Search Results - "American Journal of Health Promotion"

Social Capital in the Response to COVID-19 by Pitas, Nicholas, Ehmer, Colin

“…Social capital provides a number of benefits during crisis scenarios, and high social capital communities respond more efficaciously than those with low social…”
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Interventions to Improve Mental Health, Well-Being, Physical Health, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Physicians and Nurses: A Systematic Review by Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek, Kelly, Stephanie A., Stephens, Janna, Dhakal, Kerry, McGovern, Colleen, Tucker, Sharon, Hoying, Jacqueline, McRae, Kenya, Ault, Samantha, Spurlock, Elizabeth, Bird, Steven B.

“…Objective: This systematic review focused on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with physicians and nurses that tested interventions designed to improve their…”
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Student Hunger on Campus: Food Insecurity Among College Students and Implications for Academic Institutions by Payne-Sturges, Devon C., Tjaden, Allison, Caldeira, Kimberly M., Vincent, Kathryn B., Arria, Amelia M.

“…Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of food insecurity among students at a large mid-Atlantic publicly funded university; examine the association between food…”
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Risk Exposures, Risk Perceptions, Negative Attitudes Toward General Vaccination, and COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among College Students in south Carolina by Qiao, Shan, Tam, Cheuk Chi, Li, Xiaoming

“…Purpose: The current study investigated how risk exposures, risk perceptions of COVID-19, and negative attitudes toward general vaccination were related to…”
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COVID-19 and the Social Determinants of Health by Rollston, Rebekah, Galea, Sandro

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Loneliness in the United States: A 2018 National Panel Survey of Demographic, Structural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Characteristics by Bruce, Liana DesHarnais, Wu, Joshua S., Lustig, Stuart L., Russell, Daniel W., Nemecek, Douglas A.

“…Purpose: To inform health behavior intervention design, we sought to quantify loneliness and its correlates, including social media use, among adults in the…”
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Promoting Healthy Food Access and Nutrition in Primary Care: A Systematic Scoping Review of Food Prescription Programs by Little, Matthew, Rosa, Ebony, Heasley, Cole, Asif, Aiza, Dodd, Warren, Richter, Abby

“…Objective To conduct a scoping review to synthesize evidence on food prescription programs. Data Source A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science,…”
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Sport and Physical Activity Level Impacts Health-Related Quality of Life Among Collegiate Students by Snedden, Traci R., Scerpella, John, Kliethermes, Stephanie A., Norman, Rocío S., Blyholder, Liga, Sanfilippo, Jen, McGuine, Timothy A., Heiderscheit, Bryan

“…Purpose: To examine and compare the role of self-assessed sport and physical activity involvement on the health-related quality of life among undergraduate…”
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Results of the Workplace Health in America Survey by Linnan, Laura A., Cluff, Laurie, Lang, Jason E., Penne, Michael, Leff, Maija S.

“…Purpose: To provide a nationally representative snapshot of workplace health promotion (WHP) and protection practices among United States worksites. Design:…”
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Americans’ Trust in Health Information Sources: Trends and Sociodemographic Predictors by Jackson, Devlon N., Peterson, Emily B., Blake, Kelly D., Coa, Kisha, Chou, Wen-Ying Sylvia

“…Purpose: To assess the public’s trust in health information sources (ie, government health agencies, doctors, family/friends, charitable organizations, and…”
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Sense of Purpose in Life and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health: An Outcome-Wide Approach by Kim, Eric S., Chen, Ying, Nakamura, Julia S., Ryff, Carol D., VanderWeele, Tyler J.

“…Purpose: Growing evidence indicates that a higher sense of purpose in life (purpose) is associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases and mortality…”
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The Effects of Exercise on Memory Function Among Young to Middle-Aged Adults: Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research by Loprinzi, Paul D., Frith, Emily, Edwards, Meghan K., Sng, Eveleen, Ashpole, Nicole

“…Objective: To systematically summarize the experimental effects of exercise on cognitive-related memory function among young to middle-aged adults, which has…”
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Differences Between Races in Health Information Seeking and Trust Over Time: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional, Pooled Analyses of HINTS Data by Fareed, Naleef, Swoboda, Christine M., Jonnalagadda, Pallavi, Walker, Daniel M., Huerta, Timothy R.

“…Purpose: Assessed racial disparities in health information-seeking behavior and trust of information sources from 2007 to 2017. Design: Pooled cross-sectional…”
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Wearable Technology and Physical Activity Behavior Change in Adults With Chronic Cardiometabolic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Kirk, Megan A., Amiri, Mohammad, Pirbaglou, Meysam, Ritvo, Paul

“…Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of wearable device interventions (eg, Fitbit) to improve physical activity (PA) outcomes (eg, steps/day, moderate to…”
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Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Stakeholders in African American and Latinx Communities in the Deep South Through the Lens of the Health Belief Model by Bateman, Lori B., Hall, Allyson G., Anderson, William A., Cherrington, Andrea L., Helova, Anna, Judd, Suzanne, Kimberly, Robert, Oates, Gabriela R., Osborne, Tiffany, Ott, Corilyn, Ryan, Melissa, Strong, Christian, Fouad, Mona N.

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore perceptions related to COVID-19 vaccination intention among African American and Latinx…”
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Adolescent Girls’ Perceptions of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies by Corr, Méabh, McSharry, Jennifer, Murtagh, Elaine M.

“…Objective: To synthesize evidence from qualitative studies relating to adolescent girls’ perceptions of physical activity participation. The protocol for this…”
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Interventions for Alleviating Loneliness among Older Persons: A Critical Review by Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska, Perach, Rotem

“…Objectives. Loneliness is common among older persons and has been associated with health and mental health risks. This systematic review examines the utility…”
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Redefining Basic Needs for Higher Education: It’s More Than Minimal Food and Housing According to California University Students by Martinez, Suzanna M., Esaryk, Erin E., Moffat, Laurel, Ritchie, Lorrene

“…Purpose: A student-specific definition of basic needs for higher education is warranted to inform programs and policies for underserved students. The purpose…”
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Temporal Effects of Acute Walking Exercise on Learning and Memory Function by Sng, Eveleen, Frith, Emily, Loprinzi, Paul D.

“…Purpose: To evaluate the temporal effects of acute exercise on episodic memory. Design: A quasi-experimental study. Sample: Eighty-eight college students (N =…”
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Vigorous Physical Activity, Mental Health, Perceived Stress, and Socializing among College Students by VanKim, Nicole A., Nelson, Toben F.

“…Purpose. To examine cross-sectional associations between vigorous physical activity, mental health, perceived stress, and socializing among 4-year college…”
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