Publications by authors named "W E Cohn"
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic involved business closures (e.g., gyms), social distancing policies, and prolonged stressful situations that may have impacted engagement in health behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evaluating implementation of digital health interventions (DHIs) in practice settings is complex, involving diverse users and multistep processes. Proactive planning can ensure desired implementation determinants and outcomes are captured for hybrid studies, but operational guidance for DHI studies is limited.
Methods: We planned a cluster randomized, type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial testing PositiveLinks, a smartphone application for HIV care, compared to usual care (n = 6 sites per arm), among HIV outpatient sites in the DC Cohort Longitudinal HIV Study in Washington, DC.
Article Synopsis
- Many breast cancer survivors face significant sexual health concerns after treatment but often lack support for these issues; online interventions may help address these barriers, especially time constraints.
- This study aims to develop an effective online sexual health intervention for breast cancer survivors by optimizing various components to maximize benefits with minimal effort.
- It will involve 320 female participants with specific sexual symptoms, who will be randomly assigned to different combinations of intervention strategies focusing on education, communication, and intimacy skills.
Brain rhythms provide the timing for recruitment of brain activity required for linking together neuronal ensembles engaged in specific tasks. The γ-oscillations (30 to 120 Hz) orchestrate neuronal circuits underlying cognitive processes and working memory. These oscillations are reduced in numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders, including early cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Mitigating tobacco-related disparities in the Appalachian region and rural areas is crucial. This study seeks to gauge cigarette smoking prevalence in Virginia counties, uncover rurality and Appalachian-linked disparities, and explore local drivers of these gaps.
Method: A 2011-2019 Virginia BRFSS data were used to estimate county-level cigarette smoking rates in adults aged 18 or older.