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Matthew M. Engelhard

Matthew M. Engelhard

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical
2424 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Featured Works

Predicting Smoking Events with a Time-Varying Semi-Parametric Hawkes Process Model.

Journal article Proc Mach Learn Res · August 2018 Featured Publication Health risks from cigarette smoking - the leading cause of preventable death in the United States - can be substantially reduced by quitting. Although most smokers are motivated to quit, the majority of quit attempts fail. A number of studies have explored ... Link to item Cite

Real-world walking in multiple sclerosis: Separating capacity from behavior.

Journal article Gait Posture · January 2018 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Habitual physical activity (HPA) measurement addresses the impact of MS on real-world walking, yet its interpretation is confounded by the competing influences of MS-associated walking capacity and physical activity behaviors. OBJECTIVE: To dev ... Full text Link to item Cite

Remotely engaged: Lessons from remote monitoring in multiple sclerosis.

Journal article International journal of medical informatics · April 2017 Featured Publication ObjectivesEvaluate web-based patient-reported outcome (wbPRO) collection in MS subjects in terms of feasibility, reliability, adherence, and subject-perceived benefits; and quantify the impact of MS-related symptoms on perceived well-being.Met ... Full text Cite

Adaptive symptom reporting for mobile patient-reported disability assessment

Conference 2016 IEEE Wireless Health Wh 2016 · December 1, 2016 Featured Publication Mobile symptom reporting apps can conveniently gather health-related information at low cost from day to day, fundamentally altering the relationship between patients, health data, and care providers. However, current mobile systems face a difficult trade- ... Full text Cite

Fatigue and fluid hydration status in multiple sclerosis: A hypothesis.

Journal article Mult Scler · October 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a prevalent and functionally disabling symptom for individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) which is poorly understood and multifactorial in etiology. Bladder dysfunction is another common MS symptom which limits social engage ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quantifying six-minute walk induced gait deterioration with inertial sensors in multiple sclerosis subjects.

Journal article Gait Posture · September 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The six-minute walk (6MW) is a common walking outcome in multiple sclerosis (MS) thought to measure fatigability in addition to overall walking disability. However, direct evidence of 6MW induced gait deterioration is limited by the difficulty ... Full text Link to item Cite