Engaging parents of children with and without asthma in smoking-specific parenting: results from a 3-year Randomized Controlled Trial evaluation
<span class="paragraphSection">The present study evaluated long-term effects of a home-based smoking prevention program targeting smoking-specific parenting in families with children with and without asthma. A total of 1398 non-smoking children (<span style="font-style:italic;">mean age</span> 10.1) participated, of which 197 (14.1%) were diagnosed with asthma. Families were blinded to group assignment. The intervention group (<span style="font-style:italic;">n</span> = 684) received booklets with assignments that actively encouraged parents to engage in smoking-specific parenting strategi...
Source: Health Education Research - October 24, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Outcomes of the Smoker’s Health Project : a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of tobacco-dependence interventions based on self-determination theory
<span class="paragraphSection">A pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial examined whether extending the duration of a cost-effective, intensive tobacco-dependence intervention designed to support autonomy will facilitate long-term tobacco abstinence. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three tobacco-dependence interventions based on self-determination theory, namely, Intensive Treatment (IT; six contacts over 6 months), Extended Need Support (ENS; eight contacts over 12 months) and Harm Reduction (HR; eight contacts over 12 months with medication use if willing to reduce cigarette use by half). Among part...
Source: Health Education Research - October 21, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Decision making for Pap testing among Pacific Islander women
This study employed a Multi-Attribute Utility (MAU) model to examine the Pap test decision-making process among Pacific Islanders (PI) residing in Southern California. A total of 585 PI women were recruited through social networks from Samoan and Tongan churches, and Chamorro family clans. A questionnaire assessed Pap test knowledge, beliefs and past behaviour. The three MAU parameters of subjective value, subjective probability and momentary salience were measured for eight anticipated consequences of having a Pap test (e.g., feeling embarrassed, spending money). Logistic regression indicated that women who had a Pap te...
Source: Health Education Research - October 14, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Developing a model of health behavior change to reduce parasitic disease in Vietnam
<span class="paragraphSection">Worldwide more deaths occur due to conditions that can be ameliorated by behavior change. Changing health behaviors using models popularized in non-western countries has not proven particularly successful. The purpose of this study was to test variables elicited during qualitative interviews and cultural conversations to develop a model of health behavior change from the ground up in Vietnam. Village leaders and women representatives from the Women’s Committee were trained as health advocates to facilitate changes in health practices that led to parasitic and infectious diseases. The ...
Source: Health Education Research - October 14, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Using the theory of normative social behavior to understand compliance with a smoke-free law in a middle-income country
This study was conducted to understand the social norms around public smoking and learn how to improve compliance in Bogor, the first Indonesian city to pass a comprehensive smoke-free law. Eleven stratified focus groups were conducted (<span style="font-style:italic;">n</span> = 89). Data were analyzed using the theory of normative social behavior, which posits that the influence of descriptive norms (perceptions about what other people do) on behavior is moderated by injunctive norms (perceptions about what one is expected to do), outcome expectations and group identity. The findings showed that participa...
Source: Health Education Research - October 9, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Use of a motivational interviewing-informed strategy in group orientations to improve retention and intervention attendance in a randomized controlled trial
This study examined the use of a motivational interviewing-informed strategy during interactive group orientations prior to obtaining informed consent, collecting baseline data and randomization in a healthy dietary pattern intervention trial for asthma control in adults. The themes generated from small group discussions and echoed in large group discussions during the orientation sessions helped potential participants better understand the scientific rationale of the research design and procedures and the practical implications for them to participate in the study. Potential participants reported significantly lower confi...
Source: Health Education Research - October 9, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Self-management education for rehabilitation inpatients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
<span class="paragraphSection">Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects patients’ psychological well-being, previous educational programs have failed to demonstrate effects on psychosocial outcomes and quality of life. Therefore, we developed a group-based psychoeducational program that combined provision of both medical information and psychological self-management skills, delivered in an interactive manner, and evaluated it in a large, cluster-randomized trial. We assigned 540 rehabilitation inpatients suffering from IBD (mean age 43 years, 66% female) to either the new intervention or a control group co...
Source: Health Education Research - September 19, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
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The effect of a depression prevention program on negative cognitive style trajectories in early adolescents
As restructuring a negative cognitive style is a central skill taught in many depression prevention programs, we tested whether a universal prevention program evoked a change in negative cognitive style in adolescents. In addition, we examined distinct developmental trajectories of negative cognitive styles and assessed whether research condition (intervention versus control) predicted these trajectories. Young adolescents (n = 1343; Mean age = 13.4 years; SD = 0.77; 52.3% girls) were randomly allocated to a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based depression prevention program or a care as usual control condition. A negat...
Source: Health Education Research - September 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Kindt, K. C. M., Kleinjan, M., Janssens, J. M. A. M., Scholte, R. H. J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effectiveness of the self-regulation eHealth intervention 'MyPlan1.0. on physical activity levels of recently retired Belgian adults: a randomized controlled trial
This study was a randomized controlled trial with three points of follow-up/modules (baseline to 1-week to 1-month follow-up). In total, 240 recently retired adults (intervention group [IG]: n = 89; control group [CG]: n = 151) completed all three modules. The IG filled in evaluation questionnaires and received ‘MyPlan1.0.’, an intervention focusing on both pre- and post-intentional processes for behavioural change. The CG only filled in evaluation questionnaires. Self-reported PA was assessed using the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire, usual week version. Repeated-measures multivariate analys...
Source: Health Education Research - September 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Van Dyck, D., Plaete, J., Cardon, G., Crombez, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Asthma self-management model: randomized controlled trial
The objective of this study was to assess an asthma self-management model for rational medicine use. This was a randomized controlled trial with 60 asthmatic patients assigned to attend five modules presented by a pharmacist (intervention group) and 59 patients in the control group. Data collection was performed before and after this 4-month intervention and included an evaluation of asthma knowledge, lifestyle, inhaler techniques, adhesion to treatment, pulmonary function and quality of life. An economic viability analysis was also performed. The intervention group obtained an increase in asthma knowledge scores of 58.3&n...
Source: Health Education Research - September 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Olivera, C. M. X., Vianna, E. O., Bonizio, R. C., de Menezes, M. B., Ferraz, E., Cetlin, A. A., Valdevite, L. M., Almeida, G. A., Araujo, A. S., Simoneti, C. S., de Freitas, A., Lizzi, E. A., Borges, M. C., de Freitas, O. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
