A5004692793- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Global Health Care Issues
- Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Elasticity and Material Modeling
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Noise Effects and Management
Medical University of South Carolina
2014-2023
Lutheran Medical Center
2016
Northwell Health
2016
Cornell University
2016
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2016
New York State Psychiatric Institute
2016
Zucker Hillside Hospital
2016
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
2014
University of Virginia
2014
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014
The Prolonging Remission in Depressed Elderly (PRIDE) study evaluated the efficacy of right unilateral ultrabrief pulse electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) combined with venlafaxine for treatment geriatric depression.PRIDE was a two-phase multisite study. Phase 1 an acute course ECT, open-label at seven academic medical centers. In phase 2 (reported separately), patients who had remitted were randomly assigned to receive pharmacotherapy (venlafaxine plus lithium) or continuation ECT. 1,...
The randomized phase (phase 2) of the Prolonging Remission in Depressed Elderly (PRIDE) study evaluated efficacy and tolerability continuation ECT plus medication compared with alone depressed geriatric patients after a successful course 1).PRIDE was two-phase multisite study. Phase 1 an acute right unilateral ultrabrief pulse ECT, augmented venlafaxine. 2 two treatment arms: only arm (venlafaxine lithium, over 24 weeks) (four treatments month, additional as needed, using Symptom-Titrated,...
Mobile and wearable device-captured data have the potential to inform Parkinson's disease (PD) care. The objective of Clinician Input Study was assess feasibility clinical utility obtained using a mobile health technology from PD patients. In this observational, exploratory study, participants wore smartwatch used Fox Wearable Companion phone app stream movement report symptom severity medication intake for 6 months. Data were analyzed Intel® Pharma Analytics Platform. Clinicians reviewed...
War destroys health facilities and displaces workers. It has a devastating impact on population health, especially in vulnerable populations. We assess the geographical distribution of war healthcare delivery by comparing pre-November 2020 November to June 2021 status Tigray region Ethiopia. Data were collected from February 2021, during an active civil imposed communication blackout Tigray. Primary data verified multiple sources. include information facility type, geocoding (fully...
Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising adjunct to therapy for chronic aphasia.
Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe the development and implementation a fidelity program for an ongoing, multifacility, aphasia intervention explain how initial measures are being used improve integrity. Method A Clinical Core team developed incorporated plan in study. aims were (a) supervise data collection management at each clinical site, (b) optimize monitor assessment fidelity, (c) treatment fidelity. Preliminary guide ongoing efforts preserve Results results show that...
Purpose: Receipt of HIV testing results is vital for individuals to know their status and make decisions that would improve access prevention, treatment, care. The objective this study determine the association receipt with three key exposure variables (HIV stigma, knowledge, media use) stratified by gender country. Methods: Data from a random sample adults aged 15-49 years Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda were abstracted country-specific Demographic Health Surveys or AIDS...
Continuous outcomes with preponderance of zero values are ubiquitous in data that arise from biomedical studies, for example studies addictive disorders. This is known to lead violation standard assumptions parametric inference and enhances the risk misleading conclusions unless managed properly. Two-part models commonly used deal this problem. However, two-part have limitations respect obtaining parameter estimates marginal interpretation covariate effects which important many applications....
Objectives-To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, levels risk factors, and extent preventive care in Gullah African Americans with a high familial type 2 diabetes mellitus.Between 1995 2003, 1321 mellitus from South Carolina Sea Islands consented to enrolled Genetic American Registry (Project SuGAR).A cross-sectional analysis cardiometabolic risk, care, self-reported disease was conducted. Methods-Results-Cardiometabolic factor were vascular prevalent.Among subjects mellitus,...
Pure-tone thresholds are used to estimate hearing acuity and, when measured longitudinally, can characterize age-related changes in hearing. Measured at multiple-frequencies, multiple-irregular time points, for right and left ears, these longitudinal studies of loss produce data inherent complexity due to: 1) multivariate outcomes different frequencies; 2) measurements taken subject-specific intervals; 3) inter-ear correlations clustering nesting. To address limitations existing methods, we...
Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used to improve post-stroke aphasia. However, given the mixed evidence for its efficacy, individual differences may moderate relative benefit of this strategy. In planned exploratory subgroup analyses, we examined whether age, education, sex, brain-derived neurotrophic factor status, and baseline performance individually impacted improvement in picture naming between 1 week after end therapy, then combination factors that...