A5001694519- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Social Media in Health Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Mental Health via Writing
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Media Influence and Health
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mental Health Research Topics
University of Michigan
2016-2025
Michigan United
2022
Michigan Medicine
2014-2020
University of Baltimore
2020
New York Proton Center
2020
Communities In Schools of Orange County
2020
Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
2020
American College of Emergency Physicians
2020
Lawrence University
2019
Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
2014-2018
Background: Distrust in the Internet as a source of health information remains common among older adults. The influence this distrust on use for health-related purposes, however, is unclear. Objective: objective our study was to explore how adults' trust influences their online activities, and identify potential targets improving resources Methods: Data were obtained from nationally representative, random digit-dial telephone survey 1450 adults 50 years age United States. A model developed...
Significance Self-affirmation is a psychological technique that effective in increasing receptivity to interventions across domains from promoting health behaviors high-risk populations improving academic performance underrepresented groups. The neural mechanisms lead affirmation’s success, however, are not known. We show responses associated with self-related processing and value response an otherwise-threatening communication intervention can be changed using self-affirmation; furthermore,...
Mass media can powerfully affect health decision-making. Pre-testing through focus groups or surveys is a standard, though inconsistent, predictor of effectiveness. Converging evidence demonstrates that activity within brain systems associated with self-related processing predict individual behavior in response to messages. Preliminary also suggests neural small forecast population-level campaign outcomes. Less known about the psychological processes link and outcomes, how these predictions...
Background During a global pandemic, it is critical that the public able to rapidly acquire new and accurate health information. The internet major source of eHealth literacy ability individuals find, assess, use information available on internet. Objective goals this study were assess coronavirus-related examine relationship between COVID-19−related knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAPs). Methods We conducted web-based survey representative sample 1074 US adults. adapted 8-item Literacy...
Tobacco users receiving behavioural and pharmacological assistance are more likely to quit. Although telephone quitlines provide population access counselling, few offer pharmacotherapy.To assess change in cessation rates programme impact after the addition of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) statewide quitline services.An observational study cohorts callers Minnesota QUITPLAN(SM) Helpline before (n = 380) 373) NRT.Mailing NRT (patch or gum) enrolling multi-session...
The purpose of the study was to examine association between attitudes toward fast food and frequency fast-food intake in adults. This is a cross-sectional evaluation random digit-dial telephone surveys identify patterns eating away from home it. Participants included 530 adults (94% white, 65% women, 70% married, 42% with college educated). Attitudes measured using an 11-item, 4-dimensional scale: perceived convenience (alpha=0.56); fun social (alpha=0.55); as unhealthful (alpha=0.45);...
Missing abstinence outcomes are a universal challenge for tobacco cessation studies. The biases inherent in the complete case analysis, where cases missing omitted, well known. Sophisticated statistical methodologies available to address these but not widely applied trials. Within research, used strategy is penalized imputation (PI), wherein assigned "currently using tobacco" status. Better methods addressing may be adopted within research community because of perceived conservativeness this...
Verónica Pérez-Rosas, Rada Mihalcea, Kenneth Resnicow, Satinder Singh, Lawrence An. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 1: Long Papers). 2017.
Self-transcendence refers to a shift in mindset from focusing on self-interests the well-being of others. We offer an integrative neural model self-transcendence context persuasive messaging by examining mechanisms promoting receptivity health messages and behavior change. Specifically, we posited that values activities transcend self can allow people see their self-worth is not tied specific question, turn become more receptive subsequent, otherwise threatening information. To test whether...
Background A central component of the public health strategy to control COVID-19 pandemic involves encouraging mask wearing and social distancing protect individuals from acquiring transmitting virus. Objective This study aims understand psychological factors that drive adoption or rejection these protective behaviors, which can inform interventions pandemic. Methods We conducted an online survey a representative sample 1074 US adults assessed three novel potential predictors behaviors:...
The association between greater utilization of Web-assisted tobacco interventions and increased abstinence rates is well recognized. However, there little information on how specific website features influences quitting.To determine the informational, interactive, online community resources (eg. bulletin boards) rates, with broader objective to identify potential strategies for improving outcomes interventions.In Spring 2004, a cohort 607 quitplan.com users consented participate in an...
The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the association race/ethnicity on clinical trial awareness, controlling for several sociodemographic, attitudinal, and knowledge variables, (2) inform future communication campaigns increase awareness participation. Secondary analysis conducted among 6,754 Hispanic, Black, White adult respondents National Cancer Institute's 2007 Health Information Trends Survey (HINTS). dependent variable trials. Logistic regression used possible correlates...
Background: Tobacco quitlines offer clinicians a means to connect their patients with evidence-based treatments.Innovative methods are needed increase clinician referral.Methods: This is clinic randomized trial that compared usual care (n=25 clinics) vs pay-for-performance program (intervention) offering $5000 for 50 quitline referrals (n=24 clinics).Pay-for-performance clinics also received monthly updates on referral numbers.Patients were eligible if they visited participating clinic, 18...
Young adulthood is a critical transition period for the development of health behaviors. We present here results randomized controlled trial an online avatar-hosted personal makeover program designed young adult smokers.We conducted three-group comparing delivery general lifestyle content (Tx1), personally tailored information (Tx2), and plus video-based peer coaching (Tx3) as part 6-week program. Participants were asked to set weekly goals around eating breakfast, exercise, alcohol use,...
Background: Together, community-based participatory research (CBPR), user-centered design (UCD), and health information technology (HIT) offer promising approaches to improve disparities in low-resource settings. Objectives: This article describes the application of CBPR UCD principles development iDecide/Decido, an interactive, tailored, web-based diabetes medication education decision support tool delivered by community workers (CHWs) African American Latino participants with Southwest...
Executives at large health systems across the United States have an interest in developing or expanding telehealth programs. While is increasing, implementation teams (or e-health teams) often face challenges that can hinder successful transition from pilot to full-scale implementation. Here we share lessons learned by four faced and largely surmounted these challenges. For successfully engage senior leaders new initiatives, it essential align proposals with strategic goals of institution...
To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Web-based tobacco treatment for persons living with HIV (PLWH).