A5027073807- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Media Influence and Health
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Community Health and Development
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2023-2025
Claremont Graduate University
2009-2020
Harvard University
2019-2020
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2017-2020
Community Catalyst
2020
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2020
University of Rochester Medical Center
2018-2019
University of Rochester
2019
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
2006-2018
University of Pittsburgh
2006-2018
Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and constructing groups.Three conditions-random, teacher, network--ere randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- postcurriculum data on mediators tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer in condition identified by student nominations, those matched with students who nominated them.Students relative random liked prevention program more had improved attitudes (beta =...
Acculturation has been associated with adolescent health-risk behaviors. Most acculturation scales are inappropriate for surveys because they too long, not applicable to differing ethnic groups, or language-based only. A brief, multidimensional, multicultural measure adolescents was developed. Sixthgrade students (N = 317) in Los Angeles completed that scale and other measures of acculturation. The Acculturation, Habits, Interests Multicultural Scale Adolescents (AHIMSA) generates four...
Recent studies have shown that, in the presence of inflammation, local administration opioids results analgesia. The analgesic efficacy anesthetics and morphine administered intraarticularly was compared patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery under epidural anesthesia. We postoperative pain scores (VAS) opioid requirements among 47 receiving, a randomized, double-blinded fashion, one three intraarticular medications (20 ml): normal saline with 100 micrograms epinephrine (group 1, n =...
The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) has the longest empirical track record as a valid measure of trait mindfulness. Most what is understood about mindfulness comes from administering MAAS to relatively homogenous samples Caucasian adults. This study rigorously evaluates psychometric properties among Chinese adolescents attending high school in Chengdu, China. Classrooms 24 schools were randomly selected participate study. Three waves longitudinal data ( N = 5,287 students) analyzed....
Denial and minimization in self-reports of cigarette smoking are probable common among youth other groups where is discouraged. Chemical measures may obtain more accurate measurement habits those groups. One such measure, saliva thiocyanate (SCN), was evaluated 1,419 eighth grade students. In that group, 54.9% students admitted to regular greater than one pack/week had thiocyanates or equal 100 m g/ml compared 2.3% nonsmokers at levels. Of who smoked 10 cigarettes the prior 24 hours, 66.7%...
This study evaluated the relationship between level of program implementation and change in adolescent drug use behavior Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), a school- community-based for abuse prevention. Trained teachers implemented pro gram with transition year students. Implementation was measured by teacher self-report validated research staff reports. Adolescent student self-report; an expired air measure smoking used to increase accuracy self-reported use. Regression analyses were...
The present study tested three assumptions often made by smoking prevention researchers and practitioners regarding the nature causes of prevalence estimates. Specifically, it is assumed that (a) adolescent estimates all levels are inflated, (b) youths at different stages onset overestimate prevalence, (c) predictors these same for onset. Measures behavior based on self‐reports using a bogus pipeline procedure, cigarette (trying weekly use), reports in significant others were obtained when...
The present article describes an evaluation of a self-report questionnaire administered to whole classrooms 7th graders. Using the test-retest reliability matrix (based on concepts Cronbach [1] and Campbell Fiske [2]), eight nine drug-use indices appeared have acceptable good reliability. three measures included in provide stronger evidence for than could any single measure.
Understanding the psychosocial factors that predict cigarette smoking onset in young people is of crucial importance for prevention efforts. The present study examined prospective predictors a three‐wave longitudinal data set. Similar design to an earlier by Chassin, Presson, Sherman, Corty, and Olshavsky (1984), replicated their work, extended it (a) using composite derived from exploratory factor analysis, (b) including prior behavior as predictor, (c) over three waves collection, (d)...
The goal of this study was to investigate the neural correlates affective decision making, as measured by Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), which are associated with adolescent binge drinking. Fourteen drinkers (16-18 years age) and 14 age-matched adolescents who had never consumed alcohol--never drinkers--were recruited from local high schools in Chengdu, China. Questionnaires were used assess academic performance, drinking experience, urgency. Brain regions activated IGT performance identified...
This investigation focused on substance use among children who regularly care for themselves after school (latchkey children). The data, collected from 4932 eighth-grade students, indicated that self-care is an important risk factor alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. Data 2185 parents validated these findings. Eighth-grade took of 11 or more hours a week, were at twice the as those did not take all. relationship held all levels sociodemographic status, extracurricular activities, sources...