Whitney R. Steele

Reflections on the Optimal Use of eDiaries for Data Collection in Vaccine Clinical Trials

Ujwani Nukala, Sylvia Cho, Aneesha K. Suresh, Jessica Zhou et autres

Unlabelled: Recent years have witnessed a transformative shift in the way patient-reported outcomes are captured. The increasing adoption of digital health technologies offers exciting possibilities for more efficient, engaging, and insightful data collection electronically. Regulators recommend that the source data captured electronically …

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Lessons Learned From Characterizing Long COVID Among US Medicare Beneficiaries

Yun Lu, Arnstein Lindaas, Héctor S. Izurieta, Myrna Cozen et autres

PURPOSE: To characterize long-term effects of COVID-19 among older adults (aged ≥ 65 years). METHODS: This retrospective descriptive study utilized Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries' claims to characterize post-COVID condition diagnosis code usage, long COVID (defined as post-COVID condition diagnoses made ≥ 28 days …

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Relative Effectiveness and Waning of a Third Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Older During the BA.1/BA.2 Omicron Period

Yun Lu, Kathryn Matuska, Rowan McEvoy, Héctor S. Izurieta et autres

BACKGROUND: We assessed the added benefit and waning effectiveness of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose (original formula) for preventing COVID-19-related outcomes. METHODS: We used Medicare claims data to conduct a retrospective cohort study in US community-dwelling Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries aged ≥65 years …

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Reflections on the Optimal Use of eDiaries for Data Collection in Vaccine Clinical Trials (Preprint)

Ujwani Nukala, Sylvia Cho, Jessica Zhou, Whitney R. Steele et autres

UNSTRUCTURED Recent years have witnessed a transformative shift in the way patient-reported outcomes are captured. The increasing adoption of digital health technologies offers exciting possibilities for more efficient, engaging, and insightful electronic data collection. Electronic diaries (eDiaries) represent a paramount resource that …

Real-world Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Among US Nursing Home Residents Aged ≥65 Years in the Pre-Delta and High Delta Periods

Yun Lu, Arnstein Lindaas, Kathryn Matuska, Héctor S. Izurieta et autres

Background: Long-term care residents were among the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated vaccine effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Medicare nursing home residents aged ≥65 years during pre-Delta and high Delta periods. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study …

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Characterization of Long COVID among U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries using Claims Data

Yun Lu, Arnstein Lindaas, Héctor S. Izurieta, Myrna Cozen et autres

ABSTRACT This retrospective study utilized healthcare claims data to investigate the incidence, patient demographics, and concurrent diagnoses associated with long COVID in the U.S. Medicare population. Nearly 194,000 (0.6%) beneficiaries had post-COVID condition diagnoses, with higher rates among nursing home residents. Of …

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COVID ‐19 convalescent plasma donors: Unique motivations in unique times?

Lauren A. Crowder, Whitney R. Steele, Erin Goodhue, Baia Lasky et autres

Abstract Background Early in the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, many blood collection organizations (BCOs) were asked to collect and distribute COVID‐19 convalescent plasma (CCP) as a potential treatment for this new virus and resulting disease. However, recruiting CCP donors presented unique challenges for BCOs, …

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Whole blood donor return rates after deferral for tattooing or body piercing—Survey across blood donation services: The BEST collaborative study

Franke A. Quee, Sheila F. O’Brien, Femmeke J. Prinsze, Whitney R. Steele et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To protect transfusion recipients from transfusion-transmissible infections, blood donors are deferred from donating after recent tattooing or piercing. To explore to what extent and how this deferral impacts donor availability, we performed an international study to investigate how many …

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Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review

Sahar Saeed, Samra Uzicanin, Antoine Lewin, Ryanne W. Lieshout‐Krikke et autres

Abstract Background and Objectives Blood donors are increasingly being recognized as an informative resource for surveillance. We aimed to review severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies conducted among blood donors to investigate methodological biases and provide guidance for future research. …

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HIV residual risk in Canada for apheresis source plasma donation without deferral for men who have sex with men

Eliana Aubé, Antoine Lewin, Sheila F. O’Brien, Yves Grégoire et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In Canada, men having sex with men (MSM) are deferred for 3 months from last sexual contact to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk to recipients. The aim of this paper was to model the Canadian residual risk of …

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Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review

Sahar Saeed, Samra Uzicanin, Antoine Lewin, Ryanne W. Lieshout‐Krikke et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Blood donors are increasingly being recognized as an informative resource for surveillance. We aimed to review severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies conducted among blood donors to investigate methodological biases and provide guidance for future research. MATERIALS …

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Frequency of rare, serious donor reactions: International perspective

Pampee P. Young, Lauren A. Crowder, Whitney R. Steele, David O. Irving et autres

BACKGROUND: Severe blood donor adverse events are rare, but due to their rarity studying them can be difficult. To get an accurate estimate of their frequency and rate in the donor population it may be necessary to combine donation data across countries. …

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