An evaluation of 'Reach Out Central': an online gaming program for supporting the mental health of young people.

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to describe the sources of falls prevention information provided to older adults during and after hospitalization, identify and explore reasons why discussion about falls prevention may not take place. Six participant groups were interviewed using semi-structured interviews or focus g...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lee DC,McDermott F,Hoffmann T,Haines TP

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents an analysis of the problems that have created a gulf between theory and practice in health education. Drawing on the classical distinction made by Aristotle between theoria (natural processes) and praxis (social practices), the analysis traces the roots of the problem to the inadequacy and inappropr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Buchanan DR

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study included the following: obtaining qualitative information on tobacco use among Cambodian Americans, identifying cultural factors that influence tobacco use and acquiring information for the development of effective smoking prevention and cessation strategies. Data were collected by using d...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Friis RH,Forouzesh M,Chhim HS,Monga S,Sze D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess whether our online closed community heart care support group and information resource could sustain changes in health behaviour after the moderators withdrew their support. Heart patients (n = 108) living in a deprived area of Greater Manchester were recruited from general practitio...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lindsay S,Smith S,Bellaby P,Baker R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacious 'packaged' teen smoking cessation treatment programs, those developed by national organizations, are widely disseminated to local communities to help teens quit smoking. The implementation fidelity of these programs in community settings has not been documented. The efficacy of these programs could be less...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sterling K,Curry S,Sporer A,Emery S,Mermelstein R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever is a natural protective response of the host organism. Mild to moderate fevers, up to 40.0 degrees C, have immunological benefits and do not need to be reduced. However, parents regularly reduce fever with medications to prevent perceived harmful outcomes. This study identified the determinants of parents' inten...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Walsh A,Edwards H,Fraser J

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:B'More Healthy Community for Kids (BHCK) is an ongoing multi-level intervention to prevent childhood obesity in African-American low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore city, MD. Although previous nutrition interventions involving peer mentoring of youth have been successful, there is a lack of studies evaluating the in...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sato PM,Steeves EA,Carnell S,Cheskin LJ,Trude AC,Shipley C,Mejía Ruiz MJ,Gittelsohn J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a comprehensive review of policies and research regarding body mass index (BMI) screening in schools in the United Kingdom and the United States. Although there are potential benefits to conducting screenings in schools, there is also the potential to do harm to the children who are identified as overweight. S...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ikeda JP,Crawford PB,Woodward-Lopez G

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:There is a difference between bringing parties together and making them work effectively. We present a case study of an intersectoral food policy Committee, part of a three-tiered coalition nested within local municipal government, which sought to promote and nutrition in a rapidly growing metropolitan region by tackl...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hawe P,Stickney EK

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Adolescent hearing loss is a public health problem that has eluded effective intervention. A persuasive message strategy was tested for its effectiveness on adolescents' intention to listen to music at a reduced volume. The messages manipulated both type of message frame [positive consequences of listening to music at...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： de Bruijn GJ,Spaans P,Jansen B,van't Riet J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes qualitative methods used in a research project for the former Health Education Authority, exploring Putnam's concept of 'social capital' in relation to children and young people's well-being and health. Putnam's conceptualization of social capital consists of the following features: trust, recipro...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Morrow V

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS is a disease which has received a great deal of attention from the popular media, which in turn has attracted the interests of those who analyse media. The health information conveyed to the general public by the popular press is a topic of special interest to health educators. This paper documents the Australi...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lupton DA

更新日期：1992-03-01 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

abstract：:The objective of the study was to determine the extent to which the FLU-FOBT Program, a colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) intervention linking the provision of fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) to the time of annual influenza vaccination, resulted in practice changes in six primary care clinics 1 year after it was intr...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Walsh JM,Gildengorin G,Green LW,Jenkins J,Potter MB

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:Educational campaigns against health-threatening behaviors such as drug abuse may lose effectiveness because they tend to be narrow, atheoretical and to stress negative effects. As a corrective, it is proposed that health campaigns take into account the broad range of human needs and consider how the health-threateni...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： McGuire WJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a qualitative focus-group methodology, this study investigated risk-taking behaviors and AIDS knowledge among minority pregnant and parenting adolescents at risk for heterosexual and perinatal transmission of HIV. Seven focus groups were conducted with a total of 48 young women recruited from alternative schools...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Koniak-Griffin D,Nyamathi A,Vasquez R,Russo AA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective obesity interventions in adolescent populations have been identified as an immediate priority action to stem the increasing prevalence of adult obesity. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to make a quantitative analysis of the impact of school-based interventions on body mass index during adolescence. Stu...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Saavedra Dias R,Barros AN,Silva AJ,Leitão JC,Narciso J,Costa AM,Tallon JM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between parental support and physical activity enjoyment appears to be mediated by individual-level factors. The aim of this study was to examine whether the relationship between perceived parental support and physical activity enjoyment is mediated by overweight and obese adolescents' physical fitnes...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： De la Torre-Cruz MJ,Suárez-Manzano S,López-Serrano S,Ruiz-Ariza A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While many studies have looked at the stressful effects of chronic illness of those who suffer such conditions, less is known about the effects on caregivers, especially in developing countries. Mothers in particular must bear the brunt of care and stress for children who have sickle cell disease (SCD). A sample of 20...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Olley LB,Brieger WR,Olley BO

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：:Evaluation and quality assurance have, over time, become the bedrock of health promotion practice in ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of programme planning and delivery. There has been less emphasis, however, on formal recognition of the contribution of the personal characteristics and perspectives of those who p...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Fleming P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals may be more motivated to adopt health practices if they consider the benefits of these behaviors for their close relationships. The goal of this study was to examine couple concordance with sun protection and use the interdependence and communal coping theory to evaluate the role of relationship factors in...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Manne SL,Coups EJ,Kashy DA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Romania has the highest cervical cancer burden in Europe. Despite the implementation of two human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes, the uptake remained extremely low and the programmes were discontinued. Given that media are a common source of information for the public and may influence vaccination decisio...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Penţa MA,Băban A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to describe the development of a comprehensive, stage-based model for the prevention of drug use titled the multi-component motivational stages (McMOS) model. The McMOS model is proposed as a multi-element, integrative theoretical framework for the development of prevention strategies an...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Werch CE,DiClemente CC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00