A5007415215- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Sleep and related disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Concordia University
2017-2024
West Virginia University
2024
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
2011-2023
University of Ottawa
2013-2023
University of Michigan
2002-2023
Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States)
2023
Northeast Ohio Medical University
2023
University of California, Irvine
2023
Arizona State University
1994-2022
Ohio University
2022
Basic numeracy skills are necessary before patients can understand the risks of medical treatments. Previous research has used objective measures, similar to mathematics tests, evaluate numeracy.To design a subjective measure (i.e., self-assessment) quantitative ability that distinguishes low- and high-numerate individuals yet is less aversive, quicker administer, more usable for telephone Internet surveys than existing measures.Paper-and-pencil questionnaires.The general public (N = 703)...
Findings of 7 studies suggested that decisions about the sex a face and emotional expressions anger or happiness are not independent: Participants were faster more accurate at detecting angry on male faces happy female faces. These findings robust across different stimulus sets judgment tasks indicated bottom-up perceptual processes rather than just top-down conceptually driven ones. Results from additional in which neutrally expressive used connections between masculine features feminine...
In a companion article, the authors describe Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS), self-assessment of numerical aptitude and preferences for numbers that correlates strongly with objective numeracy.The this article is to validate using measures subjects' capacity recall comprehend complex risk statistics complete utility elicitations.The study composed 3 general public surveys: 2 administered via Web 1 by paper pencil. Subjects. Studies surveyed 862 1234 people, respectively, recruited nationwide...
Good decision making often requires accurate predictions about how potential outcomes will make one feel. However, people mispredict the emotional impact of unfamiliar circumstances. For example, they overestimate that chronic illnesses and disability have on their lives. In present article, authors look at possible sources error in both happiness reports patients with illness or healthy asked to imagine same disabilities. On balance, available evidence suggests that, whereas misreport...
Background. Black Americans with diabetes have a higher burden of illness and mortality than do white Americans. However, the extent to which differences in medical care processes treatment intensity contribute poorer outcomes is unknown. Objective. To assess racial disparities quality processes, intermediate outcomes, intensity. Methods. We conducted an observational study 801 115 black patients who completed Diabetes Quality Improvement Project survey (response rate = 72%) 21 Veterans...
The stigmatization process might differ as a function of whether "marked" individuals are viewed within context other marked or in the positively "normals. "Several alternative impression outcomes seem plausible destigmatization by association individuals, normal contrast effect, no influence context. Two experiments produced evidence only for stigma-by-association effects-heterosexual male targets were denigrated when with their homosexual friends. Moreover, this effect survived attempts...
Being a caregiver for an ill or disabled loved one is widely recognized as threat to the caregiver's quality of life. Nonetheless, research indicates that helping behavior, broadly construed, promotes well-being. Could behavior in caregiving context promote well-being well? In present study, we used ecological momentary assessment measure active and both positive negative affect 73 spouse caregivers. Results indicate when controlling care recipient illness status functional impairment "on...
Quantitative electroencephalogram (EEG) is one neuroimaging technique that has been shown to differentiate patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and non-depressed healthy volunteers (HV) at the group-level, but its diagnostic potential for detecting differences individual level yet be realized. EEGs produce complex data sets derived from digitally analyzed electrical activity different frequency bands, multiple electrode locations, under vigilance (eyes open vs. closed) states,...
To provide a comprehensive assessment of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder (INS) and good sleepers (GS) by comparing recordings performed for one night in-lab (PSG review) during several nights at-home (actigraphy diaries). Fifty-seven INS 29 GS wore an actigraphy device filled diary two weeks at-home. They subsequently completed PSG recording review in-lab. Sleep perception index (subjective/objective × 100) onset latency (SOL), duration (TST) wake were computed compared...
The present study examined the role of self-reported helping behavior in attenuating helper's depression following spousal loss. Using archival data from Changing Lives Older Couples sample (N = 289), shows that among bereaved participants who had experienced high loss-related grief, (providing instrumental support to others) was associated with an accelerated decline depressive symptoms for helper 6 months 18 This relationship between giving help and recovery independent received, as well...
Background. National performance measures monitor the proportion of diabetic patients with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels ≥130 mg/dL, but such simple intermediate outcomes measure poor control, not necessarily care. "Tightly linked" quality define good either by a outcome (LDL <130 mg/dL) or evidence appropriate responses to control (eg, starting optimizing medications for high LDL doing so in face contraindications). Objectives. We examined hyperlipidemia therapy diabetes determine...
Community members often evaluate health conditions more negatively than do the patients who have them. The authors investigated whether experience with a condition reduces this discrepancy by surveying colostomy mail (n = 195), some of whom 100) had their colostomies reversed and normal bowel function restored. also surveyed community sample recruited via Internet 567). They then compared all 3 groups' utility value for life using time trade-off measure examining ratings current quality...
The authors tracked patients with either irreversible or reversible colostomies over a 6-month period, beginning week after the procedure, to examine how they adapted hedonically time. Based on prior research and theorizing, hypothesized that, paradoxically, those would adapt more fully, become happier, than that were potentially reversible.The contacted 107 who had recently received colostomy ileostomy. initial interviews conducted while still in hospital recovering from their surgery....
Fatigue is associated with loss of independence in older adults; however, little known about optimal treatment or how fatigue manifests daily life activities. "Fatigability" was recently proposed to clarify the fatigue–activity relationship. The purpose this study present a new measurement method fatigability and begin test its validity. Our sample included 40 adults knee hip osteoarthritis (OA) 20 healthy controls. measured by ecological momentary assessment several times day along...
Previous work suggests that major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with disturbances in global connectivity among brain regions, as well local within regions. However, the relative importance of these versus changes for successful antidepressant treatment unknown. We used multiscale entropy (MSE), a measure signal variability, to examine how propensity (fine scale MSE) (coarse neural processing measured prior related subsequent response. collected resting-state EEG activity during...