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The HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis continuum of care among women who inject drugs: A systematic review

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionPeople who inject drugs have a substantial risk for HIV infection, especially women who inject drugs (WWID). HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly-effective HIV prevention drug, is uncommonly studied among WWID, and we aimed to ...
Danielle Guy, Jason Doran, Jason Doran, Jason Doran, Trenton M. White, Lena van Selm, Teymur Noori, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Jeffrey V. Lazarus   +8 more
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Virtual or in‐person: does it matter? Comparing pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and physical function outcomes of virtual, hybrid and in‐person GLA:D Canada participants

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, hybrid) results in differences in three‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the GLA:DTM Canada database was completed.
Jill Van Damme, Vanina Dal Bello‐Haas, Ayse Kuspinar, Patricia Strachan, Michael Zywiel, James Young, Rhona McGlasson, Lisa C. Carlesso   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records from an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

HIV risk and prevention among clients of a delivery-based harm reduction service during an HIV outbreak among people who use drugs in northern rural Minnesota, USA

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Since 2019, multiple HIV outbreaks occurred among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Minnesota. Syringe service programs (SSPs) are evidence-based programs that reduce the spread of HIV.
Adam Palayew, Kelly Knudtson, Sue Purchase, Shayna Clark, Lucia Possehl, Elise Healy, Sarah Deutsch, Courtney A. McKnight, Don Des Jarlais, Sara N. Glick   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

HCV epidemiology in high-risk groups and the risk of reinfection [PDF]

, 2016
Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) and high-risk sexual practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) are important routes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission.
Dalgard, Olav, Lo Re III, Vincent, Macias, Juan, Midgard, Havard, Palmateer, Norah, Pineda, Juan A., Weir, Amanda   +6 more
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Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying the Infectious Diseases Literature to People who Inject Drugs

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2020
People who inject drugs (PWID) presenting with injection drug use-associated infections are an understudied population excluded from most prospective infectious disease (ID) clinical trials. Careful application of the existing ID literature to PWID must consider their unique medical, psychological, and social challenges. Identification and treatment of
David P. Serota, Marcos C. Schechter, Teresa A. Chueng   +2 more
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HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care for People Who Inject Drugs [PDF]

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
(See the major article by Liu et al on pages 442–53.) Significant advances have been made in recent years in controlling the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The number of people newly infected with HIV is declining globally [1], whereas antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically decreased HIV-related mortality [2] and is now an ...
Sarah Larney, Sarah Larney, Josiah D. Rich, Josiah D. Rich, Nickolas Zaller, Nickolas Zaller   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Injection into the jugular vein among people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom: Prevalence, associated factors and harms [PDF]

, 2017
Background: While people who inject drugs (PWID) typically use peripheral veins, some inject into their central veins, including the femoral and jugular veins.
Cullen, KJ, Hope, VD, Iversen, J, Maher, L, Nucbe, F, Parry, JV   +5 more
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Exploring patients’ profiles associated with the resolution of acute calcium pyrophosphate arthritis treatedwith colchicine and prednisone: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The objective was to identify factors determining acute arthritis resolution and safety with colchicine and prednisone in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis. Methods We conducted a post hoc analysis of the COLCHICORT trial, which compared colchicine and prednisone for the treatment of acute CPP crystal arthritis, using a ...
Tristan Pascart, Laurène Norberciak, Pascal Richette, Pierre Robinet, Aurore Pacaud, Gauthier Marchasson, Thibault Rabin, Hélène Luraschi, Pierre Maciejasz, Anne‐France Georgel, Augustin Latourte, Hang‐Korng Ea, Sébastien Ottaviani, Charlotte Jauffret, Vincent Ducoulombier   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source