A qualitative investigation of school age children, their parents and school staff on their participation in the Digital Education to LImit Salt in the Home (DELISH) program
This study explored the views of participants who completed a 5-week, online, interactive, family-based, salt reduction education program (Digital Education to LImit Salt in the Home). A secondary aim was to explore the views of school staff on the delivery of food and nutrition education in schools. Children aged 7 –10 years, their parents and principals/teachers from participating schools located in Victoria, Australia, completed a semi-structured evaluation interview. Audio-recordings of interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using NVivo. Twenty-eight interviews (13 children; 11 parents; 4 sch ool staff) ...
Source: Health Education Research - July 6, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: research
The role of school characteristics in pre-legalization cannabis use change among Canadian youth: implications for policy and harm reduction
In conclusion, current school-based cannabis prevention efforts do not appear sufficiently effective. Comprehensive implementation of universal prevention programs may reduce cannabis harms. Some factors (urbanicity, peer use rates) may indicate which schools to prioritize. (Source: Health Education Research)
Source: Health Education Research - July 5, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: research
Development and evaluation of smoke-free or tobacco-free policies in university settings: a systematic scoping review
AbstractWe conducted a systematic scoping review to map the available evidence on smoke-free or tobacco-free (SF/TF) university policies globally. We specifically looked at (i) how policies were developed and communicated and (ii) what indicators were used to evaluate their impact. We searched for peer-reviewed literature, published up to January 2020, across 10 multi-disciplinary databases. We followed a duplicate, independent data selection, and charting process. We inductively categorized the studies according to the research design and objective of ‘process’ and ‘impact evaluation’. We identified 75 unique stud...
Source: Health Education Research - July 5, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: research
Social cognitive theory as a guide for exercise engagement in persons with multiple sclerosis who use wheelchairs for mobility
AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord. Among persons with MS, 30% experience significant mobility impairment that requires use of a wheelchair for mobility. Exercise is an evidence-based second-line therapy that can improve mobility; however, little research has focused on individuals that use wheelchairs for mobility. Framed by social cognitive theory (SCT), we conducted a formative qualitative study examining exercise status and perceptions among 20 persons with MS who use wheelchairs for mobility. Using deductive, semantic thematic anal...
Source: Health Education Research - June 14, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: research
Development of a gender-relevant tobacco cessation intervention for women in Brazil —an intervention mapping approach to planning
AbstractThe purpose of this article is to describe the development of a theory-based, culturally and gender-relevant Community Health Worker (CWH)-led tobacco cessation intervention for low-income Brazilian women who augments the tobacco cessation program offered through the public health system using Intervention Mapping (IM). We began with the establishment of a network of representatives from different segments of society followed by comprehensive needs assessments. We then established a logical planning process that was guided by a theoretical framework (Social Cognitive Theory) and existing evidence-based tobacco cess...
Source: Health Education Research - September 8, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
The application of geographic information systems (ArcGIS) in selecting locations for installing banners and billboards in a health campaign
This study was conducted with the aim of using geographic information systems (ArcGIS) for selecting the best location for installing banners and billboards in a health campaign. This research was an analytical and applied research conducted in Sirjan city, Iran in 2018. In this research, GIS and fuzzy logic methods were used. In order to implement the fuzzy operator in the GIS environment, initially, the main influencing criteria in location selection were determined. Then the weighted layers were put on top of each other and, by considering the sub criteria, the most suitable places to install banners and billboards were...
Source: Health Education Research - September 8, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Examining smoke-free coalitions in Armenia and Georgia: baseline community capacity
AbstractLocal coalitions can advance public health initiative but have not been widely used or well-studied in low- and middle-income countries. This paper provides (i) an overview of an ongoing matched-pairs community-randomized controlled trial in 28 communities in Armenia and Georgia (N = 14/country) testing local coalitions to promote smoke-free policies/enforcement and (ii) characteristics of the communities involved. In July –August 2018, key informants (e.g. local public health center directors) were surveyed to compare their non-communicable disease (NCD) and tobacco-related activities across countries and across...
Source: Health Education Research - August 26, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Process evaluation of a community-based diabetes prevention program in China: the Pathway to Health (PATH)
AbstractHigh prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes has emerged as a concern in China. The Pathway to Health Program was designed to prevent type 2 diabetes onset in prediabetic women in a north China urban community. This process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial analysed participant surveys at the 6- and 12-month assessment times, participant weekly logs, class attendance records and post-study participant focus group results. The reported levels of participant engagement in physical activity (PA)-related behaviors were higher than diet-related behaviors at the 6-month assessment. The engagement in both PA- and...
Source: Health Education Research - August 2, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Development and acceptability of a peer-paired, cross-cultural and cross-generational storytelling HPV intervention for Korean American college women
This study reports the development of a cross-cultural, cross-generational storytelling HPV intervention using a peer-paired method, in which two storytellers interactively share their stories, as a particular innovation that might resonate with Korean American young women. The acceptability of the intervention was assessed by self-reported satisfaction and endorsement with the intervention in a pilot randomized control trial (RCT). We compared participants ’ responses to the intervention by their generation and cultural identity. One hundred and four Korean college women between the ages of 18–26 were recruited from t...
Source: Health Education Research - July 11, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Culture-centeredness in community-based participatory research: contributions to health education intervention research
AbstractHealth education research emphasizes the importance of cultural understanding and fit to achieve meaningful psycho-social research outcomes, community responsiveness and external validity to enhance health equity. However, many interventions address cultural fit through cultural competence and sensitivity approaches that are often superficial. The purpose of this study was to better situate culture within health education by operationalizing and testing new measures of the deeply grounded culture-centered approach (CCA) within the context of community-based participatory research (CBPR). A nation-wide mixed method ...
Source: Health Education Research - June 25, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Patterns of drinking alcohol and intentions to binge drink among medical students in Vietnam
This study aims to establish drinking patterns and examine the factors underlying Vietnamese medical students ’ binge drinking intention and behaviour. This study used a prospective-correlational design, with two waves of data collection, drawing from established health behaviour models. At Time 1, 206 students completed the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, the standard Theory of Planned Behaviou r measures (attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control) and their underlying beliefs, as well as group norm, role identity, drinking culture and past binge drinking behaviour. At Time 2, 156 medical stu...
Source: Health Education Research - June 5, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Corrigendum to: A community intervention study on patients ’ resuscitation and defibrillation quality after embedded training in a cardiac rehabilitation program
Health Education Research, (2019). doi:10.1093/her/cyz002. (Source: Health Education Research)
Source: Health Education Research - June 3, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
How to foster informed decision making about food supplements: results from an international Delphi study
This study identified the important characteristics of (i) informed decision making about food supplement use and (ii) important factors indicating how to communicate about food supplements to foster informed decision making. An online three-round Delphi study was conducted. International experts within the field of (risk) communication about food supplements or related fields were recruited via email. The participants' age ranged from 25 to 69 years, and sample sizes for the three rounds were 38, 89 and 51, respectively. Experts indicated that for making an informed decision about food supplement use one needs to have kno...
Source: Health Education Research - June 1, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Integrating multiple community perspectives in intervention development
AbstractWe offer a framework and exemplify how to integrate multiple community perspectives in research to develop breast cancer screening interventions among Latinas non-adherent to national guidelines. We leverage members of an academic institution ’s community consultative service [community engagement advisory board (CEAB) members]; study team members [community health workers (CHWs)] and study-eligible individuals (non-adherent Latinas). First, we asked what was needed from CEAB members (N=17), CHWs (N=14) and non-adherent Latinas (N=20) in one-time semi-structured group consultations and focus groups. Second, we dr...
Source: Health Education Research - May 23, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
Outcomes of the Adelante community social marketing campaign for Latino youth
AbstractThe authors designed and evaluated an innovative, branded campaign called ‘Adelante’ to promote positive youth development (PYD) and reduce risk behaviors among Latino youth near Washington, DC. Repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted in the intervention and a comparison community to evaluate campaign exposure and changes in PYD outcomes. The sample consisted of 1549 Latino and immigrant adolescents surveyed at three time points in intervention and comparison communities. A social marketing campaign was implemented using outdoor advertising, Web, video and social media channels to promote PYD and health...
Source: Health Education Research - May 18, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: research
