Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2009
Multicenter StudyFactors associated with women's perceptions of physical activity safety during pregnancy.
Health benefits of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy have been noted, but women's perceptions of PA safety have been little studied. ⋯ Pregnant women generally feel that moderate PA is safe, but are less certain about vigorous PA. More work is needed to inform pregnant women about the benefits of moderate PA, especially among non-White and low education/income populations.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2009
Predicting the stages of adoption of cervical cancer screening among Korean women.
We examined the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavioral change based on cervical cancer screening among Korean women. We assessed the stages of Pap smear adoption, positive and negative attitudes toward Pap smear, and contributory factors. ⋯ Our results confirm the applicability of the TTM to Pap smear screening in an Asian context. Age, income, marital status, residency, regular exercise, health checkups, and con scores were significantly associated with the stage of adoption.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2009
Advancing the hypothesis that geographic variations in risk factors contribute relatively little to observed geographic variations in heart disease and stroke mortality.
Geographic variation in risk factors may underlie geographic disparities in coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke mortality. ⋯ Weak associations between CHD and stroke mortality and strong associations between CHD and stroke risk scores suggest that geographic variation in risk factors may not underlie geographic variations in stroke and CHD mortality. The relationship between risk factor scores and mortality was stronger for CHD than stroke.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2009
Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): reliability and relationship with physical activity.
To examine the psychometric properties of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Youth (NEWS-Y) and explore its associations with context-specific and overall physical activity (PA) among youth. ⋯ The NEWS-Y has acceptable reliability and subscales were significantly correlated with specific types of youth PA. The NEWS-Y can be used to examine neighborhood environment correlates of youth PA.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA multifaceted school-based intervention to reduce risk for type 2 diabetes in at-risk youth.
To evaluate the impact of a multifaceted, school-based intervention on inner city youth at high risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to determine whether the addition of coping skills training (CST) and health coaching improves outcomes. ⋯ A multifaceted, school-based intervention may hold promise for reducing metabolic risk in urban, minority youth.