Publications by authors named "Marilyn Gardner"
Motivation and Use of Telehealth Among People with Depression in the United States.
J Prim Care Community Health
September 2024
Introduction: The global mental health crisis, compounded by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscores the urgent need for accessible mental health care solutions. Telehealth services have emerged as a promising technology to address barriers to access mental health services. However, population-based studies examining telehealth utilization among individuals with depression are limited.
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- The study aimed to assess college students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies, focusing on mask use and vaccination.
- Around 75% of students reported consistently wearing masks in indoor public spaces, but many who were unvaccinated were concerned about side effects.
- A notable finding was that students' intention to get vaccinated was negatively correlated with their willingness to attend large indoor gatherings without masks, highlighting the need for targeted efforts to improve mask wearing and vaccination among students.
Background: Prediction of low Apgar score for vaginal deliveries following labor induction intervention is critical for improving neonatal health outcomes. We set out to investigate important attributes and train popular machine learning (ML) algorithms to correctly classify neonates with a low Apgar scores from an imbalanced learning perspective.
Methods: We analyzed 7716 induced vaginal deliveries from the electronic birth registry of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).