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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Preventive Behaviors"”.
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An extended communication inequalities approach to disparities in obesity preventive behaviors
… consumption in the practice of the respective behaviors was examined, also with a mediation model. In the context of physical activity, across the two studies the main tenets of the TPB held, as norms and PBC were positive and significantly associated with intentions, which in turn led to the …
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Skin cancer and preventive behaviors: effects of posted prompting, feedback, and peer leader modeling
… goals to increase the occurrence of protective behaviors for skin cancer at two swimming pools. During the intervention phase, the models, pool lifeguards, wore sunglasses and special t-shirts and hats, used zinc-oxide and sun screen, and sat in the shade. The posted feedback was the "Percentage …
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Preventive Behaviors for Cognitive Health Maintenance: Understanding the Role of Message Framing and Involvement
… of early identification and engagement in behaviors which preserve cognitive functions. Such efforts have highlighted the importance of effective communication in disseminating information about cognitive health. Communications need to address the prevailing concerns of the target older …
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The Context of HIV /aids-Related Health and Preventive Behaviors: An Analysis of Kisumu District, Kenya
… spatial context of HIV/AIDS-related health and preventive behaviors cannot be properly understood without looking at the role of health and health care in people's lives and that these roles differ in rural, peri-urban and urban areas, an idea that propels the medical geographic research agenda. …
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Osteoporosis: Perceived Health Beliefs and Preventive Behaviors of Men and Women 60 Years of Age and Older
… and the relationship of those health beliefs to preventive behaviors of osteoporosis.<br> A positive relationship between perceived benefits of calcium intake and exercise, and health motivation to osteoporosis preventive behaviors was found. These findings may suggest that strategies which …
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Knowledge on Dementia, Internal Health Locus of Control and Dementia Preventive Behaviors of the elderly living alone.
본 연구는 독거노인의 치매에 대한 지식, 내적 건강통제위 및 치매예방행위 정도를 확인하고, 치매예방행위에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석한 서술적 조사연구로, 치매예방 관련 프로그램 개발에 기초자료를 제공하고자 시도되었다. 본 연구의 대상자는 경기도에 소재한 노인정, 노인대학, 보건소와 노인복지관을 이용하고 있는 만 65세 이상의 독거노인 158명이었으며, 자료 수집은 2015년 1월 14일부터 2월 13일까지 이루어졌다. 연구도구로는 조맹제(2008)가 개발한 치매에 대한 지식, Wallston & Wallston(1978)에 의해 …
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The Role of Unrealistic Optimism in Explaining Preventive Behaviors in High Versus Low Endemic Malaria Settings in Belize
… explain why those at risk often fail to perform behaviors, such as using a bednet that will reduce their risk. However, one study showed that people at high risk for malaria held pessimistic perceptions of their risk for the disease, but the reasons for this finding are unclear (Morrison, Ager, & …
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Cumulative trauma disorders and interpreters for the deaf in Texas
… of Cumulative Trauma disorders (CTDs) and behaviors to prevent CTDs in interpreters for the deaf (the CTDQ). A second reason for completing this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and preventive behaviors regarding CTDs in interpreters for the deaf. The final reason …
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Consumer Judgment and Decision-making in Healthcare Contexts
… threat posed by a disease and their adoption of preventive behaviors. In multiple studies, we find that when the underlying prevalence and fatality numbers for a disease are provided together with the fatality percentage, cue conflict may arise in some cases. This can lead to important …
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Effectiveness of Visual Aids on Preventive Dental Goals
… a caregiver’s oral health attitudes, habits, and behaviors pre and post intervention, and to determine whether a particular delivery-style (verbal-only or with visual supplementation) of a motivational interviewing session is more effective in improving oral health behaviors as well as improving …
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Human Behavior Modeling and Calibration in Epidemic Simulations
… in infectious disease epidemics. The choice of preventive actions taken by individuals can completely change the epidemic outcome. Computational epidemiologists usually employ large-scale agent-based simulations of human populations to study disease outbreaks and assess intervention strategies. …
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Genograms as threat appeals: Using the Extended Parallel Process Model with familial cardiovascular disease
… perform health promotion and disease prevention behaviors in participants with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) recruited by convenience and snowball sampling. The Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) contends that efficacy must exceed threat for protection motivation to dominate …
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Knowledge, Perceptions, Beliefs and Behaviors Related to the Prevention of Hypertension Among Black Seventh-day Adventists Living in London
… of the hypertension (HTN) knowledge and risk behaviors of Black Seventh-day Adventists (SDA) in London. Recruitment took take place in 17 predominantly Black SDA churches in London. A questionnaire assessed knowledge and lay-beliefs about HTN and perceptions towards HTN using the health belief …
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Determinants Of Bone Mineral Density In African-American And Caucasian College-Aged Women
… Caucasian women alike to engage in osteoporosis-preventive behaviors. If women between the ages of 18 and 30 are made aware of their low-BMD status, they can begin bone-building activities before they reach peak bone mass. This provides an opportunity to decrease risk for osteoporosis and related …
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Social ecological determinants of occupational zoonotic disease exposure on Colorado dairy farms
… the implementation of consistent and robust preventive measures can change the behavior of persons at risk and success-fully decrease exposure to risk factors. One of the host factors that affect exposure to human infectious diseases is the behavior of the people at risk. The SEM is a …
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Skin Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, And Preventative Behaviors Among North Mississippi Landscapers
… quantitative data of exposure and protection behaviors, with the majority of studies carried out on farmers, construction workers, and postal workers (Saraiya et al., 2004). Nonetheless, far too little attention has been given to members of other occupational groups who mainly work outdoors, …
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Blood borne infections and duration of injection drug use among young, newly initiated injection drug users
… baseline characteristics and drug use and sexual behaviors by duration of injection drug use among young, newly initiated injection drug users (IDUs) to better understand factors associated with risk of infection during the early stage of an injection drug users' career. This research was …
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Exploring Hispanic mothers’ perceptions of child weight in a family-based obesity prevention program
… the involvement of parents to promote healthy behaviors and help their child achieve a healthy weight. Particularly among Hispanic families, obesity interventions are successful when parents are integrated into intervention activities and lessons. However, there are certain barriers to engaging …