Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Mar 2014
How many "Get Screened" messages does it take? Evidence from colorectal cancer screening promotion in the United States, 2012.
Colorectal cancer screening has been widely promoted in the United States. We investigated the association between reported exposure to screening information during the past year and screening participation and knowledge. ⋯ Increasing public exposure to screening promotion messages may augment screening participation and knowledge.
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Preventive medicine · Mar 2014
Daily movement patterns and biological markers among adults in the United States.
To examine the combined effects of sedentary (SED), light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on biological markers among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. ⋯ Programs are needed to increase American's engagement in MVPA, and also ensure that LPA exceeds SED behavior.
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Preventive medicine · Mar 2014
Revisiting lifestyle risk index assessment in a large Australian sample: should sedentary behavior and sleep be included as additional risk factors?
Most studies on multiple health behaviors include physical inactivity, alcohol, diet, and smoking (PADS), with few including emerging lifestyle risks such as sleep or sitting. We examined whether adding sitting and sleep to a conventional lifestyle risk index improves the prediction of cross-sectional health outcomes (self-rated health, quality of life, psychological distress, and physical function). We also explored the demographic characteristics of adults with these multiple risk behaviors. ⋯ Future research on multiple health behaviors might benefit from including sleep as an additional behavior. In Australia, unhealthy lifestyles tend to cluster in adults with certain demographic characteristics.
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Preventive medicine · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyWeight gain prevention in the school worksite setting: results of a multi-level cluster randomized trial.
To describe the effectiveness, reach and implementation of a weight gain prevention intervention among public school employees. ⋯ This study supports that a multi-level intervention integrated within the organizational culture can be successfully implemented and prevent weight gain in public high school employees.