A5076957145- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Physical Activity and Health
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sleep and related disorders
- Community Health and Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
University of Rhode Island
2015-2024
National College of Ireland
2023
Providence College
2018-2019
University of Arizona
2018
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2013
Office for Students
2012
The King's College
2011
Michigan State University
2007
Dakota State University
2007
Iowa State University
2007
College students may be vulnerable to food insecurity due limited financial resources, decreased buying power of federal aid, and rising costs tuition, housing, food. This study assessed the prevalence its sociodemographic, health, academic, pantry correlates among first-year college in United States. A cross-sectional was conducted (n = 855) across eight U.S. universities. Food security status using Department Agriculture Adult Security Survey Module. Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale,...
OBJECTIVE—This study compared diabetes Treatment As Usual (TAU) with Pathways To Change (PTC), an intervention developed from the Transtheoretical Model of (TTM), to determine whether PTC would result in greater readiness change, increases self-care, and improved control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Participants were stratified by treatment randomized or TAU as well being regarding receipt free blood testing strips. The consisted stage-matched personalized assessment reports, self-help...
Three stage-based expert system interventions for smoking, high-fat diet, and unsafe sun exposure were evaluated in a sample of 2,460 parents teenagers. Eighty-four percent the eligible enrolled 2-arm randomized control trial, with treatment group receiving individualized feedback reports each their relevant behaviors at 0, 6, 12 months as well multiple behavior manual. At 24 months, outperformed comparison condition across all 3 risk behaviors, resulting 22% participants action or...
OBJECTIVE Diabetes self-management is the cornerstone of overall diabetes management. Yet many questions concerning remain unanswered. The current study was designed to examine several about self-management: 1) What do individuals report being told do? 2) are their self-reported levels and patterns self-care? 3) Are there differences on recommendations across various subgroups? RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Mailed surveys were returned by 2,056 (73.4% response rate). Of total, 13.8% had IDDM...
Despite a growing literature on the efficacy of behavioral weight loss interventions, we still know relatively little about long terms effects they have HRQL. Therefore, conducted study to investigate immediate post-intervention (6 months) and long-term (12 24 clinically based management programs We randomized clinical trial in which all participants completed 6 month program were into two 6-month extended care groups. Participants then returned at 12 months for follow-up assessments. A...
Purpose. To identify impact of an online nutrition and physical activity program for college students. Design. Randomized, controlled trial using questionnaires on-site fitness assessments with measurement intervals 0 (baseline), 3 (postintervention), 15 months (follow-up). Setting. Online intervention delivered to students; a centralized Web site was used recruitment, data collection, management, delivery. Subjects. College students (18–24 years old, n = 1689), from eight universities...
Introduction This study examined the relationship between fat distribution and diabetes by sex-specific racial/ethnic groups. Methods A secondary data analysis of National Health Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2018 ( n = 11,972) was completed. Key variables were visceral adipose tissue area (VATA), subcutaneous (SFA), prevalence, race/ethnicity. The association VATA SFA prevalence separately simultaneously using multiple logistic regression. Bonferroni corrections applied to all...
OBJECTIVES—To identify diabetes-related characteristics of individuals at different stages readiness to change healthy, low-fat eating. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Stage-based differences in demographic, eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors were examined a sample 768 overweight (BMI >27 kg/m2) with diabetes enrolled randomized behavioral intervention trial. RESULTS—Stage-based occurred for type 1 diabetic participants on percent calories from fat number...
Abstract Objective The present study evaluated the restaurant and dining venues on near post-secondary campuses varying in institution size. Design Nutrition Environment Measures Survey for Restaurants (NEMS-R) was modified to evaluate restaurants as fast food, sit down casual; campus halls, student unions snack bar/cafés. ANOVA with post hoc Tukey's B T tests were used distinguish differences between associated institutions by Setting conducted at fifteen US institutions, 2009–2011....
Purpose: We test the efficacy of an intervention based on transtheoretical model to increase intake fruits and vegetables describe differences in psychosocial variables achievement 5 A Day Program target. Design Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing 12-month fruit vegetable control condition with follow-up. Participants included 1,277 community-residing persons who were 60 years age or older; 834 provided dietary data at all three time points are our outcome...