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Understanding Health Behavior Technology Engagement: Pathway to Measuring Digital Behavior Change Interventions

JMIR Formative Research, 2019
Researchers and practitioners of digital behavior change interventions (DBCI) use varying and, often, incongruent definitions of the term “engagement,” thus leading to a lack of precision in DBCI measurement and evaluation. The objective of this paper is
H. Cole-Lewis, Nnamdi Ezeanochie, J. Turgiss   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why do women not prepare for pregnancy? Exploring women’s and health care providers’ views on barriers to uptake of preconception care in Mana District, Southwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Preconception care has the potential to reduce maternal and child morbidities and mortalities. It is a window of opportunity to timely alter or eliminate risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Firanbon Teshome, Yohannes Kebede, Fira Abamecha, Zewdie Birhanu   +3 more
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Practical implications of naloxone knowledge among suburban people who use opioids

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Naloxone distribution programs have been a cornerstone of the public health response to the overdose crisis in the USA. Yet people who use opioids (PWUO) continue to face a number of barriers accessing naloxone, including not knowing where it ...
Kristin E. Schneider, Glenna J. Urquhart, Saba Rouhani, Ju Nyeong Park, Miles Morris, Sean T. Allen, Susan G. Sherman   +6 more
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Using the Internet to Promote Health Behavior Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Theoretical Basis, Use of Behavior Change Techniques, and Mode of Delivery on Efficacy

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2010
Background The Internet is increasingly used as a medium for the delivery of interventions designed to promote health behavior change. However, reviews of these interventions to date have not systematically identified intervention characteristics and ...
Thomas Llewelyn Webb, J. Joseph, L. Yardley, S. Michie   +3 more
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The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2019
Background For people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), alcohol consumption is associated with poor treatment outcomes and medication adherence. This pilot study examined the feasibility of using smartphones and mobile Bluetooth breathalyzers for monitoring ...
Carolyn Lauckner, Erica Taylor, Darshti Patel, Alexis Whitmire   +3 more
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Acceptability of peer learning and education approach on malaria prevention (PLEA-malaria) through primary schools communities in rural Ethiopia: peer educators’ perspectives

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Evidence on peer educators’ experiences of implementing the school-based educational interventions on malaria prevention would be used as inputs for malaria eliminating efforts.
Fira Abamecha, Alemayehu Deressa, Morankar Sudhakar, Lakew Abebe, Yohannes Kebede, Dejene Tilahun, Firanbon Teshome, Zewdie Birhanu   +7 more
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Social support, social control and health behavior change in spouses [PDF]

, 2010
Our work on support processes in intimate relationships has focused on how partners in committed relationships help one another contend with personal difficulties, and how partners elicit and provide support in their day-to-day interactions.
Bejanyan, Kathrine, Hanson, Katherine, Pasch, Lauri A., Sullivan, Kieran T.   +3 more
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Exploration of facilitators of and barriers to the community-based service utilization for newborn possible serious bacterial infection management in Debre Libanos District, Ethiopia: descriptive qualitative study

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background Globally, possible serious bacterial infection [PSBI] is a cause for about 600,000 newborn deaths per year. To decrease the burden of this infection, a community-based management newborn PSBI when referral to hospital is not possible has been ...
Kasahun Girma Tareke, Yohannes Kebede Lemu, Garumma Tolu Feyissa   +2 more
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Stigmatizing attitudes about lung cancer among individuals who smoke cigarettes

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction Many individuals with lung cancer report experiencing stigma associated with their diagnosis. The objective of this study was to explore how different factors, including smoking status, lung cancer concern, and thoughts on smoking behaviors,
Destiny Diaz, Amanda J. Quisenberry, Brian V. Fix, Christine E. Sheffer, Richard J. O'Connor   +4 more
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Associations between perceptions of e-cigarette advertising and interest in product trial amongst US adult smokers and non-smokers: results from an internet-based pilot survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2015
Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have risen in popularity in the U.S. While recent studies have described the prevalence and demographics of e-cigarette users, few studies have evaluated the impact of advertising on perceptions and ...
Danielle M. Smith, Maansi Bansal-Travers, Richard J. O’Connor, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Andrew Hyland   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source