Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
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Review Meta Analysis
Effective behavior change techniques in asthma self-care interventions: systematic review and meta-regression.
The purpose of this study is to update previous systematic reviews of interventions targeting asthma self-care in adults with asthma, and to use meta-regression to examine the association between the use of specific behavior change techniques and intervention effectiveness. ⋯ Interventions targeting asthma self-care are effective. Active involvement of participants is associated with increased intervention effectiveness, but the use of stress management techniques may be counterproductive. Taxonomy-based systematic reviews using meta-regression have potential for identifying techniques associated with increased effectiveness in behavioral interventions.
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The aim of this longitudinal study was to determine how children's participation in swim lessons impacts parents' appraisals of children's drowning risk and need for supervision. ⋯ As parents perceive their child to be accumulating swim skills, they increasingly believe that children are capable of keeping themselves from drowning, and as a result, that less active parent supervision of their child is necessary. Implications of these findings for intervention efforts to counter this unwelcome way of thinking that may arise through continued participation in swim lessons are discussed. Incorporating a parent-focused component into children's learn-to-swim programs to promote more realistic appraisals of children's supervision needs and drowning risks may further enhance the positive benefits that swim lessons have for children's safety.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Physical activity as a mediator linking neighborhood environmental supports and obesity in African Americans in the path trial.
African Americans have the highest rates of obesity in the United States. Engaging in recommended levels of physical activity (PA) reduces risk for obesity. Social and environmental supports for PA may be important to increase PA. This study hypothesized that PA would mediate the effects of neighborhood and social supports for PA on body mass index (BMI). ⋯ Findings suggest that MVPA is a mediator linking infrastructure for walking and BMI in underserved communities.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Daily self-weighing within a lifestyle intervention: impact on disordered eating symptoms.
To determine whether daily self-weighing (DSW) is associated with disordered eating (DE) symptoms within an adult lifestyle intervention (LI), and to examine changes in DE symptoms during the 18-month trial. ⋯ Daily self-weighing did not appear to be related to increased disordered eating behavior and was associated with better weight loss outcomes.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cancer-related intrusive thoughts predict behavioral symptoms following breast cancer treatment.
Behavioral symptoms are common in breast cancer survivors, including disturbances in energy, sleep, and mood, though few risk factors for these negative outcomes have been identified. Our study examined intrusive thoughts as a predictor of lingering symptoms in breast cancer survivors in the year following treatment. ⋯ Intrusive thoughts are associated with enduring elevations in behavioral symptoms and impaired quality of life in the year after breast cancer treatment and may be a risk factor for poor outcomes.