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]: <span style="font-style:italic;">n</span> = 89; control group [CG]: <span style="font-style:italic;">n</span> = 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 Internat...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
The association between exposure to “Tips” and smoking-related outcomes among adolescents in the United States
This study examines the association between exposure to Tips and smoking outcomes in the adolescent population in the United States. We analyzed data from the 2013 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of middle- and high-school students in the United States ( <span style="font-style:italic;">n</span> = 18 406). Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the relationships between exposure to Tips advertisements and quitting intentions among current smokers and smoking susceptibility among experimenters and never smokers. Among current smokers, exposure to on...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Participation levels in 25 Community-based participatory research projects
<span class="paragraphSection"><div class="boxTitle">Abstract</div>This analysis describes the nature of community participation in National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects, and explores the scientific and social implications of variation in community participation. We conducted in-depth interviews in 2012 with professional and community researchers from 25 CBPR projects in the Southeast US. Interview topics focused on participants’ experiences with the nature and conduct of their CBPR project. Projects wer...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: research
Beliefs and ideologies linked with approval of corporal punishment: a content analysis of online comments
This study employs a novel strategy for identifying points of resistance to education efforts aimed at reducing rates of child physical abuse and use of corporal punishment (CP). We analyzed online comments (n = 581) generated in response to media coverage of a study linking CP with increased child aggression. Most comments (71%) reflected approval of hitting children for disciplinary purposes. Reasons for this approval were rooted in beliefs linking the use of CP with positive or neutral outcomes such as: ‘I was spanked and I am okay’, spanking improves child behavior, spanking is more effective than other for...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Taylor, C. A., Al-Hiyari, R., Lee, S. J., Priebe, A., Guerrero, L. W., Bales, A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Does patient time spent viewing computer-tailored colorectal cancer screening materials predict patient-reported discussion of screening with providers?
The main aim is to examine whether patients’ viewing time on information about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening before a primary care physician (PCP) visit is associated with discussion of screening options during the visit. We analyzed data from a multi-center randomized controlled trial of a tailored interactive multimedia computer program (IMCP) to activate patients to undergo CRC screening, deployed in primary care offices immediately before a visit. We employed usage time information stored in the IMCP to examine the association of patient time spent using the program with patient-reported discussion of screeni...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Sanders, M., Fiscella, K., Veazie, P., Dolan, J. G., Jerant, A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Relationship factors and couples engagement in sun protection
Individuals may be more motivated to adopt health practices if they consider the benefits of these behaviors for their close relationships. The goal of this study was to examine couple concordance with sun protection and use the interdependence and communal coping theory to evaluate the role of relationship factors in sun protection. One hundred and eighty-four married couples aged 50 years and older completed measures of objective skin cancer risk, perceived risk, sun protection benefits, relationship-centered motivations for sun protection, discussions about sun protection, and sun protection. A mediational model was eva...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Manne, S. L., Coups, E. J., Kashy, D. A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Association between self-reports of being high and perceptions about the safety of drugged and drunk driving
This study examines the relationship between self-reports of being high on marijuana and perceptions about driving high or drunk. Data were collected in 2014 from an online convenience sample of adult, past 30-day marijuana and hashish users in Colorado and Washington (n = 865). Respondents were asked, "Were you high or feeling the effects of marijuana or hashish when you took this survey?" Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between being high and beliefs about driving high, controlling for demographics and marijuana use. Respondents who reported being high at the time of survey administration had high...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Allen, J. A., Davis, K. C., Duke, J. C., Nonnemaker, J. M., Bradfield, B. R., Farrelly, M. C., Novak, S. P., Zarkin, G. A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
'A child is also a teacher: exploring the potential for children as change agents in the context of a school-based WASH intervention in rural Eastern Zambia
As part of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in low-income settings, it is frequently assumed that pupils can disseminate information and catalyze change at home, yet this assumption has not been rigorously assessed. We employed qualitative research methods in two phases to assess the potential for children to be change agents in five schools in rural Zambia. Phase 1 included role-play and focus group discussions among pupils on their percieved ability to serve as change agents. Children were then given ‘homework’ that included information on health messages and on how to build a handwashing station, ...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Bresee, S., Caruso, B. A., Sales, J., Lupele, J., Freeman, M. C. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effects of a food advertising literacy intervention on Taiwanese childrens food purchasing behaviors
Unhealthy food advertising is an important contributor to childhood obesity. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of a food advertising literacy program that incorporated components of health-promoting media literacy education on fifth-grade children. Participants were 140 fifth-graders (10 and 11 years old) from one school who were randomly divided into three groups. Experimental Group A received a food advertising literacy program, experimental Group B received a comparable knowledge-based nutrition education program and the control group did not receive any nutrition education. Repeated measures an...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Liao, L.-L., Lai, I.- J., Chang, L.-C., Lee, C.-K. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
The impact of health literacy on rural adults satisfaction with a multi-component intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake
SIPsmartER is a 6-month behavioral intervention designed using a health literacy universal precautions approach that has been found effective at reducing sugary beverage intake in rural, low socioeconomic adults. The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to determine if health literacy status influenced participants’ satisfaction and perceptions of each intervention component: small group classes, interactive-voice response (IVR) calls, personal action plans and self-monitoring logs. Of the 155 participants enrolled in SIPsmartER, 105 (68%) completed an interview-administered summative evaluation including 68 high a...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Bailey, A. N., Porter, K. J., Hill, J. L., Chen, Y., Estabrooks, P. A., Zoellner, J. M. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Psychosocial predictors of changes in adolescent girls physical activity and dietary behaviors over the course of the Go Girls! group-based mentoring program
Changes in social cognitions targeted within a group-based mentoring program for adolescent girls were examined as predictors of changes in physical activity (PA) and dietary behavior (in two separate models) over the course of the 7-week program. Data were collected from 310 participants who participated in the program. Multilevel path models were used to assess changes in psychosocial variables predicting changes in behavioral outcomes from pre- to post-program. Analyses revealed that 24.4 and 12.3% of the variance in increases in PA and dietary behavior, respectively, was explained by increases in affective and instrume...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Dowd, A. J., Chen, M. Y., Schmader, T., Jung, M. E., Zumbo, B. D., Beauchamp, M. R. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Perspectives of Mexican-origin smokers on healthy eating and physical activity
This study investigated barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity (PA) in overweight Mexican-origin smokers to inform the adaptation of an evidence-based smoking cessation program into a multiple health behavior change intervention. Five focus groups were conducted with overweight Mexican-origin men (n = 9) and women (n = 21) who smoked. Barriers and facilitators of healthy eating and PA were identified, and gender differences were assessed. Participants expressed some motivation to eat healthfully and identified strategies for doing so, yet many women experienced difficulties related to personal, f...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Strong, L. L., Hoover, D. S., Heredia, N. I., Krasny, S., Spears, C. A., Correa-Fernandez, V., Wetter, D. W., Fernandez, M. E. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Barriers and motivators to reducing secondhand smoke exposure in African American families of head start children: a qualitative study
Discussion: Urban, low-income African-American families face numerous barriers to reducing SHSe. Families were able to identify many motivators for reducing SHSe, suggesting an awareness of the importance for SHSe reduction but uncertainty in their confidence to change behaviors. Counseling should include tailoring to be most effective in supporting health behavior change. Greater emphasis on motivators is needed, such as low-cost/free cessation tools, engagement from physicians and greater involvement of extended family members. (Source: Health Education Research)
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Hoehn, J. L., Riekert, K. A., Borrelli, B., Rand, C. S., Eakin, M. N. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Mediating factors of a school-based multi-component smoking prevention intervention: the LdP cluster randomized controlled trial
The aim of this study was to investigate factors mediating the effects of Luoghi di Prevenzione (LdP) smoking prevention intervention based on social competence and social influence approaches, and characterized by peer-led school-based interventions, out-of-school workshops, school lessons, and by enforcing the school anti-smoking policy. Students aged 14–15 years in 13 secondary schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy (989 students) were randomly assigned to the LdP intervention or a control condition. The baseline and follow-up surveys were carried out before and 18 months after the intervention, respectively.
The outcome...
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Carreras, G., Bosi, S., Angelini, P., Gorini, G. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Comparing young adults to older adults in e-cigarette perceptions and motivations for use: implications for health communication
Conclusion: Findings were generally consistent across both age groups in their perceptions of harm from e-cigarettes and in subjective effects such as perceived addictiveness. However, individuals under 30 described unique motivations for e-cigarette use. Health messaging targeted to young adults should emphasize the potential health risks of e-cigarette use and recognize their distinct motivational aspects. (Source: Health Education Research)
Source: Health Education Research - July 14, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Cooper, M., Harrell, M. B., Perry, C. L. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
