The use of refusal postcards in recruiting older adultsAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 22 - Trang 330-333 - 2013
Carol J. Verboncoeur, Anita L. Stewart, Abby C. King, Stephanie Rush, Barbara Y. McLellan, Kris Mills
This article examines whether a refusal postcard makes recruitment more efficient or instead reduces response rates to a telephone survey of older adults. Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) members were randomly sampled in sequential phases. All samples received an initial contact letter from a HMO geriatrician. A refusal postcard was included in the first sample (N=178); however, the ...... hiện toàn bộ
Teaching Acceptance and Mindfulness to Improve the Lives of the Obese: A Preliminary Test of a Theoretical ModelAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 37 - Trang 58-69 - 2009
Jason Lillis, Steven C. Hayes, Kara Bunting, Akihiko Masuda
Obesity is a growing epidemic. Weight control interventions can achieve weight loss, but most is regained over time. Stigma and low quality of life are significant problems that are rarely targeted. A new model aimed at reducing avoidant behavior and increasing psychological flexibility, has shown to be relevant in the treatment of other chronic health problems and is worth examining for improving...... hiện toàn bộ
Exercise and its role in the prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular diseaseAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 19 - Trang 220-229 - 1997
Todd D. Miller, Gary J. Balady, Gerald F. Fletcher
The purpose of this article is to review the beneficial effects of regular exercise in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). Epidemiologic studies indicate that a physically inactive life-style is associated with twice the risk of developing CAD. The magnitude of risk is similar to that of other modifiable risk factors. Meta-analysis of studies of cardiac rehabilit...... hiện toàn bộ
Stress, Coping, and Circadian Disruption Among Women Awaiting Breast Cancer SurgeryAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 44 - Trang 10-20 - 2012
Eric Dedert, Elizabeth Lush, Anees Chagpar, Firdaus S. Dhabhar, Suzanne C. Segerstrom, David Spiegel, Ehab Dayyat, Meagan Daup, Kelly McMasters, Sandra E. Sephton
Psychological distress and coping related to a breast cancer diagnosis can profoundly affect psychological adjustment, possibly resulting in the disruption of circadian rest/activity and cortisol rhythms, which are prognostic for early mortality in metastatic colorectal and breast cancers, respectively. This study aims to explore the relationships of cancer-specific distress and avoidant coping wi...... hiện toàn bộ
Approaches for Informing Optimal Dose of Behavioral InterventionsAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 48 - Trang 392-401 - 2014
Corrine I. Voils, Heather A. King, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Kelli D. Allen, William S. Yancy, Jonathan A. Shaffer
There is little guidance about to how select dose parameter values when designing behavioral interventions. The purpose of this study is to present approaches to inform intervention duration, frequency, and amount when (1) the investigator has no a priori expectation and is seeking a descriptive approach for identifying and narrowing the universe of dose values or (2) the investigator has an a pri...... hiện toàn bộ
Contributions of the Life Course Perspective to Research on Food Decision MakingAnnals of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 38 - Trang 74-80 - 2009
Elaine Wethington, Wendy L. Johnson-Askew
The life course perspective (LCP) has emerged as a powerful organizing framework for the study of health, illness, and mortality. LCP represents a “whole life” analysis perspective which originated in the field of sociology. Its concepts are increasingly applied to understanding the development of chronic disease over long periods of time in the human life span. A missing link, however, in the ada...... hiện toàn bộ