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Is Lifestyle Modification with Individual Face-to-Face Education and Counseling More Effective than Usual Care for Controlling Hypertension? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Soltani, Danesh; Azizi, Bayan; Behnoush, Amir Hossein; Meysamie, Alipasha; Aein, Afsaneh; Nayebirad, Sepehr; Vasheghani-Farahani, Ali; Akbari Sari, Ali – Health Education Research, 2023
Hypertension (HTN) management continues to be a concern due to challenges with behavioral risk factors. Patient education to modify unhealthy behaviors appears to be effective in managing HTN. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to determine whether individualized face-to-face education and counseling have a beneficial effect on systolic and…
Descriptors: Hypertension, Risk, Health Behavior, Meta Analysis
Effects of Providing Tailored Information about E-Cigarettes in a Digital Smoking Cessation Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial
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Elling, J. M.; Crutzen, R.; Talhout, R.; de Vries, H. – Health Education Research, 2023
The effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation is under debate. Informing smokers who are motivated to quit smoking about e-cigarettes may help them to make an informed decision about their use for smoking cessation, which, however, may also lead to unintended effects such as less quitting. This experimental study assessed the influence of…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Electronic Equipment, Intervention
Outcomes of the Adelante Community Social Marketing Campaign for Latino Youth
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Evans, W. Douglas; Andrade, Elizabeth L.; Barrett, Nicole; Snider, Jeremy; Cleary, Sean; Edberg, Mark – Health Education Research, 2019
The authors designed and evaluated an innovative, branded campaign called 'Adelante' to promote positive youth development (PYD) and reduce risk behaviors among Latino youth near Washington, DC. Repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted in the intervention and a comparison community to evaluate campaign exposure and changes in PYD outcomes.…
Descriptors: Marketing, Community Programs, Hispanic Americans, Adolescents
A Comparative Effectiveness Education Trial for Lifestyle Health Behavior Change in African Americans
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Halbert, Chanita Hughes; Bellamy, Scarlett; Briggs, Vanessa; Delmoor, Ernestine; Purnell, Joseph; Rogers, Rodney; Weathers, Benita; Johnson, Jerry C. – Health Education Research, 2017
Obesity and excess weight are significant clinical and public health issues that disproportionately affect African Americans because of physical inactivity and unhealthy eating. We compared the effects of alternate behavioral interventions on obesity-related health behaviors. We conducted a comparative effectiveness education trial in a…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Weight, Public Health, African Americans
The Effect of Cancer Warning Statements on Alcohol Consumption Intentions
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Pettigrew, Simone; Jongenelis, Michelle I.; Glance, David; Chikritzhs, Tanya; Pratt, Iain S.; Slevin, Terry; Liang, Wenbin; Wakefield, Melanie – Health Education Research, 2016
In response to increasing calls to introduce warning labels on alcoholic beverages, this study investigated the potential effectiveness of alcohol warning statements designed to increase awareness of the alcohol-cancer link. A national online survey was administered to a diverse sample of Australian adult drinkers (n = 1,680). Along with…
Descriptors: Cancer, Drinking, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries
Barriers and Motivators to Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure in African American Families of Head Start Children: A Qualitative Study
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Hoehn, Jessica L.; Riekert, Kristin A.; Borrelli, Belinda; Rand, Cynthia S.; Eakin, Michelle N. – Health Education Research, 2016
Objective: To identify barriers and motivators for reducing secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) for families of African-American, low-income, urban children. Method: Audiotaped intervention sessions of 52 African-American caregivers of Head Start children who reported being a smoker and/or had at least one smoker in the home were randomly sampled…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Education, Smoking, African American Family