A5055203997- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Noise Effects and Management
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- ECG Monitoring and Analysis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
2021-2024
McMaster University
2012-2024
Science Oxford
2020
University of Oxford
2020
UCLouvain
2012
Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic and vaccination efforts may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy. The present study examined willingness to receive vaccine, the associated reasons for willingness/unwillingness, safety perceptions in cross-sectional assessment of community adults Ontario. Methods: One thousand three hundred sixty seven individuals (60.6% female, mean age = 37.5%) participated this between January 15, 2021 February 2021. Perceptions willingness/unwillingness were...
Background: Convergent evidence implicates gut microbiota in human health and disease. Hitherto, relatively few studies have evaluated the profile individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) relative to healthy controls (HC). Methods: Fecal samples were collected from subjects (aged 18-65) meeting DSM-5-defined criteria for BD age- sex-matched HC without current or past history of mental major medical disorders. Samples sequenced using Illumina sequencing association specific taxa co-occurrence...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed enormous adversity worldwide. Public health guidelines have been a first line of defense but rely on compliance with evolving recommendations and restrictions. This study sought to characterize adherence perceptions public over one-year timeframe during the pandemic.
Abstract The dynamic changes in natural sounds’ temporal structures convey important event-relevant information. However, prominent researchers have previously expressed concern that non-speech auditory perception research disproportionately uses simplistic stimuli lacking the variation found sounds. A growing body of work now demonstrates some conclusions and models derived from experiments using tones fail to generalize, raising questions about types used assess system. To explore issue...
Purpose: The aim of this cross-sectional exploratory study was to identify qualities associated with resilience in families a child physical disability. Methods: Questionnaires (The Family Hardiness Index, Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scales, Relative and Friend Support Social Sense Coherence Scale) an open-ended question were used collect data independently from parents children belonging 68 families. Results: following resources identified by both the children: family hardiness,...
Short melodies are commonly linked to referents in jingles, ringtones, movie themes, and even auditory displays (i.e., sounds used human–computer interactions). While melody associations can be quite effective, alarms medical devices generally poorly learned highly confused. Here, we draw on approaches stimuli from both music cognition (melody recognition) human factors (alarm design) analyze the patterns of confusions a paired-associate alarm-learning task involving standardized melodic...
There is some evidence that cannabis use associated with lower cognitive performance and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the existing literature relatively inconsistent, potentially due to small samples in previous studies. Using a dimensional design, current study examined severity age first relation neurocognitive ADHD large sample community adults (N = 1,008, Mage 38.49, 56.0% female). Participants were assessed for involvement, performance, symptoms....
Abstract Importance A growing number of jurisdictions have legalized recreational cannabis for adults, but most evaluations used repeated cross-sectional designs, preventing examination within-person and subgroup trajectories across legalization. Objective To examine changes in use misuse the five years following legalization Canada – first G7 country to legalize adult both overall by pre-legalization frequency using a longitudinal design. Design Prospective cohort study with 11 biannual...
Background: Obesity is a leading comorbidity in both psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) associated with common metabolic complications increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. also risk factor for the onset of these diseases. Body composition fat distribution have been rarely evaluated Pso PsA. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to characterize mass patients or PsA compared control group, special emphasis on android/visceral region. Methods: case-control study ( NCT02849795 )....
ABSTRACT Background COVID-19 is a global pandemic and vaccination efforts may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy. The present study examined willingness to receive vaccine, the associated reasons for willingness/unwillingness, safety perceptions in cross-sectional assessment of community adults Ontario. Methods 1367 individuals (60.3% female, M age = 38.6) completed an online between January 15, 2021 February 2021. Perceptions were investigated general age, sex education. Results Overall, 82.8%...
In auditory research, the use of amplitude-steady tones with abrupt onsets and offsets is quite common. While these types “flat” offer a great deal control, they are not representative sounds we hear outside laboratory. everyday listening much more likely to encounter “percussive” (i.e., exponentially decaying) sounds, conveying detailed information such as materials force used produce sounds—information that absent in abruptly ending flat tones. Given differences perception have been...
Auditory alarms in a medical setting are useful tool to communicate important information about the status of patients as healthcare professional complete concurrent tasks. To assist device manufacturers and staff, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standardized set melodic for eight common commands (i.e. IEC 60601 alarms). Unfortunately, empirical studies these show they difficult learn, hard remember frequently confused [1–3]. Several have suggested that problems may be due...
The earliest auditory psychophysical experiments involved naturalistic sounds such as hammers striking plates. subsequent development and ubiquity of desktop computing gave researchers the ability to more precisely control stimulus parameters frequency, amplitude, duration (Neuhoff, 2004). However much our everyday listening is for events rather than easily manipulated properties (Gaver, 1993), world lacks kinds constrained often used in research (Phillips et al., 2002). Although simplistic...
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed enormous adversity worldwide. Public health guidelines have been a first line of defense but rely on compliance with evolving recommendations and restrictions. This study sought to characterize adherence perceptions public over one-year timeframe during the pandemic.Methods: Participants were 1435 community adults in Ontario who completed up five assessments (April 2020; July October January 2021; April 92% retention)....