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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Health-Related Outcomes"”.
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Spatial Healthcare Access: Measurement, Health-Related Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization
Healthcare delivery and access to health services are vital determinants of population health. Thus, a core goal of healthcare systems is to ensure access, i.e., that those in need of care are able to use health services. Access to care should be equal for the whole population, irrespective of …
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Evaluating Seeding Galveston: Assessing Food Security and Health-Related Outcomes
Program evaluation is a crucial step in the success of community-based programs, as it allows stakeholders and community organizations to determine the success of our efforts and make changes where necessary to improve our community programs. Evaluations are fluid and cannot just be done once, thus …
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The Effects of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB) on Work and Health Related Outcomes
… supervisor behaviors influence positive job and health related outcomes, specifically affective commitment, job satisfaction, and subjective well-being. The model tested in this study suggests that family supportive supervisor behaviors will lead to greater work engagement via gain spirals. This …
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Sedentary behavior-inducing randomized control intervention on various health-related outcomes in active, young adults
… effects of physical activity on a number of health-related outcomes, including chronic disease prevention (both physiological and psychological). In addition to growing information regarding the benefits of physical activity, recent research has suggested the need to focus future studies on …
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The Effects of Previous Victimization on Women's Psychological and Health -Related Outcomes Following Sexual Harassment
… as a factor that may mediate women's outcomes, and several studies from the sexual assault literature have demonstrated the importance of previous victimization on women's responses to sexual trauma. To examine the effects of previous victimization on women's psychological and …
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Physical activity vs sedentary behaviour at work: independent associations with work- and health-related outcomes in adults
… shown to be independent risk factors for adverse health outcomes in adults such as diabetes, obesity and chronic heart disease. Little is known however about the independent associations between worktime PA, worktime SB and absenteeism, presenteeism, body composition and musculoskeletal troubles. …
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Diet and exercise intervention adherence and health-related outcomes among older long-term breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors
Given the numerous benefits of a healthy diet and exercise for cancer survivors, there has been an increase in the number of lifestyle intervention trials for this population in recent years. However, the extent to which adherence to a diet and exercise intervention predicts health-related outcomes …
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The impact of experiential avoidance on the relationships among military sexual trauma, excessive behaviors, and health-related outcomes in female veterans
… avoidance on the relationship between MST and health outcomes in an attempt to identify a unifying mechanism through which poor outcomes were more likely to emerge or become amplified. Participants included 65 female veterans seeking treatment through the women’s health clinic located within …
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Essays on the impact of housing insecurity and other socioeconomic factors on health-related outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries during the Great Recession
… they have informed less of relevant housing or healthcare policies focused on preventing or mitigating the effects of housing insecurity during economic crises. In this dissertation, I drew from nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data to evaluate the role of housing …
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Sedentary behaviour, work, and health-related outcomes : the application of empirically derived accelerometer cut-points to data from the Health Survey for England
… Sedentary behaviour is associated with several health-related outcomes, independent of physical activity; however, the role of occupational sedentary time with health-related outcomes is less clear. Sedentary time in different domains may represent differing associations with health; therefore, …
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Effectiveness of Nutrition Education and Fitness Tracking in a Large Corporate Healthcare Wellness Program
… and prevention of overweight/obesity a public health priority. In response, employers are recognizing that promoting and maintaining employee health is beneficial, so the implementation of corporate wellness programs is on the rise. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness …
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Prevalence, predictors, and association of probable non-specific psychological distress and depression with HIV viral load among postpartum women in Cape Town, South Africa
… socio-demographic, obstetric, maternal, and HIV-related covariates, completion of some high school (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.06; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.01–0.55) and multiple infant delivery (aOR 12.82; 95% CI 1.25–127.11) were associated with elevated levels of psychological distress. …
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Examining the Impact of Racial Harassment on Sexually Harassed African American Women
… of racial harassment for psychological and health-related outcomes. Regression analyses indicated that racial harassment significantly increased the amount of variance accounted for regarding life satisfaction, clinical symptoms, and PTSD symptoms. Dominance analyses also confirmed that of …
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Evaluation of a Prescription Drug Pay-for-Performance Program: Impact on Prescribing Trends, Budget, and Patient Outcomes
Background Health plans have incentivized providers for patient care that follows evidence-based prescribing, including through pay-for-performance (P4P) programs. Research has suggested increased cost-sharing for prescription drugs is associated with lower adherence and higher utilization of other …
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Nutritional adequacy comparison of Paleo and healthy U.S. dietary patterns followed by athletic adults
… Paleo diet has become popular for promoting good health, but there is little available research on its nutritional adequacy or its long-term effects. The present literature review explores the strengths and limitations of the research on health-related outcomes and nutritional adequacy derived …
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The Effects of Discourse on Pediatric Health Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Child Sex
… themes in parent child discourse about weight related health decisions. Incremental themes are expected to be related to better pediatric health outcomes (BMI, physical activity, diet, and body image). A moderation model is proposed whereby links between parent child discourse and pediatric …
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Subjective Age, Lifestyle Behaviours and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
… age has been associated to a number of health related outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate whether subjective age (how younger or old an individual feels) as well as lifestyle behaviours are associated with cognitive functioning in older adults. Method: Data from two waves of …
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Individual differences as predictors of accidents in early adulthood.
… begun to use measures of intelligence to predict health-related outcomes in the emerging sub-field of cognitive epidemiology (CE). Researchers within CE have been successful in demonstrating that intelligence is a significant predictor of important heath-related outcomes ranging from mortality to …
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Teen, Optimal, and Advanced Age Mothers in Canada: Differences in Social Support, Parenting, and Child Behavioural Outcomes
… However, the research around maternal and child outcomes usually focus on teen (under 19 years) and optimal age (20-34 years) groups, and seldom focus on examining the characteristics of health-related outcomes within the advanced age group (over 35 years and older). Therefore, the importance of …
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