Changing health behaviors using financial incentives: a review from behavioral economics.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent community-based disease management (CBDM) pilot study reported a 20.5% prevalence of hypertension and a 0.5 and 3.6% prevalence of stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD), respectively, in an elderly population (mean age 65 years) in the Xin Jiang autonomous region of China. The CBDM was initiated i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Li Y,Minzhang C,Minghui M,Xinmiao H,Laixin L,Bei W,Weihai Z,Wei Z,Yumei G,Kongnakorn T,Xiao Y,Peng S,Hughes D,Dashdorj N,Hach T

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about how sitting time, alone or in combination with markers of physical activity (PA), influences mental well-being and work productivity. Given the need to develop workplace PA interventions that target employees' health related efficiency outcomes; this study examined the associations betw...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Puig-Ribera A,Martínez-Lemos I,Giné-Garriga M,González-Suárez ÁM,Bort-Roig J,Fortuño J,Muñoz-Ortiz L,McKenna J,Gilson ND

更新日期：2015-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultivation of tobacco raises concerns about detrimental health and social consequences for youth, but tobacco producing countries only highlight economic benefits. We compared sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of school-age youth who worked and did not work in tobacco farming and assessed ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Alderete E,Livaudais-Toman J,Kaplan C,Gregorich SE,Mejía R,Pérez-Stable EJ

更新日期：2020-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several World Health Organisation reports over recent years have highlighted the high incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and cancer. Contributory factors include unhealthy diets, alcohol and tobacco use and sedentary lifestyles. This paper reports the findings of a review ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jepson RG,Harris FM,Platt S,Tannahill C

更新日期：2010-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transportation by motorcycle and bicycle has become popular in Taiwan, this study was designed to investigate the protective effect of helmet use during motorcycle and bicycle accidents by using a propensity score-matched study based on trauma registry system data. METHODS:Data of adult patients hospitalize...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kuo SCH,Kuo PJ,Rau CS,Chen YC,Hsieh HY,Hsieh CH

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Domestic violence (DV) against women is a serious human rights abuse and well recognised global public health concern. The occurrence of DV is negatively associated with the educational level of spouses but studies dealing with educational discrepancies of spouses show contradicting results: Wives with highe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rapp D,Zoch B,Khan MM,Pollmann T,Krämer A

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between urbanicity and adolescent health is a critical issue for which little empirical evidence has been reported. Although an association has been suggested, a dichotomous rural versus urban comparison may not succeed in identifying differences between adolescent contexts. This study aims ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gutiérrez JP,Atienzo EE

更新日期：2011-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Each year in the United States, an estimated 40,000 children are born with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, causing an estimated 400 deaths and leaving approximately 8000 children with permanent disabilities such as hearing or vision loss, or mental retardation. More children are affected by serio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cannon MJ,Davis KF

更新日期：2005-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early initiation of sexual activity affects the sexual and reproductive health of the young population. The youth are at a high risk of risky sexual behaviours, including multiple partners and inconsistent condom use. There has been limited research on the level and determinants of early sexual initiation in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kassahun EA,Gelagay AA,Muche AA,Dessie AA,Kassie BA

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Governments use law to constrain aspects of private activities for purposes of protecting health and social wellbeing. Policymakers have a range of perceptions and beliefs about what is public or private. An understanding of the possible drivers of policymaker decisions about where government can or should i...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rouch G,Thomson G,Wilson N,Hudson S,Edwards R,Gifford H,Lanumata T

更新日期：2010-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is Australia's leading preventable cause of premature mortality and a major contributor to the national disease burden. If quit rates do not dramatically improve, then smoking will continue to be a major public health issue for decades to come. Harm-reduction approaches using novel nicotine products ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fraser D,Borland R,Gartner C

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), lung cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage due to poor knowledge and awareness of its signs and symptoms. Increasing lung cancer awareness is likely to reduce the diagnosis and treatment delays. The implement...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Nwagbara UI,Ginindza TG,Hlongwana KW

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality physical education (PE) contributes to the development of physical literacy among children, yet little is known about how teacher training relates to this development. We assessed the association between teacher training, and the likelihood that children met recommended achievement levels for compone...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Law B,Bruner B,Scharoun Benson SM,Anderson K,Gregg M,Hall N,Lane K,MacDonald DJ,Saunders TJ,Sheehan D,Stone MR,Woodruff SJ,Belanger K,Barnes JD,Longmuir PE,Tremblay MS

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing gender equality during the 20th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, represents a major social change. A well-established theory is that this may affect the mental health patterns of women and men. This study aimed at examining associations between childhood and adulthood gendered life on ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Månsdotter A,Nordenmark M,Hammarström A

更新日期：2012-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For some adolescents feeling lonely can be a protracted and painful experience. It has been suggested that engaging in health risk behaviours such as substance use and sexual behaviour may be a way of coping with the distress arising from loneliness during adolescence. However, the association between loneli...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stickley A,Koyanagi A,Koposov R,Schwab-Stone M,Ruchkin V

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence linking environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure at homes to the development of asthma among adolescents. Few studies have addressed this issue in the Middle Eastern countries including Kuwait. Therefore, this cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence of ETS exposure at hom...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Booalayan H,Abdualrasool M,Al-Shanfari S,Boujarwa A,Al-Mukaimi A,Alkandery O,Akhtar S

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the nature of their work, female sex workers are at risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Cross-border areas are places where this situation becomes worse. In Ethiopia, there has been a serious scarcity of studies on the time at which unsafe sexual practice starts and on factors which determine t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gezie LD,Taye BW,Ayele TA

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts outreach for public preparedness for natural and manmade incidents. In 2011, OPHPR conducted a nationwide mobile public health (m-Health) campaign that pushed brief videos on preparing for...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bandera C

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Present study aimed to identify socio-demographic, medical and social-cognitive correlates of physical activity among Dutch older individuals. METHODS:A systematic random sample of 2,568 Dutch participants aged 45-70 years filled out the validated modified Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seni...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mesters I,Wahl S,Van Keulen HM

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity, overweight, and work-related stress are major concerns today. Psychological stress causes physiological responses such as reduced heart rate variability (HRV), owing to attenuated parasympathetic and/or increased sympathetic activity in cardiac autonomic control. This study's purpose was...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Föhr T,Pietilä J,Helander E,Myllymäki T,Lindholm H,Rusko H,Kujala UM

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue, recognized by the WHO as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world, is a growing problem. Currently, the only effective way of preventing dengue is vector control. Standard methods have shown limited effect, and there have been calls to develop new integrated vector management appr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jones CH,Benítez-Valladares D,Guillermo-May G,Dzul-Manzanilla F,Che-Mendoza A,Barrera-Pérez M,Selem-Salas C,Chablé-Santos J,Sommerfeld J,Kroeger A,O'Dempsey T,Medina-Barreiro A,Manrique-Saide P

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global public health challenge. Studies suggest urban informal settlements have particularly high levels of IPV and HIV-prevalence and these settlements are rapidly growing. The current evidence base of effective approaches to preventing IPV recognizes the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gibbs A,Washington L,Willan S,Ntini N,Khumalo T,Mbatha N,Sikweyiya Y,Shai N,Chirwa E,Strauss M,Ferrari G,Jewkes R

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several observational studies have shown that exercise reduces the risk of cognitive decline; however, evidences from long-term, well-conducted, randomized controlled trials are scanty. The principal aim of this study is to verify whether a long-term program of multimodal supervised exercise improves the cog...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Iuliano E,di Cagno A,Cristofano A,Angiolillo A,D'Aversa R,Ciccotelli S,Corbi G,Fiorilli G,Calcagno G,Di Costanzo A,EPD Study Group.

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to examine whether time spent on different sedentary behaviours is associated with bone mineral content (BMC) in adolescents, after controlling for relevant confounders such as lean mass and objectively measured physical activity (PA), and if so, whether extra-curricular participation in osteogenic ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gracia-Marco L,Rey-López JP,Santaliestra-Pasías AM,Jiménez-Pavón D,Díaz LE,Moreno LA,Vicente-Rodríguez G

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leisure-time physical activity and strength training participation levels are low and socioeconomically distributed. Fitness trainers (e.g. gym/group instructors) may have a role in increasing these participation levels. However, it is not known whether the training location and characteristics of Australian...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bennie JA,Thornton LE,van Uffelen JG,Banting LK,Biddle SJ

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Though numbers alone may be insufficient to capture the nuances of population health, they provide a common language of appraisal and furnish clear evidence of disparities and inequalities. Over the past 30 years, facilitated by high speed computing and electronics, considerable investment has been made in the collect...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rothenberg R,Stauber C,Weaver S,Dai D,Prasad A,Kano M

更新日期：2015-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly all California casinos currently allow smoking, which leads to potentially high patron exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke pollutants. Some argue that smoking restrictions or bans would result in a business drop, assuming > 50% of patrons smoke. Evidence in Nevada and responses from the 2008 Californ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Klepeis NE,Omoto J,Ong SL,Omoto HS,Dhaliwal N

更新日期：2012-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A person's health literacy determines whether they are able to make appropriate health decisions and are able to follow treatment instructions. This is important because low health literacy is associated with mortality and extra costs to the healthcare system. Our aim was to describe the health literacy leve...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Simpson RM,Knowles E,O'Cathain A

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies to date have explored the relationship between the built environment and physical activity specifically in rural settings. The Ontario Public Health Standards policies mandate that health units in Ontario address the built environment; however, it is unclear how public health practitioners are in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Coghill CL,Valaitis RK,Eyles JD

更新日期：2015-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current literature suggests that forming implementation intentions (simple 'if-then' plans) about how to refuse the offer of a cigarette may be an effective intervention to reduce smoking initiation in adolescents. This study is a pragmatic trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Conner M,Grogan S,Lawton R,Armitage C,West R,Siddiqi K,Gannon B,Torgerson C,Flett K,Simms-Ellis R

更新日期：2013-01-19 00:00:00