Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2011
Comparative StudyThe effect of a smoke-free campus policy on college students' smoking behaviors and attitudes.
To evaluate the impact of a smoke-free campus policy on college students' smoking behaviors and attitudes. ⋯ The implementation of a smoke-free campus policy may be an effective intervention for reducing tobacco use among college students.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2011
Multicenter StudyScreen time, physical activity and mental health among urban adolescents in China.
To test the association between screen time (ST), physical activity (PA) and self-reported psychological problems among urban adolescents aged 11 to 16 years. ⋯ High ST and insufficient VPA interact to increase depressive, anxiety symptoms and school life dissatisfaction among Chinese adolescents.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2011
Tracking of children's body-mass index, television viewing and dietary intake over five-years.
To examine the tracking of children's body mass index, television viewing, and dietary intake over five-years. ⋯ BMI, TV viewing and dietary intake patterns are moderate-highly stable throughout childhood and into adolescence. Further research that identifies and targets high risk groups to prevent increased BMI, reduce TV viewing and promote healthy dietary behaviors may be justified.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2011
Relationships between hours of sleep and health-risk behaviors in US adolescent students.
To examine associations between insufficient sleep (<8h on average school nights) and health-risk behaviors. ⋯ Two-thirds of adolescent students reported insufficient sleep, which was associated with many health-risk behaviors. Greater awareness of the impact of sleep insufficiency is vital.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2011
Perception of environmental obstacles to commuting physical activity in Brazilian elderly.
To evaluate the association between perceived environmental attributes and commuting physical activity (PA) in a population-based sample of elderly persons. ⋯ Results showed that poor physical and social environmental characteristics were related to lower commuting. Building public facilities and promoting physical activity in groups are likely to impact in active commuting among the elderly in Brazil.