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Dixon, Helen G.; Warne, Charles D.; Scully, Maree L.; Wakefield, Melanie A.; Dobbinson, Suzanne J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
Content analysis data on the tans of 4,422 female Caucasian models sampled from spring and summer magazine issues were combined with readership data to generate indices of potential exposure to social modeling of tanning via popular women's magazines over a 15-year period (1987 to 2002). Associations between these indices and cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Females, Telephone Surveys, Employed Parents, Attitude Change
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Adedokun, Omolola A.; Parker, Loran C.; Childress, Amy; Burgess, Wilella; Adams, Robin; Agnew, Christopher R.; Leary, James; Knapp, Deborah; Shields, Cleveland; Lelievre, Sophie; Teegarden, Dorothy – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
The current study examines the trajectories of student perceived gains as a result of time spent in an undergraduate research experience (URE). Data for the study come from a survey administered at three points over a 1-yr period: before participation in the program, at the end of a Summer segment of research, and at the end of the year.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys
Wolfenden, Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to examine the predictors of user behavioral intention on the decision of oncology care providers to adopt or reject the clinical decision support system. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) formed the foundation of the research model and survey instrument. The…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Intention
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Hilpert, Jonathan C.; Brem, Sarah K.; Carrion, Melissa L.; Husman, Jenefer – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
Young adult learning about human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has lately received increased attention in health education literature. HPV's mode of transmission, lengthy dormancy, and link to cervical cancer make the potential dangers of the infection particularly relevant for young adults. However, sexual health education in the USA is deeply…
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Education, Adult Learning
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Butler, Gary; Cresswell, Amanda; Giatras, Nikoletta; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This paper presents two studies using focus groups with people with learning disabilities. One study was about "What is it like for people with learning disabilities who have a family or friend with cancer?" and other study was about "How to break bad news to people with learning disabilities?" Two of the researchers had…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups, Mental Retardation, Cancer
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Greeff, Abraham P.; Thiel, Colleen – Educational Gerontology, 2012
This study identifies qualities associated with the successful adaptation of families with a husband diagnosed with prostate cancer. Both qualitative and quantitative measures were used in this cross-sectional survey research design. Twenty-one husbands and their spouses independently completed six questionnaires and a biographical questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Spouses, Cancer, Resilience (Psychology)
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Bollinger, Sarah; Kreuter, Matthew W. – Health Education Research, 2012
In a randomized experiment using moment-to-moment audience analysis methods, we compared women's emotional responses with a narrative versus informational breast cancer video. Both videos communicated three key messages about breast cancer: (i) understand your breast cancer risk, (ii) talk openly about breast cancer and (iii) get regular…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Females, Audience Response, Cancer
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Redmond, Jennifer; Vanderpool, Robin; McClung, Rebecca – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
Background: Patients are more likely to be screened for colorectal cancer if it is recommended by a health care provider. Therefore, it is imperative that providers have access to the latest screening guidelines. Purpose: This practice-based project sought to identify Kentucky primary care providers' preferred sources and methods of receiving…
Descriptors: Health Education, Cancer, Patients, Focus Groups
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Arvey, Sarah R.; Fernandez, Maria E.; LaRue, Denise M.; Bartholomew, L. Kay – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
Computer-based multimedia technologies can be used to tailor health messages, but "promotoras" (Spanish-speaking community health workers) rarely use these tools. "Promotoras" delivered health messages about colorectal cancer screening to medically underserved Latinos in South Texas using two small media formats: a…
Descriptors: Health Education, Public Health, Intervention, Interpersonal Communication
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Bennett, Kevin J.; Probst, Janice C.; Bellinger, Jessica D. – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Background: Evidence suggests that rural minority populations experience disparities in cancer screening, treatment, and outcomes. It is unknown how race/ethnicity and rurality intersect in these disparities. The purpose of this analysis is to examine the cancer screening rates among minorities in rural areas. Methods: We utilized the 2008…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, African Americans, Cancer, Risk
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Ferrer, Rebecca A.; Bergman, Hannah E.; Klein, William M. P. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Worry has been shown to predict a variety of health behaviors, such as cancer screening, yet there are few studies linking worry and nutrition. This study used nationally representative data from National Cancer Institute's Food Attitudes and Behavior Survey ("n" = 3,397) to examine the association between health-related worry and a variety of…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Behavior, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research
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Dillard, Amanda J.; Main, Jackie L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Research suggests that testimonials, or first-person narratives, influence health behavior and health-related decision making, but few studies have examined conceptual factors that may be responsible for these effects. In the current study, older adults who were due for colorectal cancer screening read a message about screening that included a…
Descriptors: Cancer, Screening Tests, Motivation, Health Behavior
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Gordon, Maria, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
While governing bodies have mandated that all students have the right to an education, with disabled students treated to the same rights and opportunities as non-disabled students, policymakers do not always agree on what all-inclusive education should look like. "Challenges Surrounding the Education of Children with Chronic Diseases"…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Diseases, Special Needs Students, Equal Education
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Bentler, Peter M.; Satorra, Albert; Yuan, Ke-Hai – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
A typical structural equation model is intended to reproduce the means, variances, and correlations or covariances among a set of variables based on parameter estimates of a highly restricted model. It is not widely appreciated that the sample statistics being modeled can be quite sensitive to outliers and influential observations, leading to bias…
Descriptors: Smoking, Structural Equation Models, Cancer, Correlation
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Yilmaz, Medine C.; Sari, Hatice Yildirim; Cetingul, Nazan; Kantar, Mehmet; Erermis, Serpil; Aksoylar, Serap – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
This descriptive and case-control study was carried out in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic to determine the school-related physical, social, and psychological problems and problems experienced in academic achievement of children treated for cancer. The sample of the study consisted of 56 Turkish patients with cancer, aged 7-18 years, who…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Children, Cancer, Clinics
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