Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2010
Review Meta AnalysisStrategies to increase the delivery of smoking cessation treatments in primary care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate evidence-based strategies for increasing the delivery of smoking cessation treatments in primary care clinics. ⋯ Multi-component interventions improve smoking outcomes in primary care settings. Future trials should attempt to isolate which components of multi-component interventions are required to optimize cost-effectiveness.
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2010
Meta AnalysisA meta-analysis of computer-tailored interventions for health behavior change.
Computer-tailored interventions have become increasingly common for facilitating improvement in behaviors related to chronic disease and health promotion. A sufficient number of outcome studies from these interventions are now available to facilitate the quantitative analysis of effect sizes, permitting moderator analyses that were not possible with previous systematic reviews. ⋯ This study demonstrates that computer-tailored interventions have the potential to improve health behaviors and suggests strategies that may lead to greater effectiveness of these techniques.
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialOne-year follow-up evaluation of the Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) dissemination trial.
The aims of this trial, conducted 2004-2008, were to examine (1) the effectiveness of Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) at the one-year follow-up when implemented on a large scale; and (2) the relative effectiveness of two training approaches for program implementers. ⋯ Positive outcomes may be achieved by trained teachers when they implement Project TND in real-world high school environments; however, program effects are likely to be weaker than those achieved in efficacy trials. Training workshops may be adequate to build capacity for successful program implementation.
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Preventive medicine · Sep 2010
Biography Historical ArticleIn memoriam: Remembering Jerry Morris on his 100th birthday.