Advances In
Respiratory Equity (AIRE)
DESIGN
IMPLEMENT
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We design, implement, and evaluate theory-informed interventions to improve the delivery of health services and reduce respiratory health disparities.
Primary Projects
Promoting Change in Practice for Respiratory Failure (PRECIPICE)
PRECIPICE is an NIH-funded study (R01HL157361-01A1) aiming to improve outcomes for Hispanic patients with respiratory failure by promoting evidence-based delivery of ICU care.
Hispanic ICU Experience Study
(HICUE)
The HICUE Study seeks to understand the experiences and care preferences of family members of Hispanic patients in the ICU.
The goal is to generate provider-side interventions to improve experiences and health outcomes for Hispanic ICU patients and their families.
TEACH
This cluster-randomized trial in Uganda will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to
improve outcomes among persons with TB with and without HIV and determine if and how social and behavioral factors like knowledge, social support, stigma, and self-confidence affect treatment outcomes.
Predicting and Preventing Tuberculosis Treatment Failure in an Emerging Co-Epidemic of HIV, Diabetes, and Tuberculosis (TB-DM)
This goal of this study is to characterize the interfaces among HIV, TB, and diabetes for patient outcomes in Uganda, and to improve implementation of glucose screening, monitoring, and counseling in TB units in order to improve treatment outcomes.
Destigmatizing Contact Investigation to Increase Uptake of Home HIV Counseling and Testing (DECISION)
Dr. Armstrong-Hough has designed an intervention to increase uptake of HIV testing when it is offered with TB services. Findings from our recent pilot randomized, controlled trial (NCT05124665) indicate that a brief re-norming intervention significantly increased uptake of HIV testing in Uganda. The goal of DECISION is evaluate this multi-component intervention in a factorial trial, carry out qualitative research to better understand its psychosocial mechanisms, and initiate implementation research with partners to develop scale-up strategies.
Supporting Projects
Rapid Understanding of Best Practices in Rural Intensive Care (RUBRIC)
Interrupting HIV and TB stigma in the household during TB contact investigation in Uganda (HIV-TB Stigma)
Adaptation and testing of a novel text-based tobacco cessation and education intervention in Kenyan Emergency Department patients
Human-centered Design and Communities of Practice to Improve Delivery of Home-based Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Uganda (HCD-CoP)
Implementing Tobacco Use Treatment in HIV Clinics in Viet Nam (VQuit)
Theory Informed Education and Counseling Intervention for HIV-TB Treatment Adherence (TEACH)
