Significant increase in young adults' snacking between 1977-1978 and 1994-1996 represents a cause for concern!

abstract：:We summarize here the evidence from the 1960s and 1970s of exceptionally high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Finland. In parallel with voluntary and governmental prevention programs, the level of risk factors and CVD attack rates have shown dramatic improvement in the past 25 years, but the decline has slowed...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Vartiainen E,Puska P,Jousilahti P,Korhonen HJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancer presents a significant public health burden in Australia. The present study aimed to supplement population-based estimates of sun protection behaviour by examining setting-specific trends in directly observed sun protection in public outdoor leisure settings. Repeated cross-sectional observational surveys ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Haynes A,Nathan A,Dixon H,Wakefield M,Dobbinson S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a global health treaty ratified by over 175 countries, calls on countries to ensure that tobacco packages carry health warning labels (HWLs) describing the harmful effects of tobacco use. We assessed the extent of compliance with 14 countries' HWL requirements. Unique cigar...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Cohen JE,Brown J,Washington C,Welding K,Ferguson J,Smith KC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a health impact assessment (HIA) of cycling network expansions in seven European cities. We modeled the association between cycling network length and cycling mode share and estimated health impacts of the expansion of cycling networks. First, we performed a non-linear least square regression to assess th...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Mueller N,Rojas-Rueda D,Salmon M,Martinez D,Ambros A,Brand C,de Nazelle A,Dons E,Gaupp-Berghausen M,Gerike R,Götschi T,Iacorossi F,Int Panis L,Kahlmeier S,Raser E,Nieuwenhuijsen M,PASTA consortium.

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airbnb hosts rent their homes to guests as an alternative to traditional hospitality settings. Airbnb venues are not uniformly regulated for allowing smoking or requiring fire-safety amenities. This study quantified the reported prevalence of fire-safety amenities in 413,339 Airbnb venues that allow smoking in 43 citi...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Jones VC,Kennedy RD,Welding K,Gielen AC,Frattaroli S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the validity of tobacco questionnaires when using as gold standard either a single biomarker or a combination of two biomarkers. METHODS:The methods were self-reported smoking compared with salivary thiocyanate and expired carbon monoxide in a 1996, population-bas...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Morabia A,Bernstein MS,Curtin F,Berode M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess accuracy in predicting adolescent smoking status using attitude, knowledge, behavioral, and sociodemographic variables. A cohort of 4,641 schoolchildren was tested in 1975 (grades 4-6), in 1978 (grades 6-8), and, finally, in 1983 (grades 10-12). From 1978 to 1983, eight variable...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Pederson LL,Lefcoe NM

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of cigarette smoking in Switzerland were analyzed on the basis of sales data (available since 1924) and national health surveys conducted in the last decade. There was a steady and substantial increase in cigarettes sales up to the early 1970s. Thereafter, the curve tended to level off around an average value...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： La Vecchia C,Levi F,Decarli A,Wietlisbach V,Negri E,Gutzwiller F

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Little is known about where physical activity (PA) occurs, or whether different demographic groups accumulate PA in different locations. METHOD:Objective data on PA and location from 611 adults over 7days were collected in King County, WA in 2008-2009. The relative amounts of time spent in sedentary-to-low ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hurvitz PM,Moudon AV,Kang B,Fesinmeyer MD,Saelens BE

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which older people are willing to engage in different falls prevention activities, and how this may vary in different sectors of the older population. METHODS:A survey sent to patients aged over 54 in ten general practices in the Southampton, Bristol and Manchester areas of the UK ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Yardley L,Kirby S,Ben-Shlomo Y,Gilbert R,Whitehead S,Todd C

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aims were to assess whether offspring social support moderates the relationship between parental body mass index (BMI) and offspring BMI. METHODS:A prospective design was used with an analytic sample of 1049 participants from Finland (the offspring) who were 35-50years old in 2012 when adulthood BMI was measu...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Serlachius A,Elovainio M,Juonala M,Shea S,Sabin M,Lehtimäki T,Raitakari O,Keltikangas-Järvinen L,Pulkki-Råback L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1960 the meat-consumption habits of 25,153 California Seventh-Day Adventists were assessed by questionnaire. Between 1960 and 1980 ischemic heart disease deaths were identified. Meat consumption was positively associated with fatal ischemic heart disease in both men and women. This association was apparently not du...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Snowdon DA,Phillips RL,Fraser GE

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigates the cross-sectional relationship between tobacco smoking and body fatness. METHODS:This cross-sectional study consisted of 469,543 men and women who participated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study between 1992 and 2000 providing ant...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Travier N,Agudo A,May AM,Gonzalez C,Luan J,Besson H,Wareham NJ,Slimani N,Rinaldi S,Clavel-Chapelon F,Boutron-Ruault MC,Palli D,Agnoli C,Mattiello A,Tumino R,Vineis P,Rodriguez L,Sanchez MJ,Dorronsoro M,Barricarte A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer-related health behaviours may be affected by barriers to healthcare seeking and beliefs about cancer. The aim was to assess anticipated barriers to healthcare seeking and beliefs about cancer in a sample of the Danish population and to assess the association with socio-economic position. METHODS:A po...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hvidberg L,Wulff CN,Pedersen AF,Vedsted P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of physical activity are established, however, increasing population physical activity levels remains a challenge. Participating in activities that are enjoyable and multidimensional, such as dancing, are associated with better adherence. However, the extent to which the general population participates in...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Vassallo AJ,Hiller CE,Pappas E,Stamatakis E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several epidemiologic investigations have suggested a protective role of green tea against cardiovascular diseases and cancer, few studies examined how consumption of green tea was associated with intake of other dietary factors. METHODS:In the winters of 1989-1991, 880 men ages 40-49 years were ra...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Tsubono Y,Takahashi T,Iwase Y,Iitoi Y,Akabane M,Tsugane S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:1) To determine the influenza vaccination coverage required to establish herd immunity, and 2) to assess whether the percentages of vaccination coverage proposed and those registered in the United States and Europe are sufficient to establish herd immunity. METHODS:The vaccination coverage required to establ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Plans-Rubió P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors issued by the American Cancer Society and the American College of Sports Medicine emphasize the essential role of a health care provider (HCP) in counseling cancer survivors to achieve healthier lifestyles. However, research has not established whether HCP's recommenda...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Tarasenko YN,Miller EA,Chen C,Schoenberg NE

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatricians have an important and unique role to play in the anti-tobacco arena. They may prevent relapse to smoking in women who stopped smoking during pregnancy, encourage parents to protect infants and young children from environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), prevent the onset of smoking in children and ad...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Hymowitz N,Schwab J,Haddock Ck,Pyle S,Moore G,Meshberg S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic review investigated the effectiveness of active travel (AT) interventions on physical activity and fitness in primary school children. The review assessed intervention effectiveness, design, complexity, and study quality. Searches were conducted in five databases on 30/08/2018. Studies with an AT interv...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Jones RA,Blackburn NE,Woods C,Byrne M,van Nassau F,Tully MA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although the harms of tobacco use are widely accepted, few studies have examined the relationship between access to tobacco outlets and hospital admissions. This study aimed to examine the relationship between neighbourhood access to tobacco outlets, smoking and hospital admissions and self-reported morbidit...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Barnes R,Foster SA,Pereira G,Villanueva K,Wood L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Canadian Physical Activity Levels Among Youth (CANPLAY) study collected pedometer data from eight surveys between 2005 and 2014, making it a unique database of objective population physical activity surveillance. The purpose of this study was to describe secular physical activity trends for 5-19year ol...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Cameron C,Craig CL,Bauman A,Tudor-Locke C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impact of physician diagnosis of overweight on successful weight loss in community-based patients is not known. We analyzed data from NHANES 1999-04 to assess if self-reported physician diagnosis of overweight was associated with attempted and successful weight loss in the preceding year. METHODS:We determi...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Singh S,Lopez-Jimenez F

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this experiment was to examine the differential impact of a narrative and a non-narrative skin cancer message on health promoting actions and information-seeking behaviors. METHODS:Participants were 230 Flemish university students aged 18 to 25 years who participated in a web based experiment in F...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Lemal M,Van den Bulck J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of university students regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV). METHODS:A random sample of 500 university students was mailed a self-administered questionnaire that elicited their knowledge and awareness about HPV and compare...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Yacobi E,Tennant C,Ferrante J,Pal N,Roetzheim R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the viability of monetary incentives to increase fitness-center use and maintain/improve the Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) of first-year students over the fall semester. METHOD:Randomized-controlled trial with no-treatment and incentive conditions involving 117 first-year students. For 12 weeks, studen...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Pope L,Harvey-Berino J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical illness has often been thought to provide smokers with motivation to quit smoking. However, the actual impact that illness and hospitalization has on smokers' interest in cessation is not clear. Further, little is known about the role that hospital staff play in encouraging cessation. METHODS:This a...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Emmons KM,Goldstein MG

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measles vaccination at ages 12-15 months is a routine part of standard health care in developed countries. Nonetheless, the prevention and control of measles outbreaks remain a challenge, owing to incomplete or variable compliance with immunization programs and primary vaccine failure (approximately 5%). In ...

journal_title：Preventive medicine

authors： Gdalevich M,Ephros M,Mimouni D,Grotto I,Shpilberg O,Eldad A,Ashkenazi I

更新日期：2000-12-01 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