Browsing Health Studies by Title
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Access versus attitude: Determining influences on fruit and vegetable intake of fifth grade students
(2019-06-10)Obesity rates are at the highest ever with 39.8% of American adults and 18.5% of Americans aged 6 to 19 years considered obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a; CDC, 2018c; Hales, Carroll, Fryar, & ... -
Accessibility of physician services to Medicare and Medicaid recipients in Denton, Texas
(1993-08-30)In 1965, the Congress of the United States enacted Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Amendment Act. This was the formal beginning of Medicare and Medicaid, programs established to provide health care for the ... -
Actual and self-perceived knowledge of health care providers regarding Southeast Asian health-related communication styles and cultural beliefs
(1992-12-30)The purpose of the study was to examine health care providers' self perceptions of their effectiveness when providing health care to Southeast Asian adults as related to their knowledge concerning Southeast Asians' ... -
An adapted physical education service delivery system utilizing an interagency inservice teacher education model
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An Afrocentric perspective: needs of breast cancer survivors
(2002-12-30)The number of breast cancer survivors has continued to increase over the last 10 years. Surviving a cancer diagnosis changes all aspects of a woman's life forever. The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of ... -
Alienation, group dependency and reasons for abstinence among female college student marijuana users and nonusers
(1973-08-30)The present study compared marijuana users and nonusers with regard to demographic and personality variables, including alienation and group dependency. The nonusers' reasons for abstaining from marijuana were also ... -
Anaerobic fatigue and its effect on kinematic and kinetic variables associated with impact during vertical jumping
(1996)Kinematic and kinetic variables associated with impacts during non-fatigued and fatigued vertical jumping were examined. The purpose of this study was to investigate fatigue and its effect on anterior/posterior shear forces, ... -
An analysis of predictors of Staphylococcus aureus among patients with autoimmune diseases in North Texas
(2010-12-30)The prevalence of autoimmunity is increasing, and a comprehensive, definitive understanding of treatment remains elusive to medical and genetic research. Hospitalized autoimmune patients who experience complications are ... -
An analysis of psychosocial constructs of weight behaviors among college women
(2007-08-30)This study used archival data collected from the 2005 Psychosocial Barriers to Healthy Behaviors in College Students Project at a mid size, public university in the southwestern region of the United States. A phenomenological ... -
An analysis of socio-economic levels and ethnic backgrounds with respect to health behavior of seventh-grade girls in Del Rio, Texas
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Analyzing the use of alcohol-related protective behaviors among college students attending a Midwest Liberal Arts University
(2011-12-30)The increased use of alcohol among college students has raised concern among health educators. High-risk drinking behaviors are widely popular in many groups of college students, and binge drinking is especially common. ... -
Assessing community reintegration in adolescents and young adults with spinal cord injury: A Delphi study
(2013-05)The ability for adolescents and young adults (YA) with spinal cord injury (SCI) to reintegrate into the community and become contributing members of society is constantly challenged by both internal and external factors. ... -
Assessing diabetes knowledge, perceived standard of care, and perceived barriers to health care among truck drivers with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(2004-08-30)The truck driving industry in the United States employs over 3 million professional drivers. Drivers who are found to need insulin lose their Commercial Drivers License (CDL) thus limiting their employment options. This ... -
Assessing the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene (wash) on diarrheal disease and malnutrition among children under-five in Chad
(2021-05-24)Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are pivotal in order to improve health outcomes and overall quality of life. More than 25 diseases are transmitted by poor and inadequate WASH conditions, killing more than two million ... -
An assessment of attitudes and experiences with intimate partner abuse among Latina women in North Texas
(2003-05-30)Using the grounded theory method, a substantive theory of Latina intimate partner abuse was developed. Latina women above the age of 18, who by self-report were survivors of intimate partner abuse, were recruited via flyers ... -
An assessment of health educators' likelihood of adopting genetically modified food competencies for health promotion
(2017-05-30)Genetically modified (GM) food utilizes biotechnology to increase crop yield, decrease pesticide use, modify nutritional content, and other desirable effects to systematically influence how food is produced. The acceptance ... -
An assessment of physical therapists' orientations to planned change
(1986-05-30)Fifty-three physical therapists employed in 13 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex participated in a study to determine how physical therapists approach the process of planned change. The researcher-developed ... -
An assessment of risk factors and attitude toward physical activity in postmenopausal women committed to an osteoporosis related research project
(1991-12-30)Risk factors were retrospectively identified in 98 post menopausal subjects considered at risk for primary, Type I osteoporosis. The relationship between identified risk factors and exercise participation by volunteer ... -
Assessment of the need for a dental hygiene Master's program
(2000-08-30)The purpose of the study was to evaluate the need for a Master's degree program in dental hygiene at Texas Woman's University. A total of 127 respondents replied to the questionnaire making a response rate of 48%. The ... -
Assessment of university experiences and mentoring perceptions of health education graduate students
(2000-12-30)The purpose of this study was to assess and compare university experiences and mentoring perceptions of master's and doctoral students enrolled in health education graduate programs. The sample used for this study was full ...