"I don't see many adults on a bicycle"--Is it time to despair for the human race? Reflections on the gap between the numbers of bicycles owned and the numbers of cyclists.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper assesses the potential benefits of increased walking and reduced obesity associated with taking public transit in terms of dollars of medical costs saved and disability avoided. METHODS:I conduct a new analysis of a nationally representative U.S. transportation survey to gauge the net increase in ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Edwards RD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leisure-time physical activity is a complex behavior influenced by factors at multiple levels. OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental factors and leisure-time walking (LTW) and leisure-time physical activities (LTPA), excluding walking. We also examined the...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Rech CR,Reis RS,Hino AA,Hallal PC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a conceptual framework that has guided three randomized, controlled early intervention trials designed to improve cognitive development and social competence in high-risk young children from birth to 3 years of age. Two of the projects (Abecedarian and CARE) enrolled infants from economically and s...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Ramey CT,Ramey SL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational risk factors contribute significantly to the development of lung cancer; however, little is known about the extent to which employees are informed of occupational exposure to carcinogenic substances. METHODS:Through a case-control study, we estimated the level of awareness among Greek employees...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Chatzis C,Karvounis K,Hatziara P,Riza E,Nikolaou V,Linos A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of a population screening program for cervical cancer in 1976, more than 85% of the female population between the ages of 35 and 54 years in the region of the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, has been screened. At first screening, severe epithelial abnormalities were diagnosed in 4.4 per 1,000...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： van der Graaf Y,Klinkhamer PJ,Vooijs GP

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between employees' health locus of control (HLOC) and self-perceived health, health behaviors, and participation in health promotion programs (HPPs) and the mediating effect of self-perceived health and health behaviors on the relation between HLOC and participation. METHOD:Betwee...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Rongen A,Robroek SJ,Burdorf A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is evidence linking the built environment (BE) with physical activity (PA), but few studies have been conducted in Latin America (LA). State-of-the-art methods and protocols have been designed in and applied in high-income countries (HIC). In this paper, we identify key challenges and potential solution...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Salvo D,Reis RS,Sarmiento OL,Pratt M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite rapid growth in resources devoted to physical activity promotion, the public health capacity to address physical inactivity is insufficient. Too few public health practitioners have the necessary skills to implement and evaluate evidence-based physical activity interventions, and schools of public health typic...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hooker SP,Buchner DM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the effectiveness of the Luoghi di Prevenzione-Prevention Grounds school-based smoking prevention programme. METHODS:We undertook a cluster randomized controlled trial of 989 students aged 14-15 years in 13 secondary schools located in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The intervention consisted of the "Smok...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Gorini G,Carreras G,Bosi S,Tamelli M,Monti C,Storani S,Martini A,Allara E,Angelini P,Faggiano F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of all the neurotoxins, lead is the longest known and best understood. Because we know so much about what it does, where it is, and what is required to remove it from the presence of children, lead poisoning should also be one of the easiest diseases to eradicate. Despite this, progress in the primary prevention of ch...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Needleman HL

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:Serum lipoprotein profiles in 4,231 individuals, ages 5-26 years, were studied cross-sectionally in a biracial community to describe the race- and gender-specific changes from adolescence into young adulthood. RESULTS:White children and adolescents of both genders showed significantly higher covariates--adjust...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Srinivasan SR,Wattigney W,Webber LS,Berenson GS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to explore the contextual effect of homeopathic consultation by investigating the effect of homeopathic care compared to self-treatment with self prescribed homeopathic medicine in the prevention of childhood upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). METHODS:Randomised parallel gr...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Steinsbekk A,Lewith G,Fønnebø V,Bentzen N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States continues to face a public health emergency of opioid-related harm, the effects of which could be dramatically reduced through increased access to the opioid antagonist naloxone. Unfortunately, naloxone is too often unavailable when and where it is most needed, partly due to its continued status as a...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Davis CS,Carr D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) can generate personal and environmental benefits. We determined the frequency of participation in walking or cycling active travel by age and sex, as well as used multivariate analysis to find correlations with many other factors using a large cross-sectional 2016/17 su...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Brainard J,Cooke R,Lane K,Salter C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test a computer-delivered program for preventing substance use among adolescent girls. METHODS:Randomly, 916 girls aged 12.76+/-1.0 years and their mothers were assigned to an intervention arm or to a test-only control arm. Intervention-arm dyads engaged in exercises to improve the mother-daughter relatio...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Schinke SP,Fang L,Cole KC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking, diet, and lack of exercise are the top preventable causes of death in the United States. Some 23% of high school students currently smoke and many teens do not meet Healthy People 2010 standards for healthy eating or physical activity. This study examined the relationship between smoking and the con...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Wilson DB,Smith BN,Speizer IS,Bean MK,Mitchell KS,Uguy LS,Fries EA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1981-1982 the Division of Cancer Control (Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles) implemented a Know Your Body program in the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Unified School Districts. The results from this evaluation are based on analyses of over 1,400 elementary school children (ag...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Marcus AC,Wheeler RC,Cullen JW,Crane LA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataracts develop in the lens of the eye which is responsible for focusing incoming light onto the retina. Early in life the lens is transparent, and incoming light encounters no difficulty in its passage through the eye. With aging, the lens becomes less clear, incoming light is scattered to an increasing degree, and...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Sperduto RD

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether adherence to home exercise interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults relates to home exercise program characteristics and intervention efficacy. METHODS:In Australia (2011) a systematic literature search of four databases was conducted. Randomized controlled trials were i...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Simek EM,McPhate L,Haines TP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of remarkable advances in the treatment of preterm birth, physicians increasingly encounter adult patients who were born preterm. However, research now shows that improved early survival may come at the expense of future health risks, including increased respiratory, cardiovascular, and kidney disease, diabete...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Crump C,Sundquist K,Sundquist J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer screening rates in the United States are generally high, yet certain groups demonstrate disparities in screening and surveillance. The populations at greatest risk of HPV and subsequent cervical cancer are often from medically underserved and/or marginalized groups and are typically less engaged with t...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Fuzzell LN,Perkins R,Christy S,Lake PW,Vadaparampil ST

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a novel biomarker indicative of cardiovascular disease. However, little research has examined the association of muscle strengthening activities (MSA) on RDW. OBJECTIVE:Examine the association between MSA and RDW among a national sample of U.S. adults. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Loprinzi PD,Loenneke JP,Abe T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevalence in the United States in the week leading to the relaxation of the stay-at-home orders (SAH) on future prevalence across states that implemented different SAH policies. We used data on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hatef E,Kitchen C,Chang HY,Kharrazi H,Tang W,Weiner JP

更新日期：2021-01-22 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：:While a growing body of evidence suggest that social capital including interpersonal trust and reciprocity might be associated with mental health outcomes, few studies have explored the relationship with suicidal behaviors. This research examined the prospective association between interpersonal trust and reciprocity ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Kim JY,Yoon J,Kim MH,Kim SS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study tested the effects of two organizational support processes, the provision of financial incentives for superior clinical performance and the availability of a patient (smoker) registry and proactive telephone support system for smoking cessation, on provider adherence to accepted practice guideline...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Roski J,Jeddeloh R,An L,Lando H,Hannan P,Hall C,Zhu SH

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Sunburn is associated with an increased risk for skin cancer. Denmark has one of the highest incidences of melanoma in the world, although it is a relatively northern country. The objective of this study was to determine whether sunburn is associated with demographic factors and health behaviour among young Danes. Cro...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Meyer MKH,Christensen ASP,Tolstrup JS,Dalum P,Køster B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is highly prevalent in men and there is an interest in further understanding the relationship between HPV infection and disease in men, including the development of genital warts, penile intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive penile carcinomas. Genital warts are caused by HPV 6/11 and are th...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Anic GM,Giuliano AR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the association between individual and combined lifestyle risk factors and the incidence of hypertension 1) in middle-aged and older Australians, and 2) to compare findings in men and women. A sample of 32,393 adults aged ≥45 years from New South Wales completed baseline (2006-2008) and fol...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Nguyen B,Bauman A,Ding D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00