Chengshi Jin
Biographic Data
| ID | 7729454 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chengshi Jin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chengshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Jin |
| SIGNATURE | JIN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6431-790X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Factors associated with fluoxetine adherence among outpatients with common mental disorders in Western Kenya
OBJECTIVE: Non-adherence to antidepressants has been linked to increased symptom severity, relapse and hospitalisation from common mental disorders. However, there is limited knowledge of factors associated with antidepressant adherence in low-income and middle-income countries, especially in public sector, primary care settings. METHODS: We quantified fluoxetine adherence using the medication possession ratio. A limitation of this measure is tha…
Productivity benefits of treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly contribute to the global disease burden, adversely affecting health, medical costs and economic productivity. The SMART-DAPPER project in western Kenya approached this challenge by deploying trained non-specialists to administer proven depression and PTSD treatments. METHODS: Participants were public sector primary care outpatients at Kiumu County Hospital with major…
Defining a screening tool for post-traumatic stress disorder in East Africa: A penalized regression approach
Background: Scalable PTSD screening strategies must be brief, accurate and capable of administration by a non-specialized workforce. Methods: We used PTSD as determined by the structured clinical interview as our gold standard and considered predictors sets of (a) Posttraumatic Stress Checklist-5 (PCL-5), (b) Primary Care PTSD Screen for the DSM-5 (PC-PTSD) and, (c) PCL-5 and PC-PTSD questions to identify the optimal items for PTSD screening for …
The association of self-perception of body fat changes and quality of life in the Women's Interagency HIV Study
Body fat changes are of concern to HIV-seropositive adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Studies examining the association of body fat changes and quality of life (QOL) in the setting of HIV infection have been conducted predominately in men. We examined the relationship of self-perceived body fat change with QOL among 1671 HAART-using HIV-seropositive women (mean age 40±8 years; 54% African-American, 24% reporting <95% HAART a…
Self-Perception of Body Fat Changes and Haart Adherence in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study
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Self-Perception of Body Fat Changes and Haart Adherence in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study
The association of self-perception of body fat changes and quality of life in the Women's Interagency HIV Study
Body fat changes are of concern to HIV-seropositive adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Studies examining the association of body fat changes and quality of life (QOL) in the setting of HIV infection have been conducted predominately in men. We examined the relationship of self-perceived body fat change with QOL among 1671 HAART-using HIV-seropositive women (mean age 40±8 years; 54% African-American, 24% reporting <95% HAART a…
Defining a screening tool for post-traumatic stress disorder in East Africa: A penalized regression approach
Background: Scalable PTSD screening strategies must be brief, accurate and capable of administration by a non-specialized workforce. Methods: We used PTSD as determined by the structured clinical interview as our gold standard and considered predictors sets of (a) Posttraumatic Stress Checklist-5 (PCL-5), (b) Primary Care PTSD Screen for the DSM-5 (PC-PTSD) and, (c) PCL-5 and PC-PTSD questions to identify the optimal items for PTSD screening for …
Factors associated with fluoxetine adherence among outpatients with common mental disorders in Western Kenya
OBJECTIVE: Non-adherence to antidepressants has been linked to increased symptom severity, relapse and hospitalisation from common mental disorders. However, there is limited knowledge of factors associated with antidepressant adherence in low-income and middle-income countries, especially in public sector, primary care settings. METHODS: We quantified fluoxetine adherence using the medication possession ratio. A limitation of this measure is tha…
Productivity benefits of treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) significantly contribute to the global disease burden, adversely affecting health, medical costs and economic productivity. The SMART-DAPPER project in western Kenya approached this challenge by deploying trained non-specialists to administer proven depression and PTSD treatments. METHODS: Participants were public sector primary care outpatients at Kiumu County Hospital with major…
Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · HIV Research and Treatment (2 works) · HIV-related health complications and treatments (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)