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Showing 1 to 20 of 120 for “"Health beliefs"”.
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Health Beliefs Affecting Exercise Patterns
… study sought to ascertain the differences in health beliefs as a function of self-reported exercise patterns. A sample of 112 nurses participated in this study. Procedure. The Health Perceptions Questionnaire (HPQ) by John Ware, Jr. (1976) was utilized to collect data on health beliefs. A …
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Health beliefs and practices of runners versus non-runners
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Health Beliefs and Compliance Among Adults with Cardiac Disease
This study attempted to describe the health beliefs and compliance levels of 25 adult males who were prescribed medication to treat cardiac disease. A structured interview was conducted to obtain information regarding the subjects' motivation/ social support/ and perceptions of severity, …
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Young People's Health Beliefs and Behaviours: Power, Performance and Spatialities
Sitting at the intersection between Health Geography and Children’s Geographies, this thesis explores the ways in which young people’s health beliefs and behaviours are constructed, mediated and performed. Concomitantly, the thesis connects with interdisciplinary work relating to young people and …
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The relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV patients
… the relationship of disease severity, health beliefs, and medication adherence among HIV/AIDS patients.;Results. Seventy-two HIV patients were enrolled. There were no significant differences in patients' perceived severity of HIV/AIDS and perceptions of benefits and barriers of the …
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A Qualitative Exploration of Health Beliefs Among Midlife Filipino American Women in California
Research pertaining to Filipino American health issues is growing but most remain delimited to children, college students, and older adults. The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first was to define the health beliefs of four Filipino American women who were in midlife through in-depth …
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A Study of the Health Beliefs and Barriers to Care For the Medicaid Population
… the cost-reducing efforts of managed care, health care expenditures in the United States continue to be burdensome, resulting in services being cut to control costs, thus impacting all health care recipients. The patient population that often utilizes the health care system in a more …
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Cultural perspectives of mental health beliefs and treatment expectations within the Chinese immigrant community
This research study explores the mental health beliefs and mental health treatment expectations in the context of cultural perspectives within the Chinese immigrant community in the UK. Using a constructivist grounded theory methodology, intensive interviews were used to collect data from twelve …
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An Investigation of the Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors of Recent Soviet Jewish Immigrants
The study was undertaken to identify the health beliefs and health behaviors of recent Soviet Jewish immigrants to Chicago in order to respond to the health education needs of this population. The Health Belief Model provided the conceptual framework for the study. The four major areas investigated …
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Prenatal care and pregnancy-related health beliefs among American Indians on Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
… information from the American Indians and their health care providers on the Wind River Indian Reservation regarding their perceptions of pregnancy-related health beliefs. A second purpose was to examine the relationship between American Indian and health care provider perceptions about available …
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The effect of self-stigma on mental health help-seeking and mediating role of health beliefs
Mental health stigma is a widespread deterrent of decisions to seek treatment for mental illness, yet little is known about how its discouraging effects compare to other treatment obstacles (e.g., external barriers) or its relationship with other mental health-related beliefs and attitudes. The …
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Health beliefs and treatment adherence among Maltese and Anglo-Saxon Australians with Type II diabetes mellitus
… This study tested the utility of an expanded health belief model for explaining regimen adherence among Type II Diabetes patients. Furthermore, the study examined differences between Maltese Australian people and Anglo-Saxon Australian people. A paper and pencil questionnaire was administered …
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Hpv Vaccine Acceptance Among Southern Black College Students: The Influence of Culture, History, and Health Beliefs
… explore historical and cultural influences and health beliefs on HPV vaccine acceptance among Black college students. Five hundred seventy-five Black male and female college students were recruited from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina (SC). Students …
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The Relationship of Knowledge, Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Osteoporosis Prevention of College-Age Women
<p>Knowledge, health beliefs, and behaviors, including calcium intake, associated with the practice of osteoporosis prevention were identified. The study also supported the major tenets of the Health Belief Model in a sample of young college women from a midwestern university, extending the …
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