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Utilizing A Health Behavior Model To Design Drug Education/Prevention Programs, Donald Iverson
Utilizing A Health Behavior Model To Design Drug Education/Prevention Programs, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
The underlying philosophical and practical problems encountered when designing drug education/prevention programs are reviewed. The necessity for utilizing a health behavior model as the basis for any prevention program is discussed and the Health Belief Model is proposed as the model of choice. The Health Belief Model is described and its most relevant components are outlined. The drug education material and teaching methodology which complement the model are reviewed as well as specific suggestions regarding selection of the most appropriate material for inclusion in the program.
Evaluation Of Health Education And Promotion Programs:, P Mullen, R Mccuan, Donald Iverson
Evaluation Of Health Education And Promotion Programs:, P Mullen, R Mccuan, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
Sleep Quality, Fatigue And Physical Activity Following A Cancer Diagnosis, Nancy Humpel, Donald Iverson
Sleep Quality, Fatigue And Physical Activity Following A Cancer Diagnosis, Nancy Humpel, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Research on physical activity for cancer survivors suggests a relationship with improved quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore if there was also a relationship of physical activity with sleep difficulties and fatigue, common effects of cancer and its treatments. Recruitment was by posters and flyers in medical waiting rooms and by letter of invitation. Thirty-two breast and 59 prostate cancer survivors completed the questionnaire. Poor sleep quality was reported by 57.8%. A greater proportion of breast cancer (36.7%) than prostate cancer survivors (15.5%) reported poor sleep latency, and sleep disturbance (48.4% vs. 17.2%). The mean …
An Investigation Of The Dimensionality Of The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index In Australian Adults, Christopher Magee, Peter Caputi, Donald Iverson, Xu-Feng Huang
An Investigation Of The Dimensionality Of The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index In Australian Adults, Christopher Magee, Peter Caputi, Donald Iverson, Xu-Feng Huang
Don C. Iverson
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is widely used to assess subjective sleep quality in clinical and non-clinical settings. Although the PSQI is routinely scored to provide a single sleep quality factor, two recent studies suggest that multiple factor scoring methods could be more appropriate. As a consequence, the present study investigated for the dimensionality and factor structure of the PSQI in 364 Australian adults aged 18 to 59 years. The results demonstrate that two factor and three factor scoring models were favored statistically over the single factor model. These results add to recent findings and suggest that scoring the …
The Cumulative Impact And Associated Costs Of Multiple Health Conditions On Employee Productivity, Donald Iverson, Kate Lewis, Peter Caputi, Sascha Knospe
The Cumulative Impact And Associated Costs Of Multiple Health Conditions On Employee Productivity, Donald Iverson, Kate Lewis, Peter Caputi, Sascha Knospe
Don C. Iverson
Objective: This study investigates and provides comparative data on the relative contributions of multiple physical and psychological health conditions on work productivity. Methods: A total of 667 employees from the headquarters office of a multinational consumer goods manufacturing firm in Germany completed a purpose-designed self-report questionnaire addressing the presence of 13 common health conditions, and associated absenteeism and presenteeism. Adjustments for comorbidity and self-report bias were made using an innovative approach. Results: A total of 34.8% of participants experienced absenteeism and 78.4% experienced presenteeism for at least one health condition. The overall annualized productivity loss due to the 13 health …
Sleep Duration And Obesity In Middle-Aged Australian Adults, Christopher A. Magee, Donald C. Iverson, Peter Caputi
Sleep Duration And Obesity In Middle-Aged Australian Adults, Christopher A. Magee, Donald C. Iverson, Peter Caputi
Don C. Iverson
The present study examined the association between sleep duration and obesity in 40,834 middle-aged Australian adults. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test the relationship between sleep duration and obesity while controlling for important demographic and health covariates; separate models were tested for males and females. Short sleep (i.e., <7 h a night) was found to be independently associated with obesity in males and females. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between short sleep and obesity in Australian adults. Although more research is required, interventions targeting short sleep could aid obesity treatment and prevention.
The Effects Of An Education Intervention Program For Juvenile Drug Abusers And Their Parents, Donald Iverson, Stephen Jurs, Lawrence Johnson, Rita Rohen
The Effects Of An Education Intervention Program For Juvenile Drug Abusers And Their Parents, Donald Iverson, Stephen Jurs, Lawrence Johnson, Rita Rohen
Don C. Iverson
The Juvenile Intervention Program represents an attempt to intervene in the development of juvenile drug dependence. The program involves the early identification of juvenile drug abusers followed by the recruitment of the juveniles and their parents into the program. The program utilizes the principles of family involvement and peer pressure throughout the program, while the basis of the program involves the education of the participants in such areas as family architecture, family communication patterns and drug knowledge.
It's All Formula To Me: Women's Understandings Of Toddler Milk Ads, Nina Berry, Sandra Jones, Don Iverson
It's All Formula To Me: Women's Understandings Of Toddler Milk Ads, Nina Berry, Sandra Jones, Don Iverson
Don C. Iverson
This study utilised semi-structured interviews to investigate how women expecting a first baby perceived print advertisements for 'toddler milks' in order to determine whether they function as indirect advertising for infant and follow-on formula. Examination of the marketing literature, analysis of the advertisers' websites and the advertisements themselves provided sources of triangulation. Fifteen women expecting a first baby were recruited from antenatal classes conducted by staff of the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service. These respondents clearly understood toddler milk advertisements to be promoting a range of products that included infant and follow-on formula and accepted their claims quite …
Circumventing The Who Code? An Observational Study, Nina J. Berry, Sandra C. Jones, Donald C. Iverson
Circumventing The Who Code? An Observational Study, Nina J. Berry, Sandra C. Jones, Donald C. Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Background This study compares the formula milk advertisements that appeared in parenting magazines published in two countries that have enacted measures to restrict the advertising of infant formula products in response to the international code with two that have not. Methods Content analysis was used to compare the type and frequency of formula milk advertisements that appeared in parenting magazines collected from the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia during 2007, and to examine whether there was a relationship between these frequencies and advertising regulations. Findings Advertisements that promoted formula products or brands occurred in all of the magazines sampled …
Patients With New Headache In Primary Care: A Report From Aspn, L Becker, Donald Iverson, F Reed, N Calonge, R Miller, W Freeman
Patients With New Headache In Primary Care: A Report From Aspn, L Becker, Donald Iverson, F Reed, N Calonge, R Miller, W Freeman
Don C. Iverson
From a consecutive series of 3,847 headache patients, 1,331 patients who made first visits for new headache to 120 primary care physicians were studied for usual care over a 14-month period. Either tension or vascular headache was the initial diagnosis in 23.8 percent and 12.8 percent of patients, respectively. Nearly one half (47.8 percent) were classified as having headaches other than tension or vascular. A total of 15.3 percent of headaches were undiagnosed or were regarded as a mixture of traditional diagnostic designations. At first visit, most patients (76.6 percent) were managed without diagnostic tests. Drugs were prescribed for 73.6 …
Do Australian Adolescent Female Fake Tan (Sunless Tan) Users Practice Better Sun-Protection Behaviors Than Non-Users?, Melinda Williams, Sandra Jones, Peter Caputi, Donald Iverson
Do Australian Adolescent Female Fake Tan (Sunless Tan) Users Practice Better Sun-Protection Behaviors Than Non-Users?, Melinda Williams, Sandra Jones, Peter Caputi, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Objective: To determine differences in sun-protection behaviours, and incidence of sunburn, between Australian adolescent female fake tan users and non-users. Design: Cross sectional survey. Method: 398 adolescent females aged 12 to 18 years participated in a survey at public venues, schools, and online. The main outcome measures were self-reported fake tan usage in the past 12 months, frequency of sunburns and habitual sun-protection behaviours. Setting: Surveys were completed in New South Wales, Australia. Results: The prevalence of self-reported use of fake tanning products in the past 12 months among Australian adolescent females was 34.5%. Female fake tan users were significantly …
The School Health Curriculum Project: Its Theory, Practice, And Measurement Experience, Lawrence Green, Phil Heit, Donald Iverson, Lloyd Kolbe, Marshall Kreuter
The School Health Curriculum Project: Its Theory, Practice, And Measurement Experience, Lawrence Green, Phil Heit, Donald Iverson, Lloyd Kolbe, Marshall Kreuter
Don C. Iverson
The School Health Curriculum Project(SHCP), initiated over a decade ago to provide a health education curriculum package for elemen tary students, has been widely and variously evaluated. In analyzing studies designed to assess the effectiveness of the SHCP, it was recognized that the measured impact of this project (or any health education intervention) would derive from the adequacy of the theory upon which the program is based, the adequacy of its implementation, and the adequacy of its measurement. Hence, an examination of the theoretical base of the SHCP and its variance in practice was conducted. In addition, a metaevaluation of …
Statistical Design Of The Women's Health Trial, Steven Self, Ross Prentice, Donald Iverson, Maureen Henderson, Donovan Thompson, David Byar, William Insull, Sherwood Gorbach, Carolyn Clifford, Susan Goldman, Nicole Urban, Lianne Sheppard, Peter Greenwald
Statistical Design Of The Women's Health Trial, Steven Self, Ross Prentice, Donald Iverson, Maureen Henderson, Donovan Thompson, David Byar, William Insull, Sherwood Gorbach, Carolyn Clifford, Susan Goldman, Nicole Urban, Lianne Sheppard, Peter Greenwald
Don C. Iverson
The National Cancer Institute has initiated a randomized trial to determine whether a low fat diet can reduce the incidence of breast cancer among women at increased risk for this disease. A feasibility trial involving 303 women has been conducted to examine recruitment strategies, study short-term compliance and, more generally, develop and refine trial procedures. The feasibility trial group also developed a detailed full-scale trial design plan, and randomization of participants to such a trial is currently underway. The purpose of this report is to describe the major design features of this Women's Health Trial, with particular emphasis on the …
Fluoride's Role In Health Promotion: A National Perspective, Donald Iverson
Fluoride's Role In Health Promotion: A National Perspective, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
How Representative Of Typical Practice Are Practice-Based Research Networks?, Larry Green, Rebecca Miller, Frank Reed, Donald Iverson, Gwyn Barley
How Representative Of Typical Practice Are Practice-Based Research Networks?, Larry Green, Rebecca Miller, Frank Reed, Donald Iverson, Gwyn Barley
Don C. Iverson
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the patients and practices of family physicians in a national practice-based research network to understand whether results from practice-based research networks are likely to be relevant to other practicing clinicians. STUDY DESIGN: Survey focused on family physicians that replicated the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). SETTING: The Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network Inc (ASPN), a practice-based research network, consisting of volunteer primary care practices that serve approximately 350,000 patients. OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of visits reported in ASPN with the visits reported in the 1990 NAMCS in terms of patient demographics, reasons for visit, diagnostic and therapeutic services, …
Smoking Control Programs: Premises And Promises, Donald Iverson
Smoking Control Programs: Premises And Promises, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
Reassessment Of The Knowledge/Attitude/Behavior Triad, Donald Iverson, Barry Portnoy
Reassessment Of The Knowledge/Attitude/Behavior Triad, Donald Iverson, Barry Portnoy
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
Factors Influencing Mammogram Ordering At The Time Of The Office Visit, C Conry, D Main, R Miller, Donald Iverson, B Calonge
Factors Influencing Mammogram Ordering At The Time Of The Office Visit, C Conry, D Main, R Miller, Donald Iverson, B Calonge
Don C. Iverson
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in women, with mammographic screening the only modality shown to decrease the death rate. However, only 17% to 41% of women have ever been screened, and multiple barriers to screening have been identified. This study examined physician and patient factors at a single encounter to explore components influencing mammography ordering. Ten family physicians in a primary care research network completed daily data cards on encounters with women presenting for annual examinations, chronic problems, or breast-related complaints. Information collected included patient age, personal or family history of breast cancer, physician's …
Let's Combat Aids On The Front Lines, Donald Iverson, W Popham
Let's Combat Aids On The Front Lines, Donald Iverson, W Popham
Don C. Iverson
Presents a condensation from the September 1992 `The School Administrator.' Asserts that despite widespread media attention to AIDS, few students have altered their sexual behaviors. Survey of 14- to 19-year-olds in San Francisco health clinic; Specific objectives for HIV education programs; Program design suggestions; Follow-up responsibility of educators.
Prestige Of Health Educators Within The Health Care Delivery System, Raymond Nakamura, Donald Iverson
Prestige Of Health Educators Within The Health Care Delivery System, Raymond Nakamura, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
Driving And Dementia: Can Acceptance Of The Potential Need To Retire From Driving Be Enhanced?, Catherine Andrew, Victoria Traynor, Donald Iverson
Driving And Dementia: Can Acceptance Of The Potential Need To Retire From Driving Be Enhanced?, Catherine Andrew, Victoria Traynor, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
Personal Empowerment: Strategies To Develop And Evaluate Interventions, Donald Iverson, T Sahay, F Ashbury
Personal Empowerment: Strategies To Develop And Evaluate Interventions, Donald Iverson, T Sahay, F Ashbury
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of Student Health Needs: Implications For The Planning And Utilization Of College Health Services, Lloyd Kolbe, Donald Iverson
An Assessment Of Student Health Needs: Implications For The Planning And Utilization Of College Health Services, Lloyd Kolbe, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Since many students plan to utilize college health services, it is important that the services offered are adequate to meet the needs of the students.
Australian Women's Awareness Of Breast Cancer Symptoms And Responses To Potential Symptoms, Sandra Jones, Parri Gregory, Caroline Nehill, Lance Barrie, Karen Luxford, A. Nelson, Helen Zorbas, Donald Iverson
Australian Women's Awareness Of Breast Cancer Symptoms And Responses To Potential Symptoms, Sandra Jones, Parri Gregory, Caroline Nehill, Lance Barrie, Karen Luxford, A. Nelson, Helen Zorbas, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Poor awareness of breast cancer symptoms has been associated with patient delay in seeking help; thus reduced survival, more aggressive treatment, and fewer treatment choices. The aim of this study was to develop a representative picture of Australian women’s knowledge of symptoms, experienced potential symptoms, and behavioral responses. A general population sample of approximately 3,000 women aged 30–69 completed a telephone survey; results were compared to previous surveys conducted in 1996 and 2003. The most commonly cited potential symptom of breast cancer was a lump in the breast, identified by 86% of respondents (an increase from 75% in 2003). Other …
Qualitative Methods For Evaluative Research In Health Education Programs, Patricia Mullen, Donald Iverson
Qualitative Methods For Evaluative Research In Health Education Programs, Patricia Mullen, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Qualitative methods can play a significant role in both formative and summative evaluations. There are at least six functions of qualitative methods in evaluation. Tables and figures present information on characteristics of qualitative and quantitative methods, selected qualitative evaluation models, and a checklist of evaluation situations for which qualitative methods are appropriate.
Medical Self-Care And Use Of The Medical Care System, D Vickery, Donald Iverson
Medical Self-Care And Use Of The Medical Care System, D Vickery, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.
School Health Education, Lawrence Green, Donald Iverson
School Health Education, Lawrence Green, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
In this review we assess the recent developments in research and practice pertaining to health education in schools. We begin by defining school health education within the broader framework of community health education and promotion. The shifting priorities, purposes, and assumptions of school health education are traced and attributed. They lead to a new generation of problems and methods that call for a concentration of research on ways to combine the classroom contributions of health education with the broader organizational, economic, and environmental supports that will predispose, enable, and reinforce behavior conducive to health.
An Evaluation Handbook For Health Education Programs In Alcohol And Substance Abuse, Walter Gunn, D Orenstein, Donald Iverson, P Mullen
An Evaluation Handbook For Health Education Programs In Alcohol And Substance Abuse, Walter Gunn, D Orenstein, Donald Iverson, P Mullen
Don C. Iverson
This handbook provides assessment tools for systematic evaluation of health education programs in the field of alcohol and substance abuse. Key fundamentals of systematic evaluation as applied to health education programs are reviewed. Explanations of the handbook's measures, their relationships, rationale, and procedures are given. Included are guidelines for using the measures with practical suggestions for their selection, administration, and scoring. The behavior, knowledge, skill, and affective outcome upon which the handbook is based are discussed. Newly developed measures not yet verified, with their test specifications, as well as existing measures are given. A nine-page annotated bibliography on evaluation methods …
Dementia And Retirement From Driving: People With Dementia And Their Carers Critique Available Tools, Catherine Andrew, Victoria Traynor, Donald Iverson
Dementia And Retirement From Driving: People With Dementia And Their Carers Critique Available Tools, Catherine Andrew, Victoria Traynor, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Introduction: - Discuss current thinking about the role of practitioners in supporting a person with dementia to consider retirement from driving - Highlight findings from a research project involving drivers over 55 and people with dementia about what support they consider helpful in considering retirement from driving
Predictive Models For Frequency And Proficiency Of Bse Performance, C Chrvala, Donald Iverson
Predictive Models For Frequency And Proficiency Of Bse Performance, C Chrvala, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
No abstract provided.