Beyond Good Intentions: the development and evaluation of a proactive self-management course for patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

abstract：:British Government policy on drugs primary prevention is outlined and principal recommendations are identified. The review is organized under the four main providers: police, teachers, peers and parents. Current methods are reviewed within a British policy framework with a focus on British programmes which have been e...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Allott R,Paxton R,Leonard R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While they demonstrate some ability to critically analyze the more obvious forms of deceptive weight-loss advertising, many girls do not recognize how advertising evokes emotional responses or how visual and narrative techniques are used to increase identification in weight-loss advertising. This study examined how gi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hobbs R,Broder S,Pope H,Rowe J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smokebusters is a community-based smoking prevention initiative for young children which aims to prevent them from starting to smoke. Despite the increase of Smokebusters clubs throughout the UK and Europe there is little published evidence of the effectiveness of this health promotion intervention. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Bruce J,van Teijlingen E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing numbers of adolescents are marginalized by social factors beyond their control, leading to poor health outcomes for their families and future generations. Although the role of the social determinants of health has been recognized for many years, there is a gap in our knowledge about the strategies needed to ad...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Mohajer N,Earnest J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper evaluates the content focus of health education research as presented in the professional literature over a 6-year period (2000-2005). The majority of research (1365 papers) addresses the physical dimension of health (79%), while other health dimensions receive less attention. It is argued that the current ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hawks SR,Smith T,Thomas HG,Christley HS,Meinzer N,Pyne A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is hypothesized that perceived morbidity, a concept closely related to perceived vulnerability, is an important determinant of health behaviors. In this cross-sectional study (N = 2740), perceived morbidity was conceptualized as a categorical variable defining six distinct morbidity groups: the hypertension, high...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Fuchs R,Heath GW,Wheeler FC

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in social cognitions targeted within a group-based mentoring program for adolescent girls were examined as predictors of changes in physical activity (PA) and dietary behavior (in two separate models) over the course of the 7-week program. Data were collected from 310 participants who participated in the progr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dowd AJ,Chen MY,Schmader T,Jung ME,Zumbo BD,Beauchamp MR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innovative and effective health promotion interventions targeted on older adults within a public health framework will be increasingly important as the US population ages dramatically. The benefits of healthier lifestyles for older adults include increased functional ability and improved quality of life. The Study of ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Clark PG,Nigg CR,Greene G,Riebe D,Saunders SD,Study of Exercise and Nutrition in Older Rhode Islanders Project Team.

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is high among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani populations, reflecting higher male smoking prevalence and fewer home smoking restrictions than the general population. The Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS) study explored the feasibility and acceptability of implem...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： King R,Warsi S,Amos A,Shah S,Mir G,Sheikh A,Siddiqi K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of increasing young women's level of physical activity is recognized as a priority within the United Kingdom and other Westernized nations. This study, conducted in two distinct geographical locations in the United Kingdom, explores the leading influences upon levels of physical activity participation a...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Coleman L,Cox L,Roker D

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 189 pregnant women to determine the effect of lifestyle-based training for women and their husbands on post-partum anxiety (PPA) and depression (PPD). Follow-ups were continued up for 6 weeks after childbirth. Participants were allocated to three groups using block ran...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sanaati F,Charandabi SM,Eslamlo HF,Mirghafourvand M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School tobacco policies (STPs) are a crucial strategy to reduce adolescents smoking. Existing studies have investigated STPs predominantly from a school-related 'insider' view. Yet, little is known about barriers that are not identified from the 'schools' perspective', such as perceptions of local stakeholders. Forty-...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hoffmann L,Mlinarić M,Mï Lard N,Leï O T,Grard A,Lindfors P,Kunst AE,Silne-R Consortium.,Richter M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telework is decentralized computer-mediated performance of work activities at a location distant from the employing organization. In order to improve well-being at such remote workplaces, we developed a health circle (HC) concept for teleworkers. Three HC sessions were conducted with a total of 17 teleworkers from div...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Konradt U,Schmook R,Wilm A,Hertel G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents initial findings of the Canadian Heart Health Initiative, Ontario Project (CHHIOP). CHHIOP has two primary objectives. The programmatic objective is to coordinate and refine a system for supporting effective, sustained community-based heart health activities. This paper addresses the scientific obj...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Elliott SJ,Taylor SM,Cameron R,Schabas R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated critical beliefs to target in interventions aimed at improving sun-protective behaviours of Australian adults, a population at risk for skin cancer. Participants (N = 816) completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire and a 1-week follow-up of sun-protective behaviour. A range of b...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hamilton K,White KM,McD Young R,Hawkes AL,Starfelt LC,Leske S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By reporting suspected child abuse and neglect, teachers can make an important contribution to the early detection and prevention of abuse. However, teachers are sometimes reluctant to report their suspicions. This study investigated the determinants of teachers' reporting behaviour using concepts from the Integrated ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Goebbels AF,Nicholson JM,Walsh K,De Vries H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Threat appeals are used frequently in health promotion, with threats of (premature) death common in some areas, e.g. 'quit smoking or you'll die'. There is a common notion that young people feel they are immortal. Accordingly, we investigated whether young people would respond less to threats of death than to non-deat...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Henley N,Donovan RJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic diseases are the primary health burden among Mexican-origin populations and health promotion efforts have not been able to change negative population trends. This research presents behavioral and subjective health impacts of two related community health worker (CHW) interventions conducted in the US-Mexico bor...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Carvajal SC,Huang S,Bell ML,Denman C,Guernsey de Zapien J,Cornejo E,Chang J,Staten LK,Rosales C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of an intervention depends on its dose and on moderators of dose, which usually are not studied. The purpose of the study is to determine whether goal setting and theory-based moderators of goal setting had dose relations with increases in goal-related physical activity during a successful workplace ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dishman RK,Vandenberg RJ,Motl RW,Wilson MG,DeJoy DM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In South Africa, high pregnancy and infection rates show that many teenagers are having sex, and that they are not adequately protecting themselves against undesired pregnancies and disease. Sex education is usually taught as part of the subject area Life Orientation. In a qualitative study of 25 Life Orientation teac...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： DePalma R,Francis DA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to establish the short-term outcomes for successful tobacco cessation of a programme offering UK resident Bangladeshi women chewing paan with tobacco nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in addition to brief advice and encouragement alone. We used a short-term longitudinal, quasi-experimental study des...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Croucher R,Islam S,Jarvis MJ,Garrett M,Rahman R,Shajahan S,Howells G

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper asks whether, when seeking to reach the public, interest in the health of pets merits consideration. Our data set consisted of 128 items from Canadian media coverage, 1996-2006, that dealt with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) as well as with cats, dogs or both. Three main messages regarding pet healt...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Rock M,Lail P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promotion of healthy diets often involves provision of information about which food types are most favourable for health. This is based on the assumption that the rational consumer will, other things being equal, choose the food that they know is healthier. However, health information may not always have a positive ef...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wardle J,Huon G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes spectator recall of SunSmart skin cancer prevention advertising displayed on the Brisbane Cricket Ground scoreboard at intermittent periods throughout the 1999/2000 cricket season and the sun-protective behaviors of these spectators. Two hundred and thirty-one spectators were asked a series of fi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lynch BM,Dunn J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early years life-stage (1 year either side of childbirth) is an important period for preventive action focusing on optimizing nutritional health for mothers and babies. Community pharmacy is a much utilized, easily accessed setting for health promotion and exposure to the primary health care system. The literature...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Maher JH,Hughes R,Anderson C,Lowe JB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of a study undertaken to explain levels of implementation of heart health promotion activities observed in Ontario public health agencies in 1997. Organizational-level data were collected by surveying all 42 health departments in 1994, 1996 and 1997 as part of the Canadian Heart Health I...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Riley BL,Taylor SM,Elliott SJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although program recipients' attitudes toward instructors are crucial to program outcomes, they have not been adequately examined in the substance abuse prevention literature. This study uses survey data to explore attitudes toward instructors of prevention programming held by students from a national longitudinal eva...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hammond A,Sloboda Z,Tonkin P,Stephens R,Teasdale B,Grey SF,Williams J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health interventions are complex in nature and composed of multiple components. Evaluation of process and impact is necessary to build evidence of effectiveness. Process evaluation involves monitoring extent of implementation and comparison against the program plan. This article describes the process evaluation...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Nakkash RT,Alaouie H,Haddad P,El Hajj T,Salem H,Mahfoud Z,Afifi RA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic scoping review of anti-smoking mass media campaign literature provided opportunity to explore how social normative theories and constructs are used to influence smoking cessation. Synthesis of findings was constrained by significant heterogeneity. Nevertheless, the results indicate that a broader conceptu...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dono J,Miller C,Ettridge K,Wilson C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional drivers, i.e. lorry, truck, bus and taxi drivers, have been identified as a particular health risk group. An intervention to study the efficacy of a series of educational programmes, involving improved nutritional balance in meals served, food preparation routines and carrying out personal health profiles...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Gill PE,Wijk K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00