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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 ... -
Designing an Intervention to Improve MI Care in a Tanzanian Emergency Department
(2023)Background: Myocardial Infarction (MI) was previously thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but a growing body of evidence suggests MI is in reality under-diagnosed. Multiple studies from Tanzania show there is ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation of ML-Based Clinical Decision Support Tool to Replace an Existing Tool in an Academic Health System: Lessons Learned.
(Journal of personalized medicine, 2020-08-27)There is increasing application of machine learning tools to problems in healthcare, with an ultimate goal to improve patient safety and health outcomes. When applied appropriately, machine learning tools can augment clinical ... -
IMPaCT: A Pilot Randomized Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Preterm Birth Among Non-Hispanic Black Patients at High Risk.
(Health equity, 2022-01)<h4>Introduction</h4>Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality rate. Non-Hispanic black patients disproportionately experience preterm birth and nonadherence to evidence-based preventive measures. ... -
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 Association Between Engagement and Weight Loss Through Personal Coaching and Cell Phone Interventions in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.
(JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2018-10)<h4>Background</h4>Understanding how engagement in mobile health (mHealth) weight loss interventions relates to weight change may help develop effective intervention strategies.<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to examine ... -
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 ... -
The Use of U.S. Diplomatic Foreign Policy for Conflict Resolution
(2023)This dissertation examines U.S. diplomatic intervention for the purposes of conflict resolution. When are different diplomatic foreign policy tools used effectively? Understanding the effectiveness of U.S. diplomatic foreign ... -
Variable-dose support in an online mental health intervention: A randomized, controlled exploratory study
(2022)Digital health interventions are widely considered a highly promising solution to issues with access to evidence-based care. However, digital health interventions are limited by lower rates of engagement than are typically ...
