Ruth Finkelstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 3742743 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Finkelstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Finkelstein |
| SIGNATURE | FINKELSTEIN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York Academy of Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7702-3778 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Taking Charge
Older people have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are often portrayed as passive victims of this global health crisis. However, older adults do take responsibility for their own health and that of others in large part through social network dynamics. The purpose of this study was to understand the processes whereby older adults' social networks shape their own health behaviors, and vice versa, in the context of COVID…
Roundtable on Urban Living Environment Research (Ruler)
More than ancillary
In HIV care, the use of social or "ancillary" services to stabilize life situations and remove barriers to care is often seen as a means to the end of ensuring more consistent participation in medical care. By examining the impact of HIV social services on the achievement of intermediate outcomes (i.e., ceasing substance use, initiating anti-retroviral therapy (ART), and entering stable housing) and the relationship between intermediate outcome s…
Feasibility of using audio computer-assisted self-interview (Acasi) screening in routine HIV care
We evaluated the feasibility of implementing audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) as part of routine clinical care at two community hospital-based HIV clinics in New York City. Between June 2003 and August 2006, 215 patients completed 1001 ACASI sessions in English or Spanish prior to their scheduled clinical appointments. Topics covered included antiretroviral therapy adherence, depression symptoms, alcohol and drug use, and condom us…
Evaluating Community-based Prevention Programs
The Case adherence index
The Center for Adherence Support Evaluation (CASE) Adherence Index, a simple composite measure of self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, was compared to a standard three-day self-reported adherence measure among participants in a longitudinal, prospective cross-site evaluation of 12 adherence programs throughout the United States. The CASE Adherence Index, consisting of three unique adherence questions developed for the cross-site …
Aging without Medicare? Evidence from New York City
Medicare and Social Security often are assumed to provide universal coverage for the population age 65 and older. Evidence from New York City raises doubts. Data from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Bureau of the Census provide evidence that 16% to 20% of New York City residents age 65 and older lack such coverage. Noncoverage …
The cost of HIV medication adherence support interventions
The objective of this study was to determine the direct cost of HIV adherence support programmes participating in a cross-site evaluation in the US. Data on the frequency, type, and setting of adherence encounters; providers' professions; and adherence tools provided were collected for 1,122 patients enrolled in 13 interventions at 9 sites. The site staff estimated the average duration of each type of encounter and national wage rates were used f…
Access to and use of health care
Objective: To examine the health care experiences of low-income drug users in order to gain insight into their health care decision-making and barriers to care.Methods: Data come principally from open-ended interviews with 71 individuals who use or used heroin and/or cocaine. Interviews focused primarily on health status, health history, and health care received; current and former drug use; and basic demographics. Supplementary data were collect…
HIV-related knowledge and adherence to Haart
Near perfect adherence is considered essential for patients on HAART, yet adherence to medical recommendations is rarely so high. Supportive services and reminder tools may help individuals to become adherent, yet it is difficult to determine who may need such interventions. In this study, based on data from the NYSDOH/AIDS Institute Treatment Adherence Demonstration Program, we look at the association between HIV-related knowledge and adherence,…
Evaluating supervised haart in late-stage HIV among drug users
Abortion
Adolescent pregnancy
Adolescent pregnancy: a hospital-based program for primary prevention. L Gordis, J D Fassett, R Finkelstein, and M TaybackCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.58.5.849 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Adolescent pregnancy
Adolescent pregnancy: a hospital-based program for primary prevention. L Gordis, J D Fassett, R Finkelstein, and M TaybackCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.58.5.849 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Abortion
Evaluating supervised haart in late-stage HIV among drug users
HIV-related knowledge and adherence to Haart
Near perfect adherence is considered essential for patients on HAART, yet adherence to medical recommendations is rarely so high. Supportive services and reminder tools may help individuals to become adherent, yet it is difficult to determine who may need such interventions. In this study, based on data from the NYSDOH/AIDS Institute Treatment Adherence Demonstration Program, we look at the association between HIV-related knowledge and adherence,…
Access to and use of health care
Objective: To examine the health care experiences of low-income drug users in order to gain insight into their health care decision-making and barriers to care.Methods: Data come principally from open-ended interviews with 71 individuals who use or used heroin and/or cocaine. Interviews focused primarily on health status, health history, and health care received; current and former drug use; and basic demographics. Supplementary data were collect…
The cost of HIV medication adherence support interventions
The objective of this study was to determine the direct cost of HIV adherence support programmes participating in a cross-site evaluation in the US. Data on the frequency, type, and setting of adherence encounters; providers' professions; and adherence tools provided were collected for 1,122 patients enrolled in 13 interventions at 9 sites. The site staff estimated the average duration of each type of encounter and national wage rates were used f…
The Case adherence index
The Center for Adherence Support Evaluation (CASE) Adherence Index, a simple composite measure of self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, was compared to a standard three-day self-reported adherence measure among participants in a longitudinal, prospective cross-site evaluation of 12 adherence programs throughout the United States. The CASE Adherence Index, consisting of three unique adherence questions developed for the cross-site …
Aging without Medicare? Evidence from New York City
Medicare and Social Security often are assumed to provide universal coverage for the population age 65 and older. Evidence from New York City raises doubts. Data from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Bureau of the Census provide evidence that 16% to 20% of New York City residents age 65 and older lack such coverage. Noncoverage …
More than ancillary
In HIV care, the use of social or "ancillary" services to stabilize life situations and remove barriers to care is often seen as a means to the end of ensuring more consistent participation in medical care. By examining the impact of HIV social services on the achievement of intermediate outcomes (i.e., ceasing substance use, initiating anti-retroviral therapy (ART), and entering stable housing) and the relationship between intermediate outcome s…
Feasibility of using audio computer-assisted self-interview (Acasi) screening in routine HIV care
We evaluated the feasibility of implementing audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) as part of routine clinical care at two community hospital-based HIV clinics in New York City. Between June 2003 and August 2006, 215 patients completed 1001 ACASI sessions in English or Spanish prior to their scheduled clinical appointments. Topics covered included antiretroviral therapy adherence, depression symptoms, alcohol and drug use, and condom us…
Evaluating Community-based Prevention Programs
Roundtable on Urban Living Environment Research (Ruler)
Taking Charge
Older people have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are often portrayed as passive victims of this global health crisis. However, older adults do take responsibility for their own health and that of others in large part through social network dynamics. The purpose of this study was to understand the processes whereby older adults' social networks shape their own health behaviors, and vice versa, in the context of COVID…
Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Population (5 works) · HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Health care (3 works)