Cancer screening in the U.S. through the COVID-19 pandemic, recovery, and beyond.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The familial aggregation of lipid levels, blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI) was studied in schoolchildren in Cuenca, Spain. METHODS:A cross-sectional observation study was made of 307 schoolchildren of both sexes, age range 9-12 years, from three schools in Cuenca, Spain, and of 346 parents. Social a...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Martínez Vizcaíno V,Salcedo Aguilar F,Franquelo Gutiérrez R,Jarabo Crespo Y,García Navalón P,Domínguez Rojas V

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND. Mortality from coronary heart disease in Finland has declined remarkably since the early 1970s. Most of the change has apparently been due to the active national strategy for reduction of serum cholesterol levels. This study was undertaken to estimate to what extent members of the Finnish parliam...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Nikkari ST,Oksa P,Vattulainen K,Kohvakka A,Puska P,Roto P

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on cognitive factors and motivational readiness for exercise is important for increasing our understanding of behavior change among those with sedentary lifestyles. This study examines stage of change for regular exercise and self-perceived quality of life. METHODS:Data are from 1,387 respondents t...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Laforge RG,Rossi JS,Prochaska JO,Velicer WF,Levesque DA,McHorney CA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines exist for screening, diagnosing, and preventing tuberculosis (TB) among HIV-infected persons, but their application and utility are unknown. METHODS:We conducted a survey of knowledge and practices among 1,300 physicians in the San Francisco Bay area to assess their practices towards TB among HIV...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： DeRiemer K,Daley CL,Reingold AL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present the first study to explore the possibility that blacks believe that the human immunodeficiency virus was developed by the federal government in order to exterminate the black population. METHODS:Five hundred twenty black adults sampled door to door in 10 randomly selected census tracts completed ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Klonoff EA,Landrine H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An evaluation was conducted to assess patient perceptions and comfort levels with a new triennial Pap smear screening guideline. METHODS:A random sample of women ages 20-69 (N = 673) was selected among members of three provider groups within a large health maintenance organization and mailed a survey. Quest...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Rolnick SJ,LaFerla JJ,Jackson J,Akkerman D,Compo R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most people are aware that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of ill health, in particular of lung cancer. The precise way in which they relate amount of exposure to smoke and level of health risk has not, however, been determined. METHODS:A convenience sample of 155 French adolescents and adults ages 15...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Sastre MT,Mullet E,Sorum PC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The rate and determinants of tobacco prevention and cessation counseling to youth were examined for orthodontists participating in a controlled trial to decrease the incidence of tobacco use among adolescents. METHODS:A cross-sectional interview design in private practice offices throughout Southern Californ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Russos S,Keating K,Hovell MF,Jones JA,Slymen DJ,Hofstetter CR,Rubin B,Morrison T

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In school-based smoking prevention research, it is still debatable whether parents or peers are most influential to maintained smoking among adolescents. As a result, this study examines the effects of parental and peer approval of smoking on adolescents' current levels of smoking. METHODS:Poisson random-ef...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Siddiqui O,Mott J,Anderson T,Flay B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hypertension among the population of Tianjin is one of the highest in China. We attempted to assess the changes in blood pressure, body mass index, and salt consumption in Tianjin from 1989 to 1996. METHODS:Two independent cross-sectional population surveys with the representative samples ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Yu Z,Song G,Guo Z,Zheng G,Tian H,Vartiainen E,Puska P,Nissinen A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies suggest that American Indian and Alaska Native women have important barriers to cancer screening and underuse cancer screening tests. METHODS:We examined the breast and cervical cancer screening practices of 4,961 American Indian and Alaska Native women in 47 states from 1992 through 1997 by ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Coughlin SS,Uhler RJ,Blackman DK

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 700 communities have en acted laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors, but little is known about the impact of such laws on youth smoking behavior. The objective of this study was to determine whether local tobacco sales laws de crease the rate of progression to established smoking among ado...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Siegel M,Biener L,Rigotti NA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding determinants of initiation and maintenance of an active lifestyle among older individuals is of great concern to public health because of the increasing evidence that lifestyle may alter the course of frequently occurring chronic diseases. METHOD:Two thousand five hundred seven community-dwell...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Burton LC,Shapiro S,German PS

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship of serum ascorbic acid (AA) levels and excretion of nicotine metabolites was determined in 75 men who smoked at least one pack of cigarettes per day. METHODS:The subjects were randomly divided into three groups of 25 each who received a placebo, 200 mg of supplementation, or 1000 mg of supp...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Dawson EB,Evans DR,Harris WA,McGanity WJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective was to assess the effectiveness of a directly mailed smoking cessation intervention to discharged hospital patients. METHODS:A randomized controlled trial was used. In the 2 weeks after discharge, smokers in the intervention group were sent by mail a personally addressed letter from their medi...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Schofield PE,Hill DJ,Johnston CI,Streeton JA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social-psychological research has led to effective health interventions based on social influence processes. For example, school-based substance abuse prevention programs using the social influences model consistently produce better results than programs emphasizing only health information. Other areas of application ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Mittelmark MB

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we challenge the conclusion made from vital statistics that Hispanic Americans have lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than non-Hispanic whites. There is reason to believe that vital statistics underascertain minority, and in particular Hispanic, deaths. Cohort studies minimize ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Stern MP,Wei M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BCM correlates significantly with mor tality from other site-specific cancers and cardiovascular diseases for both sexes. These other mortalities could be used as independent biomarkers (predictors) of BCM allowing an evaluation of the importance of common etiological factors. METHODS:BCM (age-adjusted, 45-...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Joossens JV,Kesteloot H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nicotine transdermal patch (NTP) has been shown previously to be a cost-effective smoking cessation intervention. This is the first economic analysis comparing the NTP with the only non-nicotine-containing pharmacological intervention, bupropion HCl. METHODS:Decision-tree analysis, based on a previously...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Nielsen K,Fiore MC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A cost-benefit analysis was performed to estimate the cost-savings obtained from a nursing telephone intervention delivered to pregnant women identified as being at risk for preterm or low-birthweight births. METHODS:After being screened for eligibility, a total of 1,554 women receiving prenatal care in a c...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Muender MM,Moore ML,Chen GJ,Sevick MA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research needs to identify diet and disease associations to provide direction about effecting change in individuals with dietary behaviors that increase risk of chronic disease. Inclusion of dietary assessment in the University of North Carolina Alumni Heart Study (UNCAHS) provides the opportunity to prospec...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： McPherson RS,Feaganes JR,Siegler IC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few primary care physicians routinely counsel for exercise, despite the benefits of physical activity and the high prevalence of inactivity. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Physician-Based Assessment and Counseling for Exercise (PACE), a brief, behavior-based tool for primary ca...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Norris SL,Grothaus LC,Buchner DM,Pratt M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 10% of patients seen in the primary care setting meet criteria for high-risk (HR) drinking. Little data are available about the co-occurrence of other risk behaviors (RBs) in this population. This study examines the co-occurrence of smoking, poor diet, and sedentariness, and several change-rela...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Rosal MC,Ockene JK,Hurley TG,Reiff S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient delay in seeking health care for heart attack symptoms is a continuuing problem in the United States. METHODS:Investigators conducted focus groups (N = 34; 207 participants) in major U.S. regions (NE, NW, SE, SW, MW) as formative evaluation to develop a multi-center randomized community trial (the R...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Finnegan JR Jr,Meischke H,Zapka JG,Leviton L,Meshack A,Benjamin-Garner R,Estabrook B,Hall NJ,Schaeffer S,Smith C,Weitzman ER,Raczynski J,Stone E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The first aim of the present investigation was to examine cross-sectional differences between smokers who engage in additional health risk behaviors (i.e., high-fat diets and low physical activity levels) and those who do not that could affect readiness for smoking cessation treatment and treatment prognosis....

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Sherwood NE,Hennrikus DJ,Jeffery RW,Lando HA,Murray DM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A study was performed among university and school employees as a step in detecting the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors among school and university staff and the relation of the various risk factors to hypercholesterolemia and to predict the 5-years probability of development of CHD. ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Abalkhail BA,Shawky S,Ghabrah TM,Milaat WA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significant minority of lifetime marijuana users will eventually receive a diagnosis of abuse or dependence. Yet little is known regarding the effect of age at onset and frequency of lifetime marijuana use on desistance from use and on progression to marijuana disorders. METHODS:To address this issue, dat...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： DeWit DJ,Hance J,Offord DR,Ogborne A

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying opportunities to offer cervical cancer screening to underscreened women is important for increasing early detection. Maryland law mandates offering Pap tests during hospital admissions. We examined organizational and physician attitudes and practices regarding inpatient screening, to identify mec...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Klassen A,Hall A,Bowie J,Weisman CS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The quantity and quality of physical activity counseling by the health care provider can have a profound impact on improving the physical activity of the older population. This study presents an estimate of the quality and quantity of physical activity counseling and tests the associations of different varia...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Epel OB,Ziva Regev M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International research indicates that blue-collar employees typically exhibit lower rates of leisure-time physical activity. While "lack of time" and "work demands" are commonly reported barriers to activity, the extent to which time-at-work mediates the relationship between occupation and leisure-time physi...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Burton NW,Turrell G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00