2024
Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial
Horvath M, Pittman B, O’Malley S, Grutman A, Khan N, Gueorguieva R, Brewer J, Garrison K. Smartband-based smoking detection and real-time brief mindfulness intervention: findings from a feasibility clinical trial. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2352803. PMID: 38823419, PMCID: PMC11146247, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2352803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief mindfulness interventionsMindfulness exercisesTreatment startersMindfulness interventionSmoking interventionsOnline mindfulness trainingWhite non-HispanicMindfulness trainingTreatment fidelityFeasibility measuresHelpfulness ratingsNon-HispanicDaily smokersPredicting smokingReduce smokingExerciseSmokingCigarette smokingInterventionLow completenessAdherenceParticipantsSmartbandAcceptanceMindfulnessBehavioral Precursors of Nicotine Product Use Trajectories Among Youth
Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Simon P, Garrison K. Behavioral Precursors of Nicotine Product Use Trajectories Among Youth. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 67: 360-369. PMID: 38782105, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine useNicotine productsHarm perceptionsPopulation Assessment of Tobacco and Health StudyBehavioral precursorsPublic health priorityNon-user classPriority intervention targetsPredictors of trajectoriesNonuser classesHealth StudyHealth priorityNicotineHigher oddsCentral network nodesYouth agesNon-usersOddsIntervention targetsPopulation AssessmentYouthPositive expectations
2023
A Network Investigation of Core Mindfulness Processes
Sala M, Aslan M, Gueorguieva R, Schupak M, Garrison K. A Network Investigation of Core Mindfulness Processes. Mindfulness 2023, 14: 992-1004. PMID: 38854675, PMCID: PMC11160965, DOI: 10.1007/s12671-023-02109-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMindfulness-based interventionsMindfulness processesFacet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short FormDefinition of mindfulnessMindfulness trainingPsychological wellbeingQuestionnaire-Short FormMindfulnessItem levelFuture researchCore processesWordsCentral processesRandomized clinical trialsSmoking cessationSpecific processesMethodThis studyInterventionObjectivesMindfulnessEmotionsClinical trialsConclusionsFindingsWellbeingBeliefsLimited understandingA Network Analysis of Cigarette Craving.
Aslan M, Sala M, Gueorguieva R, Garrison K. A Network Analysis of Cigarette Craving. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 25: 1155-1163. PMID: 36757093, PMCID: PMC10202645, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Models for Zero-Inflated and Overdispersed Correlated Count Data: An Application to Cigarette Use
Pittman B, Buta E, Garrison K, Gueorguieva R. Models for Zero-Inflated and Overdispersed Correlated Count Data: An Application to Cigarette Use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 25: 996-1003. PMID: 36318799, PMCID: PMC10077942, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorrelated count dataCount outcomesCount dataSubject-specific interpretationZero-InflatedIncorrect statistical inferenceStatistical inferenceCorrelated countsPoisson distributionOverdispersionModel assumptionsPoisson modelRandom effectsHurdle Poisson modelProper modelNegative binomial modelBinomial modelSuch dataAppropriate modelBest fitLarge varianceTobacco researchSuch outcomesModel fitTraining app
2021
Smartband-Based Automatic Smoking Detection and Real-time Mindfulness Intervention: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Horvath M, Grutman A, O'Malley SS, Gueorguieva R, Khan N, Brewer JA, Garrison KA. Smartband-Based Automatic Smoking Detection and Real-time Mindfulness Intervention: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2021, 10: e32521. PMID: 34783663, PMCID: PMC8663689, DOI: 10.2196/32521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief mindfulness interventionMindfulness interventionSmoking eventsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBrief mindfulness exerciseQuit dateSmartphone appMindfulness exercisesTreatment fidelitySmoking cessationDaily smokersUnique potential advantagesAvailable smartphone appsThree-step interventionCessation interventionsEnd of treatmentFeasibility measuresParticipantsFeasibility trialInterventionSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeSmoking detectionPreventable deathsPilot trial