scholarly journals Heart health whispering: A randomized, controlled pilot study to promote nursing student perspective-taking on carers’ health risk behaviors

BMC Nursing ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Lobchuk ◽  
Lisa Hoplock ◽  
Gayle Halas ◽  
Christina West ◽  
Cheryl Dika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Heart Health ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals The Long-Term Effectiveness of Internet-Based Interventions on Multiple Health Risk Behaviors: Systematic Review and Robust Variance Estimation Meta-analysis

10.2196/23513 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. e23513
Author(s):  
Flora Tzelepis ◽  
Aimee Mitchell ◽  
Louise Wilson ◽  
Emma Byrnes ◽  
Alexandra Haschek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Variance Estimation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Robust Variance Estimation ◽  
Multiple Health ◽  
Internet Based Intervention

Background Smoking tobacco, poor nutrition, risky alcohol use, and physical inactivity (SNAP) behaviors tend to cluster together. Health benefits may be maximized if interventions targeted multiple health risk behaviors together rather than addressing single behaviors. The internet has wide reach and is a sustainable mode for delivery of interventions for multiple health behaviors. However, no systematic reviews have examined the long-term effectiveness of internet-based interventions on any combination of or all SNAP behaviors in adults aged 18 years or older. Objective This systematic review examined, among adults (aged ≥18 years), the effectiveness of internet-based interventions on SNAP behaviors collectively in the long term compared with a control condition. Methods The electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched to retrieve studies describing the effectiveness of internet-based interventions on ≥2 SNAP behaviors published by November 18, 2019. The reference lists of retrieved articles were also checked to identify eligible publications. The inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials or cluster randomized controlled trials with adults examining an internet-based intervention measuring the effect on ≥2 SNAP behaviors at least 6 months postrecruitment and published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. Two reviewers independently extracted data from included studies and assessed methodological quality using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. A robust variance estimation meta-analysis was performed to examine the long-term effectiveness of internet-based interventions on all 4 SNAP risk behavior outcomes. All SNAP outcomes were coded so they were in the same direction, with higher scores equating to worse health risk behaviors. Results The inclusion criteria were met by 11 studies: 7 studies measured the effect of an internet-based intervention on nutrition and physical activity; 1 study measured the effect on smoking, nutrition, and physical activity; and 3 studies measured the effect on all SNAP behaviors. Compared with the control group, internet-based interventions achieved an overall significant improvement across all SNAP behaviors in the long term (standardized mean difference –0.12 [improvement as higher scores = worse health risk outcomes], 95% CI –0.19 to –0.05; I2=1.5%, P=.01). The global methodological quality rating was “moderate” for 1 study, while the remaining 10 studies were rated as “weak.” Conclusions Internet-based interventions were found to produce an overall significant improvement across all SNAP behaviors collectively in the long term. Internet-based interventions targeting multiple SNAP behaviors have the potential to maximize long-term improvements to preventive health outcomes.

scholarly journals Health-Risk Behaviors and Dietary Patterns Among Jordanian College Students: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Alkhalidy ◽  
Aliaa Orabi ◽  
Tamara Alzboun ◽  
Khadeejah Alnaser ◽  
Islam Al-Shami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Increased Risk

Background/Aims: Health promotion and the incorporation of health-protective behaviors in people's lifestyles have a great role in enhancing individuals' overall health and well-being. College students are at increased risk of developing unhealthy dietary and lifestyle behaviors. A cross-sectional pilot study was conducted to assess the health-risk behaviors among undergraduate college students at Jordan University of Science and Technology.Methods: The final sample included 136 students, with a mean age of 21.1 ± 2.37 years, mostly females (69%). A self-reported questionnaire was used for data collection about dietary and lifestyle behaviors among college students. The questionnaire consisted of four parts: sociodemographic characteristics, body weight classifications, lifestyle behaviors, and dietary patterns and intake, and eating behaviors.Results: Most of the students did not meet the daily recommendations for fruit (76%) and vegetable (82%) intake. Males were significantly consuming fast food more frequently (p = 0.019), and smoked cigarettes (p < 0.001) or hookah (p = 0.015) more frequently than did females. Further, the majority met the recommendations for physical activity (81%), but exceeded recommendations for sedentary behavior. Females were more likely to have normal weight or be underweight (OR = 4.865), to have a fear of weight gain (OR = 3.387), and to have the recommended sleeping hours (OR = 7.685) than were males.Conclusion: The results indicate the health-risk behaviors and the gender-related differences among college students.

scholarly journals The Long-Term Effectiveness of Internet-Based Interventions on Multiple Health Risk Behaviors: Systematic Review and Robust Variance Estimation Meta-analysis (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flora Tzelepis ◽  
Aimee Mitchell ◽  
Louise Wilson ◽  
Emma Byrnes ◽  
Alexandra Haschek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Variance Estimation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Robust Variance Estimation ◽  
Multiple Health ◽  
Internet Based Intervention

BACKGROUND Smoking tobacco, poor nutrition, risky alcohol use, and physical inactivity (SNAP) behaviors tend to cluster together. Health benefits may be maximized if interventions targeted multiple health risk behaviors together rather than addressing single behaviors. The internet has wide reach and is a sustainable mode for delivery of interventions for multiple health behaviors. However, no systematic reviews have examined the long-term effectiveness of internet-based interventions on any combination of or all SNAP behaviors in adults aged 18 years or older. OBJECTIVE This systematic review examined, among adults (aged ≥18 years), the effectiveness of internet-based interventions on SNAP behaviors collectively in the long term compared with a control condition. METHODS The electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched to retrieve studies describing the effectiveness of internet-based interventions on ≥2 SNAP behaviors published by November 18, 2019. The reference lists of retrieved articles were also checked to identify eligible publications. The inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials or cluster randomized controlled trials with adults examining an internet-based intervention measuring the effect on ≥2 SNAP behaviors at least 6 months postrecruitment and published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. Two reviewers independently extracted data from included studies and assessed methodological quality using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. A robust variance estimation meta-analysis was performed to examine the long-term effectiveness of internet-based interventions on all 4 SNAP risk behavior outcomes. All SNAP outcomes were coded so they were in the same direction, with higher scores equating to worse health risk behaviors. RESULTS The inclusion criteria were met by 11 studies: 7 studies measured the effect of an internet-based intervention on nutrition and physical activity; 1 study measured the effect on smoking, nutrition, and physical activity; and 3 studies measured the effect on all SNAP behaviors. Compared with the control group, internet-based interventions achieved an overall significant improvement across all SNAP behaviors in the long term (standardized mean difference –0.12 [improvement as higher scores = worse health risk outcomes], 95% CI –0.19 to –0.05; I<sup>2</sup>=1.5%, <i>P</i>=.01). The global methodological quality rating was “moderate” for 1 study, while the remaining 10 studies were rated as “weak.” CONCLUSIONS Internet-based interventions were found to produce an overall significant improvement across all SNAP behaviors collectively in the long term. Internet-based interventions targeting multiple SNAP behaviors have the potential to maximize long-term improvements to preventive health outcomes.

scholarly journals Reducing Health Risk Behaviors and Improving Depression in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Primary Care Clinics

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1004-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunhye Bai ◽  
Luis R Zeledon ◽  
Elizabeth J D’Amico ◽  
Steve Shoptaw ◽  
Claudia Avina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Primary Care Clinics ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Factors related to health outcomes and health risk behaviors of adolescents with lead exposure. A pilot study - Factores relacionados con el estado de salud y conductas de riesgo para la salud de adolescentes con exposición a plomo. Un estudio piloto

Salud Mental ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Patricia Cossío-Torres ◽  
Jaqueline Calderón ◽  
Martha Tellez-Rojo ◽  
Fernando Díaz-Barriga
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Factores De Riesgo ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Para Determinar

Este estudio piloto fue una aproximación para determinar el estado de salud (nutricional, cognitivo, salud mental y educacional) y las conductas de riesgo para la salud (agresión-delincuencia, consumo riesgoso-dañino de alcohol, uso/abuso de sustancias y consumo de tabaco) de adolescentes que han estado expuestos toda su vida al plomo. Se identificaron factores individuales, familiares y sociales; así como la exposición al plomo, que estuvieran relacionados con ellos. Se incluyeron 40 adolescentes (25 mujeres y 15 hombres) de 12 a 19 años de edad, quienes participaron siendo niños en el Programa de Vigilancia Infantil de Exposición a Plomo (PVIEP), conducido en un área metalúrgica de México. El 100% estaba neurologicamente sano por examen médico. El 15% obtuvo menos de 70 puntos en la Escala Total del Coeficiente Intelectual, porcentaje mayor al esperado en la población general mexicana. Además se detecto la presencia de conductas de riesgo. Los factores protectores identificados fueron volumen corpuscular medio, educación del adolescente, educación del padre y vivir en departamento. Los factores de riesgo fueron horas de sueño, familia monoparental, familia con antecedentes de uso/abuso de sustancias, número de residentes en la vivienda, tener seguridad social, plomo en tibia y plomo en sangre durante la infancia (p<0.05). El género y el ejercicio fueron variables tanto de riesgo como de protección. Los problemas de salud encontrados estuvieron mayormente asociados a factores individuales, seguidos por factores familiares y sociales. La exposición a plomo explico en menor proporción los modelos multivariados, sin embargo, por cada 1 µg plomo/g de hueso mineral incrementado en tibia y 1 µg/dL de plomo incrementado en sangre durante la infancia, el Índice de Organización Perceptual/Razonamiento Perceptual e Índice de Velocidad de Procesamiento, disminuyeron 1.21 y 1.11~puntos, respectivamente. La detección de factores de riesgo y protección permitirá el diseño de un programa de intervención como parte del PVIEP. La salud de estos adolescentes puede ser mejorada aminorando algunos factores de riesgo y fomentando factores de protección, desde el nivel individual, familiar y/o comunitario.

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