Publications by authors named "M V Frumkin"
Multimodal digital health assessments overcome the limitations of patient-reported outcomes by allowing for continuous and passive monitoring but remain underutilized in older adult lifestyle interventions for brain health. Therefore, we aim to (1) report ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and ActiGraph adherence among older adults during a lifestyle intervention; and (2) use dynamic data collected via EMA and ActiGraph to examine person-specific patterns of mindfulness, steps, and sleep throughout the intervention. We analyzed EMA and ActiGraph data from a pilot study of the 8-week My Healthy Brain program (N = 10) lifestyle group for older adults (60+) with subjective cognitive decline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and Validation of a Shortened Severity Measurement Tool for Tinnitus.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- A new 9-item questionnaire called the Tinnitus Severity Short Form (TS-SF) is developed to effectively measure tinnitus severity for both clinicians and researchers.
- The study evaluated the TS-SF's validity and reliability through analysis methods including internal consistency and factor analysis, concluding it has a strong reliability score and validity as a predictor of tinnitus severity.
- The TS-SF is beneficial as it is concise, reducing the risk of survey fatigue, and allows for effective tracking of tinnitus severity over a 2-week period.
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a method of data collection that entails prompting individuals to report their experiences (e.g., thoughts, feelings, and behaviors) in real time over the course of their day-to-day lives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterventions aimed at preventing chronic pain after acute traumatic injury have significant potential to reduce healthcare expenditures and improve quality of life for millions of individuals. Given recent development of such interventions, limited research has examined mechanisms of change using repeated measures (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Postoperative anxiety and depression can negatively affect surgical outcomes and patient wellbeing. This study aimed to quantify the incidence of postoperative worsening anxiety and depression symptoms and to identify preoperative predictors of these conditions.
Methods: This prospective, observational cohort study included 1168 patients undergoing surgery lasting >1 h with overnight admission at a university-affiliated quaternary referral centre.