A5039167054- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Media Influence and Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Oregon Research Institute
2012-2024
Eugene Research Institute
1990-2021
Deschutes Research
2004-2014
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (India)
2014
Westmorland General Hospital
2014
Florida College
2013
University of South Florida
2013
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2013
University of Illinois Chicago
2013
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2010
This article reports results of a 4-year study designed to develop and initially evaluate combined home school intervention approach preventing antisocial behavior. The First Step Success program targets at-risk kindergartners who show the early signs an pattern behavior (e.g., aggression, oppositional-defiant behavior, severe tantrumming, victimization others). consists three interconnected modules: (a) proactive, universal screening all kindergartners; (b) involving teacher, peers, target...
The Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) (Walker & Severson, in press) procedure was further evaluated. Two studies are reported which validation, replication, and normative questions were addressed. Study I conducted a suburban Oregon school district 15 elementary schools their teachers participated. 2 two districts, one urban suburban, the state of Washington. primary focus upon validity (factorial, criterion-related, discriminant): replication reliability questions....
OBJECTIVES. Primary care medical clinics are good settings for smoking interventions. This study extends this strategy with a smokeless tobacco intervention delivered by dentists and dental hygienists in the course of routine care. METHODS. Male users moist snuff chewing (n = 518) were identified questionnaire clinic waiting rooms then randomly assigned to either usual or intervention. The included oral examination special attention part mouth which was kept an explanation health risks using...
The optimal temporal approach for reducing nicotine to minimally or nonaddictive levels in all cigarettes sold the United States has not been determined. To determine effects of immediate vs gradual reduction content very low and as compared with usual level on biomarkers toxicant exposure. A double-blind, randomized, parallel-design study 2 weeks baseline smoking 20 intervention was conducted at 10 US sites. volunteer sample daily smokers no intention quit within 30 days recruited between...
To determine the impact of a brief smoking intervention delivered by pediatricians in context usual well baby office visits on postnatal maternal and relapse.Forty-nine private pediatric practices including 128 practitioners.Randomization into minimal extended sites with all enrolled mothers newborns within practice receiving same level intervention.Smoking condition received hospital packet containing written information about passive letter advising them to quit. Those plus oral advice at...
Background: Published research on the use of Web-based behavior change programs is growing rapidly. One observations characterized as problematic in these studies that participants often make relatively few website visits and spend only a brief time accessing program. Properly structured websites permit unobtrusive measurement ways which access (are exposed to) program content. Research participant exposure to not merely interest technologists, but represents an important opportunity better...
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects a low-intensity work-site heart disease risk reduction program using matched pair design with work site as unit analysis. METHODS. Twenty-six heterogeneous sites between 125 and 750 employees were on key organization characteristics then randomly assigned early or delayed intervention conditions. Early consisted an 18-month multifaceted that featured employee steering committee menu approach conducting activities...
Abstract This study describes the lifetime prevalence and future intentions related to trying cigarettes, chewing tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, inhalants of students in 1st through 7th grade. article also identification these substances by children 3rd Participants were 1,075 5th graders within a school district western Oregon who followed for 3 years. Across most substances, increased with grade, moderate increase between 4th grade larger 6th Boys more likely than girls identify alcohol...
This article reports on a randomized controlled trial of the First Step to Success early intervention that was conducted over 4-year period in Albuquerque Public Schools. is selected for students Grades 1 through 3 with externalizing behavior problems, and it addresses secondary prevention goals objectives. It consists three modular components (screening, school intervention, parent training); lasts approximately months; initially set up, delivered, coordinated by behavioral coach (e.g.,...
Increases in personal computer ownership and Internet use patterns provide a potential avenue for dissemination of evidence-based prevention treatment interventions. The authors describe the implementation psychoeducational intervention (the Incredible Years parenting program, which is designed to promote behavioral change parents children) using hybrid model combining computer- web-based delivery with professional via phone calls, electronic messages, home visits. attempted simulate many...
Evidence-based models are needed to deliver exercise-related services for knee osteoarthritis efficiently and according patient needs.To examine a stepped exercise program patients with (STEP-KOA).Randomized controlled trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02653768).2 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs sites.345 (mean age, 60 years; 15% female; 67% people color) symptomatic osteoarthritis.Participants were randomly assigned in 2:1 ratio STEP-KOA or an arthritis education (AE) control group,...
This article examines factors associated with the substantial underidentification, referral and service of student population having emotional-behavioral adjustment problems in school. The identification students as emotionally or behaviorally disturbed over past decade is analyzed terms their absolute number distribution across age-grade levels. These results are contrasted those for autism, which show a highly divergent pattern both level distribution. validity EBD categorical...