A5034909808- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Physical Activity and Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Thermal Regulation in Medicine
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
The University of Texas at Austin
2021
Austin Community College
2009
Emory University
2004-2006
University of Rochester
2004
Background: Psychological responses have been reported for some patients after the insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). This study tested effects a psychoeducational intervention on anxiety, depressive symptoms, functional status, and health resource use during first year ICD implantation. Methods: (n = 246) were randomized to usual care (UC), group (GRP), or telephone counseling (TC) that included education, symptom management, coping skill training. Participants 58...
Background: Stroke recovery is a dynamic process for stroke survivors, and shorter lengths of stay in healthcare settings shift the care survivors to family caregivers. The physical mental sequelae after family’s response this catastrophic event may have deleterious effects on Objective: To examine influence survivors’ motor function, their memory behavior changes, conflict surrounding health caregivers during subacute period. Methods: This cross-sectional, correlational study used baseline...
Poor self-management of heart failure (HF) contributes to devastating health consequences. Our innovative sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) integrates data from sensors trigger rewards, progress, and feedback based on the real-time behaviors individuals with HF.The aim this study is compare daily weight monitoring physical activity behavior adherence by older adults using an SCDG intervention versus a sensors-only in feasibility randomized controlled trial.English-speaking HF aged 55...
Gender differences in physical and psychological health responses persons receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have been reported but are not well delineated. This study examined symptoms of pain sleep difficulties, functional status, 180 (75%) men 60 (25%) women before immediately following their first ICD implantation. Women were significantly younger, less likely to be married, had history coronary artery disease than men. Forty-eight percent New York Heart Association...
8526 Background: We explored the effects of polysomnographic measures nocturnal sleep on depression and pain in advanced cancer patients taking opioids. Methods: The sample included 72 subjects (solid tumor, Stages III/IV) with a mean age 55.9 (9.1); 39 were male. All Subjects underwent ambulatory polysomnography for 48 hours their homes. Nocturnal parameters total time (minutes); efficiency (SE; %); latency (SL; minutes); rapid-eye-movement (REML; percentages (%) non-rapid eye movement...
<h3>Background</h3> Endothelial dysfunction and impairment of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation is implicated as the underlying abnormality in hypertension; this effect may be mediated by cytokines. As cytokines have been shown to temperature sensitive both vivo vitro, we tested decreasing dialysate on blood pressure <h3>Methods</h3> The sample included 24 stable HD subjects randomized either a control (n = 13) or experimental 11) group. Each individual patient was followed study for 9...
<h3>Background</h3> Endothelial dysfunction and impairment of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation is implicated as the underlying abnormality in hypertension; this effect may be mediated by cytokines. As cytokines have been shown to temperature sensitive both vivo vitro, we tested decreasing dialysate on blood pressure <h3>Methods</h3> The sample included 24 stable HD subjects randomized either a control (n = 13) or experimental 11) group. Each individual patient was followed study for 9...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Poor self-management of heart failure (HF) contributes to devastating health consequences. Our innovative sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) integrates data from sensors trigger rewards, progress, and feedback based on the real-time behaviors individuals with HF. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The aim this study is compare daily weight monitoring physical activity behavior adherence by older adults using an SCDG intervention versus a sensors-only in...