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Wanaporn Anuntaseree; Uthaiwan Kongkanin; Kanokpan Ruangnapa; Kantara Saelim; Pharsai Prasertsan – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Legislative smoking bans that prohibit smoking in public places have successfully reduced passive smoking in public areas. However, smokers only partially adhere to smoking restrictions in their homes. Young children are particularly vulnerable to exposure to tobacco smoke because they spend more time at home. In this study, we designed an…
Descriptors: Smoking, Telecommunications, Counseling Techniques, Intervention
Zhang, Peng; Burns, Ryan D.; Fu, You; Godin, Steven; Li, Zuqing; Zhang, Xiaomin – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2022
The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of "efitbuddy," a theory-based smartphone application, on young adults' BMI, physical activity, and motivation across a 4-week intervention. Participants were a convenience sample of 312 (mean age = 19.4 ± 2.3 years) college students. A quasi-experimental design with the control…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intervention, Comparative Analysis
BoAe Im; HyunSoo Oh; SooHyun Kim; HyeSun Jeong; WhaSook Seo – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Rheumatic diseases are known to be associated with the development of metabolic syndrome, which increases mortality rates due to cardiovascular complications. Although a variety of self-management programs for rheumatic diseases have been developed, few have concentrated on metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to develop and verify a blended (a…
Descriptors: Self Management, Patients, Comparative Analysis, Diseases
Deysi Solares – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In today's healthcare, managing chronic disease education has presented challenges for healthcare providers. Current research has indicated that the use of evidence-based practice educational tools used in conjunction with technology resources may improve patient outcomes. However the site did not have this in practice. Therefore, the purpose of…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Behavior, Self Management, Patients
Alexis, Torrey D.; Unruh, Deborah; Wang, Wanyi; Dave, Jayna M.; Miketinas, Derek C.; Chen, Tzu-An; Moore, Carolyn E. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To determine the impact of a new food scholarship program on nutrient intake and dietary quality. Participants: College students (n = 49), female (78%), single (76%), average age 28 years, and white (49%). Methods: Fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat products and nonperishable foods were distributed twice a month. A one-group pretest…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition, Health Behavior, Program Evaluation
Ueda, Yukiko; Sawamoto, Mayuri; Kobayashi, Tomomi; Myojin, Chiho; Sakamoto, Chikae; Hayami, Naomi; Watanabe, Hitoshi; Hongu, Nobuko – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of nutrition education programme using the Convenient, Attractive, Normative (CAN) framework to facilitate changes in mindset, attitudes and behaviours towards food among high-school male baseball players. Design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: Two public high schools in Osaka,…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, High School Students, Team Sports, Intervention
Williams, Jaime; Tucker, Carolyn M.; Wippold, Guillermo; Roncoroni, Julia; Moutinho, Maria E.; Lee, Susan; Desmond, Frederic; Ateyah, Wafaa – American Journal of Health Education, 2020
Background: Health initiatives have been established in many workplaces to promote healthy behaviors among employees. Health Self-Empowerment Theory (HSET) suggests that personal, modifiable factors, such as motivation to engage in healthy behaviors, are pathways to increasing such behaviors. Purpose: The present study examined the effects of the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Employee Attitudes, Health Behavior
Mullen, Patrick R.; Niles, Jennifer; Dukes, Allison; Spargo, Allison – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Today's youth face multifaceted challenges in a time when society is more aware of the consequences of unhealthy decision-making. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of an emerging intervention, GPS for SUCCESS, a classroom-based 5-week program that helps students build their purpose in life while securing a commitment to achieve it. We…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Decision Making, Program Effectiveness
Baek, Seong-Sook; Min, Hae Young; Lee, Jong-Eun; Kim, Shin-Jeong – Journal of School Nursing, 2019
This study aimed to examine the effects of a sexual education program (SEP) focused on sexual media literacy (SML) for school nurses. A quasi-experimental, pre-/posttest design was used to examine SML knowledge, awareness, reinterpretation skill, and self-efficacy. A total of 66 school nurses participated. The experimental group (n = 35)…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Sexuality, School Nurses, Sex Education
Daley, Ellen M.; Marhefka, Stephanie L.; Wang, Wei; Noble, Charlotte A.; Mahony, Helen; Arzola, Saba; Singleton, Ashley; Malmi, Markku; Ziemba, Robert; Turner, DeAnne; Marwah, Elizabeth; Walsh-Buhi, Eric R. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: This study evaluated the longitudinal impact of the Teen Outreach Programme (TOP) on adolescent pregnancy, sexual behaviour, risky sex and sexual intentions in non-metropolitan high schools. Design: Pair-matched, cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting: Non-metropolitan public high schools in Florida, USA. Methods: TOP was…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Risk, Sexuality, Comparative Analysis
Veldheer, Susan; Hrabovsky, Shari; Yingst, Jessica; Sciamanna, Chris; Berg, Arthur; Foulds, Jonathan – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: Identifying effective relapse prevention interventions is a vital step to help smokers maintain abstinence for the long term. Aims: The purpose of this study is to determine if providing recently quit smokers with self-directed relapse prevention booklets is effective at maintaining abstinence after intensive group smoking cessation…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Smoking, Behavior Modification, Health Behavior
Wilkerson, J. Michael; Lawler, Sylvia M.; Romijnders, Kim A.; Armstead, Amber B.; Bauldry, Jessica – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
This exploratory study examines measures of one drop-in center's efforts to improve health outcomes of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth by facilitating out-group secondary social ties. "Hatch Youth," located in Houston, Texas, aims to increase self-esteem and decrease negative health outcomes by encouraging GLBT youth…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Social Support Groups
Khodabandeh, Farzaneh; Mirghafourvand, Mojgan; KamaliFard, Mahin; Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Sakineh; Asghari Jafarabadi, Mohammad – Health Education Research, 2017
A healthy lifestyle is important for mothers during the postpartum period. This study was conducted to determine the effects of a lifestyle educational package in primiparous women. This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 220 mothers assigned to two groups using block randomization. In the intervention group, the mothers received…
Descriptors: Life Style, Mothers, Pregnancy, Parent Education
Garcia, David O.; Valdez, Luis A.; Aceves, Benjamin; Bell, Melanie L.; Humphrey, Kyle; Hingle, Melanie; McEwen, Marylyn; Hooker, Steven P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Hispanic males have the highest rates of overweight and obesity compared with men of all other racial/ethnic groups. While weight loss can significantly reduce obesity-related health risks, there is limited research examining effective gender- and culturally tailored behavioral weight loss programs for Hispanic men. Objective: To…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Males, Obesity, Life Style
Kulik, Noel L.; Moore, E. Whitney; Centeio, Erin E.; Garn, Alex C.; Martin, Jeffrey J.; Shen, Bo; Somers, Cheryl L.; McCaughtry, Nathan – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background/Aim: Increased knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about a topic and behavioral capability and self-efficacy for healthy eating are often a precursor to behavior change. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the multicomponent school-based program on children's healthy eating knowledge, attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Educational Environment