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Preventing Adolescent Dating Violence: An Outcomes Protocol For Evaluating A Gender-Transformative Healthy Relationships Promotion Program, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Alysia Wright, Debb Hurlock, Roseline Carter, Pam Krause, Claire Crooks Nov 2019

Preventing Adolescent Dating Violence: An Outcomes Protocol For Evaluating A Gender-Transformative Healthy Relationships Promotion Program, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Alysia Wright, Debb Hurlock, Roseline Carter, Pam Krause, Claire Crooks

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Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a pressing public health problem in North America. Strategies to prevent perpetration are needed, and a substantial body of research demonstrates the importance of applying a gender lens to target root causes of adolescent dating violence as part of effective prevention. To date, however, there has been limited research on how to specifically engage boys in adolescent dating violence prevention. In this short communication, we describe the protocol for a longitudinal, quasi-experimental outcome evaluation of a program called WiseGuyz. WiseGuyz is a community-facilitated, gender-transformative healthy relationships program for mid-adolescent male-identified youth that aims to reduce …


Economic Evaluation Of Lupus Nephritis In The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Inception Cohort Using A Multistate Model Approach., M. R.W. Barber, J. G. Hanly, L. Su, M. B. Urowitz, Y. St Pierre, J. Romero-Diaz, C. Gordon, C. Aranow, M. Mackay, A. E. Clarke, +30 Additional Authors Jan 2018

Economic Evaluation Of Lupus Nephritis In The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Inception Cohort Using A Multistate Model Approach., M. R.W. Barber, J. G. Hanly, L. Su, M. B. Urowitz, Y. St Pierre, J. Romero-Diaz, C. Gordon, C. Aranow, M. Mackay, A. E. Clarke, +30 Additional Authors

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OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the long-term costs of lupus nephritis (LN). The costs were compared between patients with and without LN using multistate modeling.

METHODS: Patients from 32 centers in 11 countries were enrolled in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics inception cohort within 15 months of diagnosis and provided annual data on renal function, hospitalizations, medications, dialysis, and selected procedures. LN was diagnosed by renal biopsy or the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Renal function was assessed annually using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or estimated proteinuria. A multistate model was used to predict 10-year cumulative …