were outbreak-associated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutcomes of Home Isolation Care Among COVID-19 Patients During the 2021 Epidemic Crisis in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand.
Am J Public Health
January 2025
Teeraboon Lertwanichwattana and Ram Rangsin are with Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. Supattra Srivanichakorn, Sairat Noknoy, and Sirinapa Siriporn Na Ratchaseema are with the Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand, Bangkok. Nittaya Phanuphak is with the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok. Kitti Wongthavarawat is with the National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok. Arunotai Siriussawakul, Varalak Srinonprasert, and Pattara Leelahavarong are with the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Parawee Chevaisrakul and Putthapoom Lumjiaktase are with the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok. Aree Kumpitak is with the Thai Network of People Living With HIV, Bangkok. Nopphan Phromsri is with the Human Settlement Foundation, Bangkok. Yupadee Sirisinsuk is with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong is with the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Bangkok. Apinun Aramrattana is with the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
To determine the overall mortality and risk factors of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the Home Isolation (HI) program in Bangkok, Thailand, during the epidemic crisis in 2021. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the data from a government telehealth application from July to December 2021. The vital status was verified from the government database on September 20, 2022.
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