Search Results - "Hovell, M.F"

Households contaminated by environmental tobacco smoke: sources of infant exposures by Matt, G E, Quintana, P J E, Hovell, M F, Bernert, J T, Song, S, Novianti, N, Juarez, T, Floro, J, Gehrman, C, Garcia, M, Larson, S

“…Objectives: To examine (1) whether dust and surfaces in households of smokers are contaminated with environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); (2) whether smoking…”
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Some health dimensions of self-efficacy: analysis of theoretical specificity by Hofstetter, C R, Sallis, J F, Hovell, M F

“…Based on data drawn from a random-digit-dial probability sample of adults in a major American metropolitan area, this study supports the perspective that…”
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Feasibility and efficacy of an intervention to reduce secondhand smoke exposure among infants discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit by Stotts, A L, Green, C, Northrup, T F, Dodrill, C L, Evans, P, Tyson, J, Velasquez, M, Hammond, S K, Hovell, M F

“…Objective: To examine the feasibility and efficacy of a hospital-based, motivational intervention to reduce secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) with mothers of…”
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Social learning correlates of exercise self-efficacy: early experiences with physical activity by Hofstetter, C R, Hovell, M F, Sallis, J F

“…Self-efficacy, the degree of confidence an individual has for performing a given behavior, is a central concept in social learning theory. Self-efficacy is a…”
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Proper orthogonal decomposition methods for the analysis of real-time data: Exploring peak clustering in a secondhand smoke exposure intervention by Berardi, V., Carretero-González, R., Klepeis, N.E., Palacios, A., Bellettiere, J., Hughes, S., Obayashi, S., Hovell, M.F.

“…•A POD/k-means clustering algorithm classified time-series peaks into one of two empirically defined classes.•A behavioral intervention increased the…”
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Intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure in Latino children: null effects on hair biomarkers and parent reports by Conway, T L, Woodruff, S I, Edwards, C C, Hovell, M F, Klein, J

“…Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a lay delivered intervention to reduce Latino children’s exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). The a…”
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Correlates of vigorous exercise in a predominantly low SES and minority high school population by Zakarian, J M, Hovell, M F, Hofstetter, C R, Sallis, J F, Keating, K J

“…This study identifies correlates of vigorous exercise among minority and low-socioeconomic-status adolescents. Ninth and 11th grade students completed 1,634…”
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986 Residential mold exposure among Latino families with an asthmatic child by Wahlgren, D.R, Meltzer, S.B, Meltzer, E.O, Hovell, M.F

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Somatic complaints and isoniazid (INH) side effects in Latino adolescents with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) by Berg, J, Blumberg, E.J, Sipan, C.L, Friedman, L.S, Kelley, N.J, Vera, A.Y, Hofstetter, C.R, Hovell, M.F

“…This study examined the potential effects of INH side effects and non-specific somatic complaints on medication adherence in 96 Latino adolescents…”
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287 Quality of life assessments in low income latino asthmatic children by Meltzer, S.B, Wahlgren, D.R, Meltzer, E.O, Jones, J.A, Hovell, M.F

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Descriptive analysis of eating behavior in school-age children with cystic fibrosis and healthy control children by Stark, L.J, Mulvihill, M.M, Jelalian, E, Bowen, A.M, Powers, S.W, Tao, S, Creveling, S, Passero, M.A, Harwood, I, Light, M, Lapey, A, Hovell, M.F

“…Study Objective. To investigate calory intake, behavioral eating styles, and parent perception of eating behavior of school-age children with cystic fibrosis…”
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Behavioral intervention to improve calorie intake of children with cystic fibrosis: treatment versus wait list control by Stark, L.J. (Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.), Mulvihill, M.M, Powers, S.W, Jelalian, E, Keating, K, Creveling, S, Byrnes-Collins, B, Harwood, I, Passero, M.A, Light, M, Miller, D.L, Hovell, M.F

“…Changes in calorie intake and weight gain were evaluated in five children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who received behavioral intervention and four children with…”
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Identifying correlates of walking for exercise: an epidemiologic prerequisite for physical activity promotion by Hovell, M F, Sallis, J F, Hofstetter, C R, Spry, V M, Faucher, P, Caspersen, C J

“…This study was designed to identify correlates of walking for exercise in adults. Over 2,050 (43.4% response rate) responses to a mailed questionnaire were…”
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Risk of excess weight gain in university women: a three-year community controlled analysis by Hovell, M F, Mewborn, C R, Randle, Y, Fowler-Johnson, S

“…A representative sample of university freshman women were compared to same-aged community women for rate of weight change. University women were found to gain…”
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Long-term weight loss maintenance: assessment of a behavioral and supplemented fasting regimen by Hovell, M.F, Koch, A, Hofstetter, C.R, Sipan, C, Faucher, P, Dellinger, A, Borok, G, Forsythe, A, Felitti, V.J

“…Extract: This analysis assessed 18-30-month weight loss maintenance following treatment with both behavior modification and supplemented fasting procedures for…”
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Families and intensive care nurses: comparison of perceptions by Dockter, B, Black, D R, Hovell, M F, Engleberg, D, Amick, T, Neimier, D, Sheets, N

“…This study compared family members' and nurses' perceptions on families' needs when a relative was hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). Family members…”
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