Search Results - "Health education monographs"

Development of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales by Wallston, K A, Wallston, B S, DeVellis, R

“…The development of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales is described. Scales have been developed to tap beliefs that the source of…”
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Patient participation in the patient-provider interaction: the effects of patient question asking on the quality of interaction, satisfaction and compliance by Roter, D L

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness, dynamics, and consequences of a health education intervention designed to increase patient…”
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Development of an instrument to measure children's health locus of control by Parcel, G S, Meyer, M P

“…Studies were conducted with children ages 7 to 12 years to develop an instrument to measure children's health locus of control. Findings provide evidence that…”
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The evaluation of continuing medical education: a literature review by Bertram, D A, Brooks-Bertram, P A

“…The literature of continuing medical education (CME) program evaluation was reviewed and analyzed. The "State-of-the-art" of CME evaluation is depicted in a…”
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Scales for measuring health belief model dimensions: a test of predictive value, internal consistency, and relationships among beliefs by Maiman, L A, Becker, M H, Kirscht, J P, Haefner, D P, Drachman, R H

“…Critiques of research on the Health Belief Model have been directed at the need for: (1) applying the Model to behavior related to chronic illness; (2)…”
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Locus of control and health: a review of the literature by Wallston, B D, Wallston, K A

“…Locus of control, an individual difference construct from social learning theory, has shown some promise in predicting and explaining specific health-related…”
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Alcohol and drug education: models and outcomes by Goodstadt, M S

“…Knowledge-attitude-behavior and values-based models are analyzed with regard to their application to development and evaluation of drug education programs;…”
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Construct validation of the health belief model by Cummings, K M, Jette, A M, Rosenstock, I M

“…A multitrait-multimethod design was employed to assess the construct validity of the Health Belief Model. The data were obtained from a nonrepresentative…”
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A test of the construct validity of health locus of control: effects on self-reported compliance for hypertensive patients by Lewis, F M, Morisky, D E, Flynn, B S

“…A test of the construct validity of the Health Locus of Control (HLC) scale is presented within the larger framework of Rotter's social learning theory…”
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Shaping the future of health education: from behavior change to social change by Freudenberg, N

“…The view that individual behavior change is the primary goal of health education presents several serious problems. Although individual behavior does…”
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Research and demonstration issues in self-care: measuring the decline of medicocentrism by Green, L W, Werlin, S H, Schauffler, H H, Avery, C H

“…Emergence of consumer health self-care is a reflection of the increased commitment of health professionals to patient education, growing consumer awareness…”
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The potential of grounded theory for health education research: linking theory and practice by Mullen, P D, Reynolds, R

“…This paper offers a critique of present research methods used in the literature drawn upon by health education practitioners, students, and teachers…”
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The effectiveness of drug education programs: a critical review by Berberian, R M, Gross, C, Lovejoy, J, Paparella, S

“…Twenty-seven studies were reviewed to determine whether school-based drug abuse prevention efforts have succeeded. Most of the studies reviewed either did not…”
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A theoretical analysis of selected factors important to health education strategies by Jaccard, J

“…Based on the theoretical work of Dulany and Fishbein, two major problems for understanding health behaviors were delineated: (1) the identification of those…”
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Health locus of control and health value in the prediction of smoking reduction by Kaplan, G D, Cowles, A

“…Thirty-five participants in a smoking cessation program met weekly for seven weeks in small groups and then were assigned to one of four follow-up procedures…”
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Ethical issues in community organization by Minkler, M

“…The health educator's role as a community organizer raises a number of ethical dilemmas for the practitioner. Such basic prescriptions given the health…”
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Locus of control and the intention to lose weight by Saltzer, E B

“…The relative importance of personal attitudes toward losing weight and the social pressures for weight loss in determining intentions to lose weight was…”
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Behavioral science applied to cardiovascular health: progress and research needs in the modification of risk-taking habits in adult populations by McAlister, A L, Farquhar, J W, Thoresen, C E, Maccoby, N

“…Epidemiological and experimental studies provide evidence that a complex of behavioral, biological and environmental factors interact in the etiology of many…”
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The ethics of health education as public health policy by Faden, R R, Faden, A I

“…The concept of voluntariness is central to an understanding of ethical considerations in two aspects of public health education practice: (1) the selection of…”
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Disclosure and informed-consent: does it matter how we tell it? by Faden, R R

“…Traditionally, informed consent has been handled by the physician in a one-to-one interchange with the patient. As standards for adequate disclosure become…”
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