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Health Problems and Male Firearm Suicide
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Hempstead, Katherine; Nguyen, Tuan; David-Rus, Richard; Jacquemin, Bretta – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
Drawing on constructs of masculinity as it relates to both gun ownership and men's health, we use a rich data set, the New Jersey Violent Death Reporting System as well as hospital discharge data, to analyze 3,413 completed male suicides between the years of 2003 and 2009. We test the hypotheses that the use of firearms is more common when…
Descriptors: Males, Masculinity, Weapons, Suicide
The South Australia Health Chronic Disease Self-Management Internet Trial
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Lorig, Kate; Ritter, Philip L.; Plant, Kathryn; Laurent, Diana D.; Kelly, Pauline; Rowe, Sally – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an online chronic disease self-management program for South Australia residents. Method: Data were collected online at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. The intervention was an asynchronous 6-week chronic disease self-management program offered online. The authors measured eight health status measures,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Health Behavior, Program Effectiveness