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Autor:
Carrie A. Bronars, Shawn K. Jeffries, Janet L. Thomas, Matthew S. Mayo, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Christie A. Befort, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Diana W. Stewart, Niaman Nazir
Publikováno v:
Substance Abuse. 30:14-25
Despite a decline in cigarette smoking over the past few decades, rates remain unacceptably high for certain segments of the population, such as urban African Americans (AAs). AA smokers, on average, smoke fewer cigarettes per day than European Ameri
Autor:
Tresza D. Hutcheson, K. Allen Greiner, Genevieve Casey, Shawn K. Jeffries, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Laura M. Mussulman
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Rural Health. 24:116-124
Context:Rural communities are adversely impacted by increased rates of tobacco use. Rural residents may be exposed to unique communal norms and other factors that influence smoking cessation. Purpose: This study explored facilitating factors and barr
Autor:
Kimber P. Richter, Shawn K. Jeffries, Nicole L. Nollen, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Janet L. Thomas, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Sandra Hall, Amelia R. Caldwell
Publikováno v:
Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 8:689-699
This study, which tested two motivational interviewing treatment approaches, assessed the feasibility of conducting a community-based smoking cessation intervention among homeless smokers. Participants (N = 46) were recruited from multiple facilities
Autor:
Phillip J. Brantley, Shawn K. Jeffries, Isabel C. Scarinci, Edwin D. Boudreaux, Erin L. O'Hea, Cindy L. Carmack Taylor
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Health Promotion. 19:94-102
Purpose. In this study, we examined the influence of self-efficacy in predicting stage of change (SOC) movement, without intervention, over a 1-month period for smoking cessation, exercise adoption, and dietary fat reduction. Design. The design of th
Autor:
Shawn K. Jeffries, Delwyn Catley, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Monica Scheibmeir, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, Kim Pulvers, Kevin S. McCarter
Publikováno v:
Addictive Behaviors. 29:1259-1263
The relationship between smoking expectancies and readiness to quit as well as gender differences in expectancies and readiness to quit was examined among 484 urban African American smokers. Univariate analyses revealed that higher positive expectanc
Autor:
Kevin S. McCarter, Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, Delwyn Catley, Niaman Nazir, Kolawole S. Okuyemi, James E. Grobe, Shawn K. Jeffries
Publikováno v:
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 18:74-77
Purposes of the present study were to (a) examine psychometric properties of a brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire-Adult (SCQ-A) among an African American sample and (b) explore differences in smoking expectancies across levels of smoking-nicoti
Autor:
Shawn K. Jeffries, Phillip J. Brantley, Isabel C. Scarinci, Edwin D. Boudreaux, Cindy L. Carmack Taylor
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Health Behavior. 27:99-107
Objectives To validate the transtheoretical model for exercise behavior and the constructs of decisional balance and self-efficacy for exercise in a low-income, poorly educated primary care sample. Methods Patients attending public primary-care clini
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Disaster medicine and public health preparedness. 2(3)
Objectives:This article describes how the frequency of exposure to a flood is associated with the probability of seeking help from agencies (eg, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross) that provide disaster-related services. The article also
Autor:
Qing Hou, Allen Greiner, Chrysanne Grund, Angela Banitt, Andrea C. Ely, Paula C. Rhode, Shawn K. Jeffries, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Christie A. Befort
Publikováno v:
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 24(2)
Context Obesity is a chronic disease of epidemic proportions in the United States. Primary care providers are critical to timely diagnosis and treatment of obesity, and need better tools to deliver effective obesity care. Purpose To conduct a pilot r
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Ethnicitydisease. 15(4)
Two community-based strategies used to implement a clinical trial within public housing developments are discussed: 1) hiring and training community outreach residents (CORE) team members to recruit and retain primarily African-American participants;