Browsing by Subject "intervention"
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A Policy Analysis of No Hit Zones: What are barriers to No Hit Zone implementation?
(2018-12-05)No Hit Zones (NHZs) represent a new policy to prevent corporal punishment and to ensure healthy environments for children and their families. NHZs designate spaces where no hitting of any kind is tolerated and serve as an ... -
Adaptive intervention design in mobile health: Intervention design and development in the Cell Phone Intervention for You trial.
(Clin Trials, 2015-12)BACKGROUND/AIMS: The obesity epidemic has spread to young adults, and obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The prominence and increasing functionality of mobile phones may provide an opportunity ... -
Comparing Self-Monitoring Strategies for Weight Loss: Does Developing Mastery Before Diet Tracking Enhance Engagement?
(2018)Self-monitoring of dietary intake is a valuable component of behavioral weight loss treatment but engagement in self-monitoring declines quickly, resulting in suboptimal treatment outcomes. This dissertation examined a novel ... -
Evaluating the Impact of the Positive Choices Intervention on Substance Use, Psychological, and Care Engagement Outcomes Relevant to Current National HIV Prevention Goals
(2016)The HIV epidemic in the United States continues to be a significant public health problem, with approximately 50,000 new infections occurring each year. National public health priorities have shifted in recent years towards ... -
Improving mental health among people living with HIV: a review of intervention trials in low- and middle-income countries.
(Glob Ment Health (Camb), 2015-01)People living with HIV (PLWH) experience greater psychological distress than the general population. Evidence from high-incomes countries suggests that psychological interventions for PLWH can improve mental health symptoms, ... -
Mechanisms of Change within a Brief, Phone-Based, Behavioral Intervention for Graduate Burnout
(2018)Emerging changes in health care reform have further accelerated the need for brief and cost-effective interventions. As such, the current study tested the efficacy of two brief, phone-administered, behavioral interventions ... -
Stressed for Success: An Anxiety Reappraisal Video Intervention for Undergraduates
(2019-04-16)Students everywhere can feel anxious about exams and are commonly met with the advice to “calm down.” However, researchers have found that it is the worries, not the bodily feelings associated with anxiety, that impair ... -
The Long-Term Benefits of an Integrated Model to Treat Childhood Obesity
(2019-04-15)Objective: To understand short- and long-term outcomes of diverse, low-income participants in a childhood obesity intervention, and to examine participant expectations, motivators, facilitators, and barriers to program ...
