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Filter by:This will be a study looking at trying to change community-dwelling older adults' behavior in regard to good sleep hygiene practices. Investigators will assess the efficacy through subjective outcome measures and objective physiological markers of good sleep through data collected with wearable technology devices.
This study aims to investigate the impact of two plant-based diets-whole food plant-based (WFPB) and plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA)-vs. an omnivorous diet (Animal) on endurance and muscular strength in recreational athletes.
The objective of this study was to conduct a pilot factorial randomized trial to identify the message frames that are most effective in promoting participation in a tobacco treatment trial for current smokers recently diagnosed with cancer. To do so, we used a multimethod approach to evaluate 3 different message frames across evaluation, effectiveness, and outcome measures. We combine findings from a message design experiment with textual analytic software to provide a holistic understanding of how message frames may or may not differentially affect tobacco treatment trial participation within the context of a cancer diagnosis.
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare the effectiveness of an expanded virtual educational program at modifying knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors when compared to traditional in-office counseling for guardians of children who are obese or overweight.
Since its passage in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped reduce the uninsured rate to record lows, but changes in insurance coverage over time, known as churn, remain a concern. A recent survey found that nearly 25 percent of respondents reported a change in coverage over the previous twelve months. Among the most common reasons for churn is the loss of Medicaid eligibility, placing low-income populations at risk of a coverage gap. To date, little evidence exists on effective strategies states can use to facilitate Medicaid to Marketplace coverage transitions, an issue that has become more pressing amid projections that upwards of 15 million people could lose Medicaid eligibility once the COVID-19 public health emergency expires. To address this gap and to inform Marketplace administrators, during a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) in 2017 in California's ACA Marketplace, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the effect of email reminders, personalized telephone outreach, as well as the combination of the two forms of outreach on ACA enrollment among households who recently lost Medicaid and became eligible for subsidized Marketplace coverage. During the SEP at the end of August 2017, the investigators randomly assigned households to one of four arms based on the last digit of their household identifier: a control group assigned to receive no outreach beyond an initial eligibility determination notice; an email-only group assigned to receive an initial eligibility determination plus email reminders about signing up for marketplace coverage; a phone-only group assigned to receive an initial eligibility determination plus a phone call offering enrollment assistance from a service center representative (SCR); a phone + email group assigned to receive an initial eligibility determination, email reminders about signing up for marketplace coverage and a phone call offering enrollment assistance.
The coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) strongly affected clinical care worldwide. Due to a shortage of hospitals and beds in intensive care units (ICU), in Italy during outbreaks, surgical resources were temporarily and partially shifted to COVID-19 patients. In addition, the risk of cross-infection could have determined a shit in surgical perioperative care. To counterbalance these limitations, many centers routinely changed their clinical practice, which could be maintained by surgeons across Italy. The aim of the present study is to evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic determined a change in daily clinical practice among all specialties.
Many studies on pilates have shown that these exercises positively affect the endurance of core muscles, mental health, and quality of life in healthy individuals when applied face-to-face. In a few recent studies, the effects of online pilates training have been examined and shown to be effective on core endurance, depression, and quality of life. In the results of these studies, it has been emphasized that it is necessary to compare whether online pilates training is as practical as face-to-face pilates training. For this reason, the investigators thought that randomized controlled studies investigating the effects of online and face-to-face pilates methods in healthy individuals are needed. The investigators planned a randomized controlled study investigating the impact of online pilates and face-to-face pilates methods. The study aims to examine and compare the effects of online pilates and face-to-face pilates methods on core muscle endurance, depression, and quality of life in healthy individuals.
The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate the impact of an innovative screening campagn (using the medical device "CONSULT STATION®" on french population healthcare . The main aims of this study are: - To determine whether a screening campaign for cardiovascular disease risk factor has a greater impact on the population who is not monitored by a primary care physician - To determine whether people who are not monitored by a primary care physician have greater cardiovascular risk - To determine whether the screening campaign offered to the general population has strengthened the relationship between community medecine and healthcare circuit coordination Data of patients from vaccination center who agreed to participate to the screening campaign by using the medical device "CONSULT STATION®" will be analyzed. Patients will also be called at least 3 months after their visit in the vaccination center in order to assess the impact of the screening campaign on their medical monitoring
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of a nature-based intervention on adaptive psychological functioning. We compared a structured protocol with a high level of nature engagement and involvement of multiple sensory processes with a waitlist control group. We expected that participants in the structured protocol of nature contact will report higher levels of mental health and more positive work-related functioning immediately and three months after the interventions.
The goal of this system identification experiment is to estimate and validate dynamical computational models that can be used in a future a multi-timescale model-predictive controller. System identification is an experimental approach used in control systems engineering, which uses random and pseudo-random signal designs to experimentally manipulate independent variables, with the goal of producing dynamical models that can meaningfully predict individual responses to varying provision of support. A system identification is single subject/N-of-1 experimental design, whereby each person is their own control. This 9-month system identification experiment will experimentally vary daily suggested step goals and provision of notifications meant to inspire bouts of walking during different plausible just-in-time states. Results of this system identification experiment will then enable the development a future multi-timescale model-predictive controller-driven just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) intended to increase steps/day. The system identification experiment will be conducted among N=50 inactive, adults aged 21 or over who have no preexisting conditions that preclude them from engaging in an exercise program, as determined using the physical activity readiness questionnaire.