Publications by authors named "Steven D Stovitz"
Article Synopsis
- A study investigated the effectiveness of a virtually delivered mind-body program called VDTQM, which combines tai chi, qigong, and meditation, in treating low back pain (LBP) among adults.
- The study involved 350 participants, who were divided into a treatment group receiving 12 weeks of VDTQM classes and a waitlist control group, with outcomes measured primarily by pain-related disability and secondary factors like pain intensity and quality of life.
- Results indicated that the treatment group experienced significant improvements in pain-related disability and other outcomes at various points after treatment, suggesting that VDTQM could be a beneficial option for managing LBP.
Background: Musculoskeletal injuries are a common occurrence in sport. The goal of sport injury epidemiology is to study these injuries at a population level to inform their prevention and treatment.
Main Body: This review provides an overview of musculoskeletal sport injuries and the musculoskeletal system from a biological and epidemiologic perspective, including injury mechanism, categorizations and types of sport injuries, healing, and subsequent injuries.
Academics in sports medicine as well as other medical fields are generally expected to publish research and opinions in peer-reviewed journals. The peer-review process is intended to protect against the publication of flawed research and unsubstantiated claims. However, both financial and non-financial competing interests may result in sub-optimal results by affecting investigators, editors, peer reviewers, academic institutions, and publishers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCausal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are often used to select variables in a regression model to identify causal effects. Outcome-based sampling studies, such as the 'test-negative design' used to assess vaccine effectiveness, present unique challenges that are not addressed by the common back-door criterion. Here we discuss intuitive, graphical approaches to explain why the common back-door criterion cannot be used for identification of population average causal effects with outcome-based sampling studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApplying calculations to clinical medicine requires nuance: response to Uy.
J Clin Epidemiol
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to evaluate how using a height-adjustable desk affects blood glucose levels in overweight or obese women with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) during work.
- - Participants wore continuous glucose monitoring devices during two weeks at work—one week seated and one week alternating between sitting and standing using adjustable desks.
- - Results showed that sedentary time significantly impacted blood glucose levels, suggesting that reducing sedentary behavior may improve glucose management in women with IFG.
Objectives: To illustrate why the research question determines whether and how sport medicine investigators should adjust for workload when interested in interventions or causal risk factors for injury.
Design: Theoretical conceptualization.
Methods: We use current concepts of causal inference to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of adjusting for workload through different analytic approaches when evaluating causal effects on injury risk.
Background: Monitoring COVID-19 infection risk among health care workers (HCWs) is a public health priority. We examined the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among HCWs following the fall infection surge in Minnesota, and before and after COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, we assessed demographic and occupational risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBeware of collider stratification bias when analyzing recurrent injuries.
Scand J Med Sci Sports
February 2022
Favresse J, Gillot C, Oliveira M, et al. J Clin Med. 2021;10:265.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals. Patients are avoiding medically necessary healthcare visits for fear of becoming infected in the healthcare setting. We screened 489 symptom-free healthcare workers for SARS-CoV-2 and found no positive results, strongly suggesting that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was <1%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is possible among symptom-free individuals and some patients are avoiding medically necessary healthcare visits for fear of becoming infected in the healthcare setting. Limited data are available on the point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in symptom-free U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies suggest that many physicians and medical trainees have trouble calculating the probability that a patient has a condition, also known as the predictive value.
Activity: Two questions from the medical literature were administered to medical students, residents (post-medical school), fellows (post-residency), and faculty physicians.
Results: Only 6% answered both questions correctly.