'10 000 Steps Flanders': evaluation of the state-wide dissemination of a physical activity intervention in Flanders.

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：:The objective of this study was to conduct an evaluation of Reach Out Central (ROC), an online gaming program designed to support the mental health of people aged 16-25. The evaluation sought to determine the benefit of playing ROC on alcohol use, use of coping strategies, psychological distress, resilience and satisf...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Shandley K,Austin D,Klein B,Kyrios M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been known that fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations. In the year 2001, 33 boats were lost and 10 fishermen killed in UK waters. Despite the dangerous nature of the occupation, very little research has been conducted on fishermen's health and safety. The few studies that have been conducted are...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Lawrie T,Matheson C,Ritchie L,Murphy E,Bond C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

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：:This study identified factors that influence regular soda consumption among 707 female students, aged 13-18 years, attending North Los Angeles County public high schools. Participants completed a group-administered Theory of Planned Behavior-based questionnaire. Almost all of the participants, 96.3%, reported that the...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Kassem NO,Lee JW,Modeste NN,Johnston PK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the most common cancer among 15- to 29-year-olds in Australia, with rates increasing with age. The 'Dark Side of Tanning' (DSOT) mass media campaign was developed in 2007 to influence attitudes related to tanning. This study aimed to assess recall and impact of the DSOT campaign. Data were collected using ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Perez D,Kite J,Dunlop SM,Cust AE,Goumas C,Cotter T,Walsberger SC,Dessaix A,Bauman A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we explore the secondary school environment as an important context for understanding young teenagers' eating habits and food practices. We draw on data collected during semi-structured interviews with 36 young teenagers (aged 13/14 years) living in disadvantaged circumstances in Scotland. We found that...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wills W,Backett-Milburn K,Gregory S,Lawton J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been some concern that participation in an intervention and exposure to a measurement instrument can change participants' interpretation of the items on a self-report questionnaire thereby distorting subsequent responses and biasing results. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis using item response mo...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Baranowski T,Allen DD,Mâsse LC,Wilson M

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Story-based learning is well recognized as an effective strategy for adult health education. However, there is a scarcity of research on story-based health education among women in South Asian diasporic communities. To address this gap, we undertook a pilot study in Toronto to explore how South Asian women respond to ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Wong JP,Kteily-Hawa R,Chambers LA,Hari S,Vijaya C,Suruthi R,Islam S,Vahabi M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based distributors (CBDs) have been trained and utilized to promote a variety of health commodities. In addition, a variety of different types of community residents have been trained ranging from traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to patent medicine vendors. A training programme for CBD agents in the Akiny...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ande O,Oladepo O,Brieger WR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qualitative research may be able to provide an answer as to why adults and children do or do not participate in sport and physical activity. This paper systematically examines published and unpublished qualitative research studies of UK children's and adults' reasons for participation and non-participation in sport an...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Allender S,Cowburn G,Foster C

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Physical activity levels in young adults are low. Research supports the use of the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change (TM) in designing physical activity interventions. This study used a pre-post randomized control design to investigate the effectiveness of a self-instructional intervention for helping sedenta...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Woods C,Mutrie N,Scott M

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A public campaign was launched in 2000 as part of the four-level community-based intervention 'Nuremberg Alliance Against Depression' (NAD) in Nuremberg, Germany. Evaluation results will be presented. A baseline survey was done before the campaign in Nuremberg and Wuerzburg (control region), two surveys followed 10 an...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dietrich S,Mergl R,Freudenberg P,Althaus D,Hegerl U

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study tested the initial efficacy of implementing a physical activity (PA) behavior change intervention for midlife African American (AA) men. METHODS:Intervention components were based on information gathered during formative research preceding the intervention. Eligible participants were underactive ...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Hooker SP,Harmon B,Burroughs EL,Rheaume CE,Wilcox S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A student peer-taught program, to decrease antibiotic use for colds and flu, was developed and implemented in one school district (21 schools) in Chisinau, Moldova, in 2003-04. A second district (20 schools) served as the control (C). Students (12-13 years) and adults most responsible for the family's health care comp...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Cebotarenco N,Bush PJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Vaccinating school-aged children has been demonstrated to be beneficial to the child and in reducing viral transmission to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. This qualitative study sought to identify reasons parents and students...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Herbert NL,Gargano LM,Painter JE,Sales JM,Morfaw C,Murray D,Diclemente RJ,Hughes JM

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Decisions about back pain treatment are often made in the presence of both physician and patient uncertainty. Therefore, we developed a computerized, interactive video program to help patients make informed decisions about undergoing low back surgery. Program development was guided by the shared decision-making model,...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Spunt BS,Deyo RA,Taylor VM,Leek KM,Goldberg HI,Mulley AG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultural sensitivity is increasingly recognized as a means to enhance the effectiveness of health promotion programmes all over the world. Sociocultural meanings and terminology of diseases are important in understanding how different groups perceive and interpret illness. This study was conducted as part of the proce...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Sifunda S,Reddy PS,Braithwaite RB,Stephens T,Bhengu S,Ruiter RA,Van Den Borne B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Parents of Asthmatics Quit Smoking (PAQS) project contrasts two theory-based smoking cessation interventions for parents of children with asthma, and compares mechanisms of behavior change within and across theoretical perspectives. We hypothesize that enhancing the perception of risk to self and child will motiva...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Borrelli B,McQuaid EL,Becker B,Hammond K,Papandonatos G,Fritz G,Abrams D

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:While policy makers argue for a greater share of health resources to go to health promotion, action is stalled by, among other things, the perception that little is known about which interventions offer the best health returns. Additionally, what is missing is any sense of what the economic literature in health promot...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Rush B,Shiell A,Hawe P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking onset takes place in the early years of adolescence, and can be seen as a progression through stages of preparation, trying, experimentation, regular smoking and nicotine dependence or addiction. The objective of this study is to identify 1-year predictors of smoking consolidation among occasional smokers (exp...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Ariza-Cardenal C,Nebot-Adell M

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:New health promotion and public health approaches such as media advocacy pose particular evaluation challenges. Evaluation is important to provide feedback to media advocacy practitioners on how to enhance their efforts, and to funders and researchers seeking to assess media advocacy's effectiveness as a health promot...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Stead M,Hastings G,Eadie D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As countries experience the 'epidemiological transition' with a relative decline in infectious diseases, accident rates tend to increase, particularly road traffic accidents. The health promotion interventions intended to prevent or minimize the consequences of accidents have been developed in predominantly Western, i...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Dixey RA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of community ownership is often identified as an important intermediate objective of community health education programs. Community ownership is assumed to be important to program effectiveness and long-term maintenance, but validated measures of this construct have not been available to test this proposit...

journal_title：Health education research

authors： Flynn BS

更新日期：1995-03-01 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