"We actually care and we want to make the parks better": A qualitative study of youth experiences and perceptions after conducting park audits.

abstract：:While several cross-sectional studies have shown that self-efficacy, self-esteem and optimism are associated with the use of routine health check-ups, little is known about this relationship based on longitudinal studies. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to examine whether these factors are associated with ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hajek A,Hans-Helmut-König

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports have indicated that coffee drinking is associated with an unhealthy lifestyle, compared with tea drinking, which may confound the effect in relation to coronary risk factors. METHODS:In a population sample of 2,400 25- to 64-year-old men and women, associations of lifestyle factors with cof...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Schwarz B,Bischof HP,Kunze M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measures of well-being have proliferated over the past decades. Very little guidance has been available as to which measures to use in what contexts. This paper provides a series of recommendations, based on the present state of knowledge and the existing measures available, of what measures might be preferred in whic...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： VanderWeele TJ,Trudel-Fitzgerald C,Allin P,Farrelly C,Fletcher G,Frederick DE,Hall J,Helliwell JF,Kim ES,Lauinger WA,Lee MT,Lyubomirsky S,Margolis S,McNeely E,Messer N,Tay L,Viswanath V,Węziak-Białowolska D,Kubzansky

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Well-documented challenges have hampered both intervention development and research in teen smoking cessation. Addressing these challenges, the Hutchinson Study of High School Smoking (HS Study), the largest group-randomized trial in adolescent smoking cessation to date, incorporates several design innovation...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Liu J,Peterson AV Jr,Kealey KA,Mann SL,Bricker JB,Marek PM

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many interventions that may have large impacts on health and health inequalities, such as social and public health policies and health system reforms, are not amenable to evaluation using randomised controlled trials. The United Kingdom Medical Research Council's guidance on the evaluation of natural experiments draws...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Craig P,Gibson M,Campbell M,Popham F,Katikireddi SV

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using participants (N = 1733) drawn from the nationally representative longitudinal Young Finns Study (YFS) we estimate the effect of education on depressive symptoms. In 2007, when the participants were between 30 and 45 years old, they reported their depressive symptoms using a revised version of Beck's Depression I...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Viinikainen J,Bryson A,Böckerman P,Elovainio M,Pitkänen N,Pulkki-Råback L,Lehtimäki T,Raitakari O,Pehkonen J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking is a widely used approach to increase physical activity levels in obese patients. In this paper, we investigate the precision and accuracy of an ankle-worn dual-axis accelerometer (Stepwatch) and investigate its potential application as a predictor of energy expenditure. METHODS:Twenty healthy subje...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Foster RC,Lanningham-Foster LM,Manohar C,McCrady SK,Nysse LJ,Kaufman KR,Padgett DJ,Levine JA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a major public health issue, human trafficking (HT) affects individuals, families, communities, and societies around the world. A public health approach to combating HT has been advocated. Such an approach seeks to prevent HT by engaging diverse stakeholder groups in addressing risk factors at multiple levels. As a...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Greenbaum VJ,Titchen K,Walker-Descartes I,Feifer A,Rood CJ,Fong HF

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:A survey of oncology center employees was conducted to determine those factors associated with perceived risk of cancer and compliance with preventive care guidelines. Five hundred six employees participated in the survey. RESULTS:The average perceived absolute risk of developing cancer in the next 20 years wa...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Helzlsouer KJ,Ford DE,Hayward RS,Midzenski M,Perry H

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attitudinal, mood, and personality variables have been identified as predictors of uptake of routine screening for a variety of cancers, including those of the breast, cervix, and colon. Little information exists, however, regarding characteristics of participants in ovarian cancer (OC) screening. METHOD:As...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Salsman JM,Pavlik E,Boerner LM,Andrykowski MA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health professionals are credible sources of smoking cessation advice. This study describes changes in health professionals' reported provision of smoking cessation counseling activities for women during a community health education project that took place in two intervention counties (I) and compares these ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Secker-Walker RH,Dana GS,Solomon LJ,Flynn BS,Geller BM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study sought to examine the independent associations of parental education and physical activity (PA) with children's PA across Europe. METHODS:A total of 7214 children (10-12 years) were recruited from a school-based cross-sectional survey during 2010 in seven European countries. Weight and heig...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Jiménez-Pavón D,Fernández-Alvira JM,Te Velde SJ,Brug J,Bere E,Jan N,Kovacs E,Androutsos O,Manios Y,De Bourdeaudhuij I,Moreno LA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among asthmatic Missourians and to describe associated predisposing factors. METHOD:The Missouri County-level Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, conducted among 15,059 non-institutionalized Missourians aged 18 years or older using random-dig...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Yun S,Chanetsa F,Kelsey A,Zhu BP

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Scale-Up project introduced vaginal self-sampling and low-cost human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the primary approach for cervical cancer screening in selected public health centers in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. We evaluate the country-specific accomplishments in screening: target-coverage, triage, an...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Holme F,Jeronimo J,Maldonado F,Camel C,Sandoval M,Martinez-Granera B,Montenegro M,Figueroa J,Slavkovsky R,Thomson KA,de Sanjose S,Scale-Up project team.

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cigarette and smokeless tobacco use are recognized as major problems among school-age youth, few nationwide or statewide data exist on the prevalence and patterns of use. To determine the patterns of tobacco use among children and adolescents in Missouri, self-report information was obtained from a representa...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Brownson RC,DiLorenzo TM,Van Tuinen M,Finger WW

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to assess whether patients at elevated risk of melanoma attended a dermatologist consultation after a General Practitioner referral and to determine individual predictors of non-compliance. METHOD:This survey included 1506 high-risk French patients (selected using the Self-Assessment...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Rat C,Quereux G,Monegier du Sorbier M,Gaultier A,Bonnaud-Antignac A,Khammari A,Dreno B,Nguyen JM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the literature on increased physical fitness and psychological outcomes has grown large, a number of methodological limitations remain unaddressed. The present study was designed to address a number of these limitations while examining the short- and long-term psychological effects following complet...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： DiLorenzo TM,Bargman EP,Stucky-Ropp R,Brassington GS,Frensch PA,LaFontaine T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In Europe, the demand for informal care is high and will increase because of the ageing population. Although caregiving is intended to contribute to the care recipient's health, its effects on the health of older European caregivers are not yet clear. This study explores the association between providing info...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hiel L,Beenackers MA,Renders CM,Robroek SJ,Burdorf A,Croezen S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:States play a key role in addressing obesity and its risk factors through policymaking, but there is variation in state activity nationally. The goal of this study was to examine whether the presence of a consolidated Democratic or Republican "trifecta" - when a state's governorship and both houses of the legislature ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Pomeranz JL,Siddiqi A,Bolanos GJ,Shor JA,Hamad R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the prevalence of mammography use, and to estimate its association with sociodemographics. METHODS:A sample of 6207 women aged 60 and older from the first interview of Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Study (SABE) in seven cities (Buenos Aires, Bridgetown, Havana, ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Reyes-Ortiz CA,Freeman JL,Peláez M,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Human Genome Project has made it easier to genetically map and clone mutant genes which predispose to a great many human diseases. In addition to diseases inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion, there are many degenerative and infectious diseases, and sensitivities to environmental insults, in which the genetic m...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Gottesman MM,Collins FS

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent epidemiologic studies report a significant association between alcohol consumption and elevations in both systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a multivariate analysis of physical examination and other data on 721 men and 697 women aged 20 or more collected du...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Coates RA,Corey PN,Ashley MJ,Steele CA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this paper two large nationwide trials are described, both of which will test a comparable telephone-based counseling intervention to promote cancer screening among the first-degree relatives (FDRs) of breast and colorectal cancer patients. The unit of randomization will be the family unit of eligible FDR...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Marcus AC,Ahnen D,Cutter G,Calonge N,Russell S,Sedlacek SM,Wood M,Manchester D,Fox L,McCaskill-Stevens W,Fairclough D,Hines S,Wenzel L,Osborn K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases were investigated in 7- and 11-year-old schoolchildren (808 subjects). Data analysis was performed according to sex, age, and country of origin of the father. The following variables were investigated: weight, height, total plasma cholesterol (TCH), high density...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Halfon ST,Eisenberg S,Tamir D,Stein Y

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the impact of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) trajectories during midlife and older adulthood with subsequent fall risk in later life. Cross-temporal analyses were conducted in 15,792 participants (27% black, 55% women) aged 45 to 64 years enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Comm...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Pettee Gabriel K,Griswold ME,Wang W,Conway SH,Windham BG,Palta P,Kucharska-Newton A,Pompeii LA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between family child care home (FCCH) practices and characteristics, and objectively measured physical activity (PA) among children attending FCCHs. METHODS:FCCH practices and characteristics were assessed in 45 FCCHs in Oregon (USA) in 2010-2011 using the Nutrition and Physical...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Gunter KB,Rice KR,Ward DS,Trost SG

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional study carried out in El Salvador between February 2016 and July 2017, self-sampling and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing was found to be highly acceptable among 2019 women who had not attended a cervical cancer screening in at least 3 years. Within this population, HPV positivity rates differed ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Maza M,Melendez M,Masch R,Alfaro K,Chacon A,Gonzalez E,Soler M,Conzuelo-Rodriguez G,Gage JC,Alonzo TA,Castle PE,Felix JC,Cremer M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:5 a Day for Better Health is a simple message encouraging people to eat more fruits and vegetables. The Seattle 5 a Day worksite investigators designed and evaluated an intervention, organized on stages of behavioral change, to increase worksitewide fruit and vegetable consumption. METHODS:We recruited 28 w...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Beresford SA,Thompson B,Feng Z,Christianson A,McLerran D,Patrick DL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychosocial environment and especially various psychosocial risks in childhood have been shown to predict later negative health behavior and health problems. In this study, we examined whether various psychosocial factor domains in childhood and adolescence: socioeconomic status, the emotional family environment ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Elovainio M,Pulkki-Råback L,Hakulinen C,Lehtimäki T,Jokinen E,Rönnemaa T,Mikkilä V,Tossavainen P,Jula A,Hutri-Kähönen N,Viikari J,Keltikangas-Järvinen L,Raitakari O,Juonala M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the initial effectiveness of psychosocial strategies programming in preventing smoking and other drug abuse among adolescents has been well established through literature reviews and meta-analyses, much less evidence exists for the long-term follow-up success of these interventions. The primary goal...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Skara S,Sussman S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00