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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"BRFSS"”.
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BRFSS 2015-2017: Exploring the Burden of Caring For Others
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the CDC’s annual health survey. The new module was piloted in 2005 (U.S. CDC 2007), and in the decade since, the BRFSS survey has been an important resource for understanding the impact of the burden of caring for others on the health and …
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Impact of Combat Stress on Mental Health Outcomes: BRFSS Survey Data 2006
… 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. Veteran status and a host of demographic and health status questions were analyzed in relation to diagnosis of anxiety or depressive disorder (multiple logistic regression) and to number of days poor mental health (multiple linear …
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Relationship between Industry and Occupation with Cancer Using the Illinois BRFSS Survey (2018 to 2022)
… Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from the years 2018 to 2022. The primary objectives were to analyze the association between occupational status and cancer outcomes and to compare estimates derived from industry/occupation (I/O) re-weighted data with those found using …
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Difficulty Walking and Contraceptive Use among Reproductive Aged Women: The 2019 CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
… 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). A total of 30,596 sexually active reproductive aged women (ages 15-44), not currently involved in a same-sex couple relationship, comprised the analytic population. Exposure was defined based on response (yes/no) to the question “Do you have …
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Machine and Deep Learning Approach for Type 2 Diabetes Prediction Using the CDC’s BRFSS Dataset: A Retrospective Analysis
… 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dataset to train different machine learning (ML) and neural network or multilayer perceptron classifier (NN) model(s) and test their performance on predicting the risk for T2DM. A copy of the dataset was transformed to have balanced classes …
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Assessment of Physical Activity in Latina Mothers in the WIC Population
… Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall (PAR) physical activity assessment tools. Fifty-five Latina mothers from a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic in Corpus Christi, Texas were recruited to …
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Validity of Self-Reported Data on Seat Belt Use: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The NHTSA conducts an observational survey called the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS).</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to examine three questions when estimating safety belt use in the United States: (1) Does the BRFSS …
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An Examination of Self-Reported Factors Associated with the Participation in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Individuals Aged 54 to 65 in Georgia
… 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey to identify factors that may be related to the participation in risky behaviors associated with the transmission of HIV among Georgia residents. The BRFSS question inquiring about the participation in HIV risk behaviors associated with …
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Location, Location, Location: Assessing the Role of Context in Moderating the Relationship Between Childhood Adversity and Mental Health Burden
… 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and County Health Rankings. By using the BRFSS and the County Health Rankings, this dissertation assessed ACE burden and mental health as well as examined participants’ context at the county level. The goals of this dissertation are to: (1) …
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Investigating the Impact of Employment and Demographic Factors on Health Among Bereaved Adults: A Quantitative Approach
… Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) offered a large dataset for examining these relationships.</p> <p>This retrospective, exploratory, correlational quantitative study used the 2019 and 2022 Georgia BRFSS datasets to examine self-reported health among bereaved and non-bereaved …
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The effects of physical activity on the health status of individuals with disabilities
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a national health survey conducted by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC). The total number of individuals from the BRFSS that were analyzed within this study is 430,912 participants. Data were …
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The Health Status of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
… 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), and 3) explored the health status of three transgender subgroups (MTF, FTM, and GNC adults) and their cisgender male (CGM) and cisgender female (CGF) counterparts. Health status analyses included 1) bivariate logistic regression models and …
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A Study of Quality of Life Issues in Community-Dwelling Elders
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the LEIPAD, and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36). The LEIPAD tool was found to be the most inclusive of the lived experiences of the subjects. The BRFSS instrument had thematic relevance, but was found to have administrative …
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Built Environment and Risk of Obesity in the United States: A Multilevel Modeling Approach
… the census tract level. Based on the nationwide BRFSS data, the first study used the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model to analyze the obesity rates at the county level. The model results reveal that overall obesity rates are negatively related to walk score and street connectivity, …
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Papanicolaou (Pap) Test and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test Adherence: Sexual Violence Victims and Fear of Retraumatization
… in Pap and HPV test was estimated using the 2018 BRFSS national survey. Connecticut and New Mexico were datasets used and major predictors in multivariable logistic regressions analyzing the odds of history of sexual violence trauma and cervical cancer screening.</p>
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Essays on the relationship between public transit usage and obesity
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and transportation data from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) are aggregated and matched at the county level. Measures of county level public transit accessibility and vehicle ownership rates are chosen as instrumental …
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Texas: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2015, 2017, and 2019
… the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 2015, 2017, and 2019. Results showed that SGM Texans reported had similar rates of self-reported cardiovascular disease compared to non-SGMS. However, adult respondents who identified as an SGM, who were older, racial and ethnic …
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Queering and Intersectionalizing Health Services Research: Structural Influences on Minoritized Sexual and Gender Populations’ Mammogram Usage
… 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, this research is among the first to explore the relationship between mammogram usage and the intersections of sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality, race and ethnicity. This dissertation presents results on mammogram usage for …
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Social and lifestyle predictors of perceived health in the United States: A replication and extension of Statistics Canada.
… Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and Census data, this study replicated and extended previous research conducted using the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) by Statistics Canada. It examines the associations among both lifestyle and social determinants predictors and a …
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The Heavy Hand of Government: an Economic Study of Obesity
… 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) with 184,042 observations for 1145 counties and 50 states. The fixed effect estimation of the panel dataset suggests that the estimate of the effect of the marginal income tax rate on the conditional mean of BMI ranges from 0.20 to 0.36 under …
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