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Direct linkBowden, Dawn E.; Barr, Nikki; Rickert, Shannon – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: This study examined the effects of chronic health conditions on tobacco cessation and participation in a follow-up assessment among 13,900 smokers in a telephone-based tobacco cessation programme. Design: This study involved gathering data from individuals during pre- and post-intervention telephonic assessments following their decision…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Conditions, Program Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology)
Niederdeppe, Jeff; Shapiro, Michael A.; Porticella, Norman – Human Communication Research, 2011
Informed by theory and research on attributions and narrative persuasion, we compared the effectiveness of narrative and nonnarrative messages in changing attributions of responsibility for causes and solutions related to obesity in the United States. We randomly assigned 500 adults to view one of three messages (narrative, evidence, and a hybrid…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Obesity, Responsibility, Public Officials
Rimmer, James H.; Yamaki, Kiyoshi – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2006
While much of the industrialized world struggles for clues to the growing rise in obesity in their respective countries, researchers and service providers involved in understanding the health characteristics and health behaviors of persons with intellectual disability (ID) struggle with their own issues regarding the increased prevalence of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Mental Retardation, Community Involvement, Health Behavior
