A5084567134- Skin Protection and Aging
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
- Health Education and Validation
- History of Medical Practice
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
University of Minnesota
2024
San Diego State University
1992-2007
University of California, San Diego
2007
Graduate School USA
2001
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate the effectiveness a long-term tobacco use prevention program for junior high school students that used college undergraduate change agents telephone boosters. METHODS. A psychosocial intervention combining refusal skills training, contingency management, other methodologies such as mail boosters implemented in 11 schools San Diego County, California. Eleven served controls. Of 2668 participants, 57% were White/non-Hispanic,...
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is increasingly gaining traction as a novel and sustainable source of plant protein. Accordingly, the aim this study was to investigate effectiveness two protein extraction methods, alkaline coupled with isoelectric precipitation (AE-IEP) salt ultrafiltration (SE-UF) in producing hemp isolates (pH-HPI salt-HPI) high purity yield. Structural characterization impacted by method cultivar performed related functional performance nutritional quality. Both carefully...
When designing effective programs, it is important to identify factors associated with tobacco use at particular stages of adolescence, as well changes in use. This study examined cross-sectional correlates smoking during early adolescence and late a longitudinal sample compare the pattern prediction both stages. Changes predictor variables related also were examined. Results showed intentions smoke was strongest adolescence; however, much stronger for adolescent stage. In addition, smoking....
Objectives. We examined whether US Postal Service letter carriers who received a sun safety intervention would wear wide-brim hats and sunscreen significantly more often than those did not receive the intervention. Methods. used 2-group randomized design with 2662 evaluation cohort participants from 70 postal stations. Evaluations were conducted at baseline, 3 months, 1 year, 2 years. Questionnaire items assessed occupational use of sun-screen hats. The 2-year included provision hats,...
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effects of an intervention on rates skin cancer prevention counseling by pharmacists. METHODS: Fifty-four pharmacies were randomly assigned to or control conditions. Intervention consisted training, feedback, and prompts. Counseling before after obtained from confederates. RESULTS: At pretest, proportions sites providing at least once 7.4% 0%, respectively (NS). posttest, these 3.7% 66.7%, (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that was...
The relative effectiveness of continued, lapsed, and delayed smoking prevention intervention was tested with senior high school students. original conducted during Grades 7 through 9, significantly fewer students reporting than control reintroduced in the 11th grade to one-half (continued intervention), withdrawn from other half (lapsed initiated (delayed intervention). 11th-grade rates these three groups were compared those a fourth group, continued group. Results showed that reported less...
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the colorimeter as an objective measure of children's ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure. METHODS: Fifty-eight children, ages 6 to 9 years, attended two summer measurement sessions, with 46 attending a subsequent winter session. RESULTS: Comparisons between sessions for L* scale showed that only upper arm significantly changed in tanner direction, while b* values indicated significant tanning all body sites. All exposed sites less tan direction and...
This study evaluated the validity of a parental report measure children's solar protection behaviors.Fifty-eight children had skin color assessed twice with colorimeter. Between measurement sessions, parents were interviewed by telephone to assess indoor-outdoor status and across 40 hourly intervals.Parental child's was significantly correlated colorimeter values, whereas use sunscreen protective clothing not.This feasible for assessing ultraviolet exposure in young children. The component...
Objectives: The incidence of skin cancer is increasing at an alarming rate. This study aimed to assess pharmacists' willingness counsel patients about and factors which are predictive this. Methods: A 30 item survey assessing prevention counselling attitudes behaviours, personal on prevention, was mailed 300 randomly selected San Diego County pharmacists. Results: Data obtained from 128 pharmacists (43% response rate) indicated that the very low, with over one-third stating they never this...
In cohort studies, the risk ratio (RR) is one of most commonly used epidemiologic indices to quantify effect a suspected factor on probability developing disease. When we employ cluster sampling collect data, an interval estimator that does not account for intraclass correlation between subjects within clusters likely inappropriate. application beta-binomial model correlation, develop four asymptotic estimators RR, which are direct extensions some recently developed independent binomial...
Despite studies documenting the success of schoolbased smoking prevention interventions, these are subject to criticisms? One criticism relates nonparticipation among youth considered high-risk for tobacco use. promising strategy delivering health promotion interventions is use telephone. Although some argue that telephone may restrict delivery an intervention those more well-off, recent estimates show 93% households have telephones, and further, offers advantages in contacting hard-to-reach...
This study evaluated the extent of thyroid abnormalities in a remote iodine-deficient area Ivory Coast.Ultrasonography was used detecting presence goiter.The overall prevalence rates goiter were 64.7% among females and 53.3% males. In children aged 6 to 15 years (n = 314), 62% regardless sex. Thyroid volume increased steadily with age, significantly larger goiters women 25 older. Frequency cysts calcifications did not correlate sex.Especially developing countries, prophylaxis iodine...