Aliya Amirova
@aliyaamirova.bsky.social
Happy new year, everyone! Hope this year is kind, joyful and full of excitement in life and work for everyone!
January 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Happy new year, everyone! Hope this year is kind, joyful and full of excitement in life and work for everyone!
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New research by IoPPN's Oliver Runswick and @kingslsm.bsky.social's Richard Bruce, published in PLOS ONE, has found that #exercise using a #VR headset can increase an individual’s work rate, overall enjoyment + elicit improved psychological responses
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/active-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/active-...
Want to get active? Try using Virtual Reality
Exercising while using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset can increase an individual’s work rate, overall enjoyment, and elicit improved psychological responses compared to a non-VR equivalent.
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
New research by IoPPN's Oliver Runswick and @kingslsm.bsky.social's Richard Bruce, published in PLOS ONE, has found that #exercise using a #VR headset can increase an individual’s work rate, overall enjoyment + elicit improved psychological responses
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/active-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/active-...
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Alright! Some recent stories for my fellow #MetaAnalysis and #EvidenceSynthesis nerds out there...
First off, a growing surge of fake papers, especially in fields like medicine, poses a major risk to the integrity of systematic reviews www.science.org/content/arti...
First off, a growing surge of fake papers, especially in fields like medicine, poses a major risk to the integrity of systematic reviews www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
www.science.org
December 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Alright! Some recent stories for my fellow #MetaAnalysis and #EvidenceSynthesis nerds out there...
First off, a growing surge of fake papers, especially in fields like medicine, poses a major risk to the integrity of systematic reviews www.science.org/content/arti...
First off, a growing surge of fake papers, especially in fields like medicine, poses a major risk to the integrity of systematic reviews www.science.org/content/arti...
New systematic review alert! 📢 We examined changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer from pre- to post-surgery, comparing mastectomy (M), mastectomy with reconstruction (MBR), and breast-conserving surgery (BCS).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in health-related quality of life following breast cancer surgery: A systematic review of the literature on the role of surgical approaches
This systematic review aimed to examine changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer from pre-to post surgery, compar…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:54 PM
New systematic review alert! 📢 We examined changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer from pre- to post-surgery, comparing mastectomy (M), mastectomy with reconstruction (MBR), and breast-conserving surgery (BCS).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Read the full trial paper in JAMA Network Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
You can also read about our user-testing here
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
And see a comparison to other readability calculators here
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
You can also read about our user-testing here
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
And see a comparison to other readability calculators here
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Online Plain Language Tool and Health Information Quality
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether an online text editing tool is effective in helping health information providers simplify written health information according to health literacy an...
jamanetwork.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Read the full trial paper in JAMA Network Open jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
You can also read about our user-testing here
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
And see a comparison to other readability calculators here
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
You can also read about our user-testing here
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
And see a comparison to other readability calculators here
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Attention #JITAI lovers!
Our systematic review including 45 JITAI studies with physiological outcomes is finally online
dx.doi.org/10.2196/54119
We summarized the evidence, and extracted BCTs, decision points, decision rules, and intervention options.
#MobileHealth #digitalhealth 🧪
Our systematic review including 45 JITAI studies with physiological outcomes is finally online
dx.doi.org/10.2196/54119
We summarized the evidence, and extracted BCTs, decision points, decision rules, and intervention options.
#MobileHealth #digitalhealth 🧪
Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Behavior Change in Physiological Health Outcomes and the Use Case for Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review
Background: The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in the adult population is high and patients profit from individualized therapy approaches. Just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) are upc...
dx.doi.org
September 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Attention #JITAI lovers!
Our systematic review including 45 JITAI studies with physiological outcomes is finally online
dx.doi.org/10.2196/54119
We summarized the evidence, and extracted BCTs, decision points, decision rules, and intervention options.
#MobileHealth #digitalhealth 🧪
Our systematic review including 45 JITAI studies with physiological outcomes is finally online
dx.doi.org/10.2196/54119
We summarized the evidence, and extracted BCTs, decision points, decision rules, and intervention options.
#MobileHealth #digitalhealth 🧪
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For Thanksgiving I want to spend the week highlighting some work that I’m really proud of from 2024. In doing so I’m going to highlight the wonderful research of students I am so thankful and lucky to work with! 🦃
Interoception in pregnancy: Implications for peripartum depression
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November 27, 2024 at 3:01 AM
For Thanksgiving I want to spend the week highlighting some work that I’m really proud of from 2024. In doing so I’m going to highlight the wonderful research of students I am so thankful and lucky to work with! 🦃
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“One of the biggest challenges for wearables has been whether the juice is worth the squeeze. Does the information provided move the needle enough to motivate folks to use them,” said Okun, with the Parkinson’s Foundation. I think once we find the tastiest juice...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
December 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM
“One of the biggest challenges for wearables has been whether the juice is worth the squeeze. Does the information provided move the needle enough to motivate folks to use them,” said Okun, with the Parkinson’s Foundation. I think once we find the tastiest juice...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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J of Physical Activity & Health: interesting new issue: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
journals.humankinetics.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:22 AM
J of Physical Activity & Health: interesting new issue: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...
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🚨Job Alert🚨 We’re looking for a Research Associate // Research Fellow to join our REFUEL-MS team at King’s College London! This is a great postdoc opportunity for a Health Psychologist or Implementation Scientist.
#refuelms #digitaltreatment #healthpsychology #msresearch #kingscollegelondon
#refuelms #digitaltreatment #healthpsychology #msresearch #kingscollegelondon
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
🚨Job Alert🚨 We’re looking for a Research Associate // Research Fellow to join our REFUEL-MS team at King’s College London! This is a great postdoc opportunity for a Health Psychologist or Implementation Scientist.
#refuelms #digitaltreatment #healthpsychology #msresearch #kingscollegelondon
#refuelms #digitaltreatment #healthpsychology #msresearch #kingscollegelondon
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Ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes?
looks like graze.social makes it extremely easy to emulate the following feed of any other user on the network — see through someone else's "eyes" instantly! super cool
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes?
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Prior specification is one of the hardest tasks in Bayesian modeling.
In our new paper, we (Florence Bockting, @stefanradev.bsky.social and me) develop a method for expert prior elicitation using generative neural networks and simulation-based learning.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15826
In our new paper, we (Florence Bockting, @stefanradev.bsky.social and me) develop a method for expert prior elicitation using generative neural networks and simulation-based learning.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15826
Expert-elicitation method for non-parametric joint priors using normalizing flows
We propose an expert-elicitation method for learning non-parametric joint prior distributions using normalizing flows. Normalizing flows are a class of generative models that enable exact, single-step...
arxiv.org
November 26, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Prior specification is one of the hardest tasks in Bayesian modeling.
In our new paper, we (Florence Bockting, @stefanradev.bsky.social and me) develop a method for expert prior elicitation using generative neural networks and simulation-based learning.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15826
In our new paper, we (Florence Bockting, @stefanradev.bsky.social and me) develop a method for expert prior elicitation using generative neural networks and simulation-based learning.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.15826
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I’m excited to share our new protocol paper accepted in BMJ Open on Exploring how to widen the acceptability of public health interventions!
You can find the link below and details about the wider @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social project here: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/our-projects...
You can find the link below and details about the wider @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social project here: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/our-projects...
Exploring how to widen the acceptability of public health interventions: a systematic review protocol
Introduction Health interventions that require significant change to individual lifestyles or social norms can pose a challenge for widespread public acceptability and uptake. At the same time, over t...
bmjopen.bmj.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I’m excited to share our new protocol paper accepted in BMJ Open on Exploring how to widen the acceptability of public health interventions!
You can find the link below and details about the wider @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social project here: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/our-projects...
You can find the link below and details about the wider @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social project here: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/our-projects...
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In addition to the health psychology started pack (link in next post), I created a #healthpsychology feed - also works with #healthpsych!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#PsychSciSky #BehSci #AcademicSky
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#PsychSciSky #BehSci #AcademicSky
November 24, 2024 at 5:59 AM
In addition to the health psychology started pack (link in next post), I created a #healthpsychology feed - also works with #healthpsych!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#PsychSciSky #BehSci #AcademicSky
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#PsychSciSky #BehSci #AcademicSky
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An interesting review in the BJHP on the development, implementation and evaluation of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) for behaviour change; bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Purpose Examine the development, implementation and evaluation of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in behaviour change and evaluate the quality of intervention reporting. Methods A sco...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:05 AM
An interesting review in the BJHP on the development, implementation and evaluation of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) for behaviour change; bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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PRU practical guide to writing policy briefs has been downloaded 10.000 x from #OpenScienceFramework
osf.io/preprints/os...
It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers
jointly developed by
@nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/os...
It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers
jointly developed by
@nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 6:02 AM
PRU practical guide to writing policy briefs has been downloaded 10.000 x from #OpenScienceFramework
osf.io/preprints/os...
It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers
jointly developed by
@nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/os...
It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers
jointly developed by
@nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social
@susanmichie.bsky.social
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Curious what implementation scientists think about this 👇
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Curious what implementation scientists think about this 👇
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We desperately need new ways to conceptualise social media's impact on the mind & brain. Formal computational modelling could be a way to do this. Georgia spent 2+ years of her PhD further developing this approach.
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
🚨New preprint 🚨
**A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media**
🧵
We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting...
**A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media**
🧵
We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting...
November 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM
We desperately need new ways to conceptualise social media's impact on the mind & brain. Formal computational modelling could be a way to do this. Georgia spent 2+ years of her PhD further developing this approach.
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
More details below, its worth a read ⬇️
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Important to combine tractable research questions with a complex systems approach to conceptualising problems & their solutions or mitigations. This paper is definitely worth reading.
Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
journals.sagepub.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Important to combine tractable research questions with a complex systems approach to conceptualising problems & their solutions or mitigations. This paper is definitely worth reading.