2021
Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study
Shelby T, Schenck C, Weeks B, Goodwin J, Hennein R, Zhou X, Spiegelman D, Grau LE, Niccolai L, Bond M, Davis JL. Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 721952. PMID: 34490198, PMCID: PMC8417826, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.721952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective implementation studyOutreach callsContact tracingAge-related disparitiesPublic health nursesRE-AIM implementation frameworkMultivariable regression modelsTimeliness of caseImplementation studyPublic health responsePublic health emergencyMedian timeHealth nursesAfrican American casesHealth responseInfectious diseasesFuture epidemicsDays of exposureHealth emergencyCOVID-19System-level predictorsRegression modelsCOVID-19 Contact TracingDaysPredictors
2020
Early access to antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care among HIV‐positive participants in Eswatini in the public health sector: the MaxART stepped‐wedge randomized controlled trial
Khan S, Spiegelman D, Walsh F, Mazibuko S, Pasipamire M, Chai B, Reis R, Mlambo K, Delva W, Khumalo G, Zwane M, Fleming Y, Mafara E, Hettema A, Lejeune C, Chao A, Bärnighausen T, Okello V. Early access to antiretroviral therapy versus standard of care among HIV‐positive participants in Eswatini in the public health sector: the MaxART stepped‐wedge randomized controlled trial. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2020, 23: e25610. PMID: 32949103, PMCID: PMC7507004, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionStandard of careAntiretroviral treatmentCox proportional hazards modelHealth systemART-naïve participantsHIV-positive patientsHIV-positive adultsViral load monitoringHIV-positive participantsAppropriate care managementProportional hazards modelEarly accessPublic sector health facilitiesHealth system effectsPublic health systemHealth system's abilityClinic transitionAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countCare retentionVL monitoringPublic health sectorDisease stageEndpoint rate
2017
Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 7. Let the Subject Matter Choose the Effect Measure: Ratio, Difference, or Something Else Entirely.
Spiegelman D, Khudyakov P, Wang M, Vanderweele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 7. Let the Subject Matter Choose the Effect Measure: Ratio, Difference, or Something Else Entirely. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 108: 73-76. PMID: 29161073, PMCID: PMC5719681, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factor distributionRisk ratioLife yearsEffect measuresDisability-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPopulation attributable riskQuality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness ratioPublic health interventionsPublic health evaluationYears of lifeMeasure of effectRisk factorsRelative riskStudy populationRisk differenceHealth interventionsIntervention effectsAbsolute effect measuresHealth evaluationExternal generalizabilityRiskAbsolute measuresPopulationEvaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us.
Spiegelman D, VanderWeele TJ. Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 6. Modeling Ratios or Differences? Let the Data Tell Us. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 107: 1087-1091. PMID: 28590865, PMCID: PMC5463222, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research