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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Risk Appraisal"”.
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Risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in South African employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal
… physical activity clustered with other risk factors for noncommunicable disease (NCD), with specifically cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and whether these risk factors were associated with higher healthcare costs.
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Determining the biopsychosocial factors of chronic pain in older adults to inform the development of a risk appraisal checklist for use in long term care: a Delphi study
… the early identification of older persons at risk of unreported chronic pain due to communication impairment or a neurodegenerative disease such as dementia. Using a multi-dimensional lens, this research aims to identify the biopsychosocial factors of chronic pain in older adults to inform the …
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Breath Alcohol Estimation Training: Behavioral Effects and Predictors of Success in Binge Drinkers
… biphasic response to alcohol, and risk appraisal. The current experiments were designed to investigate the connection between trait anxiety and binge drinking, and ultimately the influence of anxiety on estimation of breath alcohol concentration (BrAC).
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The Implications of Wicked Problems for the Legitimacy of European Environmental Policy Development. The case of Environmental Risks from the Pharmaceutical Endocrine Disrupter, 17α-Ethinyl Oestradiol under the European Water Framework Directive
The issue of environmental risks from the pharmaceutical endocrine disrupter 17 alpha-ethinyl oestradiol (EE2), which is an active ingredient in the contraceptive pill, confronts government responsibilities for citizens' health with potential environmental risks from its presence in aquatic …
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Employee wellness, health risk assessment, modifiable health risk, PEN-3 model, worksite culture, worksite envirmonent
<p>This study used an online Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) to assess individual employee health and eight additional statements to assess the worksite health "culture" of Eastern Michigan University. It was hypothesized there will be a relationship between EMU employees’ levels of self-reported …
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The impact of body fat and its distribution on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in black South African women
… presentation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, presenting with relatively low levels of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and a favourable lipid profile compared to white women. As a result of this atypical presentation of CVD risk factors, a high prevalence of “healthy obesity” has …
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Cardiovascular risks of Caucasian and African-American women and change with intervention
… study was conducted regarding the prevalence of risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among 150 Caucasian and African-American, low-income women and the effectiveness of a six-month intervention in reducing risks. Seventy-four and 76 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental and …
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Spirituality, health locus of control, and wellness in organizational health promotion and wellness programs
… The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Health Risk Appraisal, a self-report measure of participation in health behaviors. Physical measures of health were obtained by obtaining Body Mass Index, blood pressure readings, and a cholesterol screening. The current study looked at level of …
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Motivation and Health Risk Behaviors Among City Employees Who Participate and Do Not Participate in Wellness Programming
… were used to collect data. The Health Risk Appraisal Questionnaire (HRAQ) measures items such as demographic variables, blood pressure, cholesterol level, smoking status, etc. The Motivation for Physical Activities Measure (MPAM) contains five subscales to measure motivation.<br> …
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A Behavioral Health Intervention for Decreasing Weight Gain in First Year University Students
… university students, utilizing a health risk appraisal (HRA), telephone health coaching, and monthly health-related emails. The HRA assessed and provided individualized feedback for several behavioral health risk factors. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) …
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Development and pilot testing of a nutrition education program for adult African American church members
… three day diet records and a health risk appraisal were obtained from participants. In addition, the program itself and the data collected were evaluated based on several Healthy People 2000 objectives. Attendance at each session ranged from seven to twelve participants. A paired …
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A risk and reliability management appraisal of company failure. An application of risk and reliability managment methodology to the analysis and identification of pattern, causes and symptoms of company failure, including formation of a Data Bank for failed companies.
… and other interested parties to identify the risks threatening the survival of the company. The current research divides into three main areas 1. Development of a Data Bank and a study of the age structure of failed companies. 2. An application of reliability management techniques to the …
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Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Obesity in African American Women Transitioning from Welfare to Work
… this population are identified and used to guide risk reduction interventions. Few studies have examined risk factors for depressive symptoms and obesity and the relationships among these variables in African American women welfare recipients moving into the workforce. Thus, the purposes of this …
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Demand and Supply Conditions of Islamic Housing Finance in the United Kingdom: Perceptions of Muslim Clients
… sub-prime defaults. On the other hand a careful risk appraisal by Islamic institutions providing housing finance has made it more difficult for low-income Muslims or those with less secure employment to obtain Shariah-compliant mortgages.
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Managing child sexual exploitation material offenders: an exploration of investigative process, offending practise and a paraphilic profiling methodology for users of peer-to-peer systems
… of those actively committing, or at risk of committing, contact offences against a child in their online investigations. Very little empirical research has been undertaken to inform an investigative approach to this type of appraisal, focusing on the investigative factors available to …