Using Anthropometry and Behavioral Risk Factors to Evaluate Chronic Disease Risks in College Students in Southeast Texas

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (9) ◽  
pp. A25
Author(s):  
J. Chen ◽  
L.I. Pegram ◽  
K.R. Adcock ◽  
M.R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Southeast Texas ◽  
Disease Risks

scholarly journals A systematic review of interventions in primary care to improve health literacy for chronic disease behavioral risk factors

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Taggart ◽  
Anna Williams ◽  
Sarah Dennis ◽  
Anthony Newall ◽  
Tim Shortus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Improve Health

scholarly journals Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Vaccine Efficacy: Considerations for COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 174569162198924
Author(s):  
Annelise A. Madison ◽  
M. Rosie Shrout ◽  
Megan E. Renna ◽  
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Vaccine Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Vaccine Response ◽  
The Impact

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine candidates are being evaluated, with the goal of conferring immunity on the highest percentage of people who receive the vaccine as possible. It is noteworthy that vaccine efficacy depends not only on the vaccine but also on characteristics of the vaccinated. Over the past 30 years, a series of studies has documented the impact of psychological factors on the immune system’s vaccine response. Robust evidence has demonstrated that stress, depression, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can impair the immune system’s response to vaccines, and this effect may be greatest in vulnerable groups such as the elderly. Psychological factors are also implicated in the prevalence and severity of vaccine-related side effects. These findings have generalized across many vaccine types and therefore may be relevant to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. In this review, we discuss these psychological and behavioral risk factors for poor vaccine responses, their relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as targeted psychological and behavioral interventions to boost vaccine efficacy and reduce side effects. Recent data suggest these psychological and behavioral risk factors are highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but intervention research suggests that psychological and behavioral interventions can increase vaccine efficacy.

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