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Narveen J - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Vaccine Rates and Protective Health Behaviors amongst College Students during Influenza Season
Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 2017Co-Authors: Ashley Franks, Narveen JAbstract:Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the influenza vaccination rates and other Protective Health Behaviors amongst college students during the 2014-2015 influenza seasons. Materials & Methods: In this study, an online survey was used to determine the rate the influenza vaccination rates and any changes in student hygienic Behaviors during the 2014-2015 influenza season amongst college students. Survey responses were collected from Jan. 15, 2015 to Feb. 15, 2015 and elicited 265 responses from college students. Results: The total vaccine rate among respondents was 23%, but compared to the previous year (2013-2014) the overall vaccination rate among respondents decreased by 10%. Regardless of vaccination, 53% of total respondents reported a ‘slight change’ or ‘more’ in the Protective Health Behavior of hand-washing. Discussion: The influenza vaccination rate amongst college students is within the range of the national CDC vaccination rate of 31% for this age group. The decrease in vaccination rates from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 was consistent with the mismatch between the influenza strain and vaccine targets. Conclusion: Beyond vaccination, protection against influenza also involves enhanced personal and hand-hygiene Behaviors. Such Behaviors are very important on a college campus due to close living conditions and other social and casual Behaviors.
Kenneth A. Wallston - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness - Social psychological foundations of Health and illness
2003Co-Authors: Jerry Suls, Kenneth A. WallstonAbstract:List of contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction to Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness: Jerry Suls (University of Iowa) and Kenneth A. Wallston (Vanderbilt University). Part I: Models of Health/Risk Behavior and Behavior Change:. 2. Healthy Lifestyle across the Life--Span: The Heck with the Surgeon General: Howard Friedman (University of California, Riverside). 3. Exploring the links between risk perceptions and preventive Behavior: Neil Weinstein (Cook College). 4. Communicating about Health: Message Framing, Persuasion and Health Behavior: Peter Salovey (Yale University) and Duane Wegener (Purdue University). 5. The Information--Motivation--Behavioral Skills Model: A General Social Psychological Approach to Understanding and Promoting Health Behavior: William A. Fisher (University of Western Ontario), Jeffrey D. Fisher (University of Connecticut), and Jennifer J. Harman (University of Connecticut). 6. A Social Reaction Model of Adolescent Health Risk: Frederick X. Gibbons, Meg Gerrard, and David J. Lane (all Iowa State University). 7. Affect, Thought and Protective Health Behavior: The Case of Worry and Cancer Screening: Kevin McCaul and Amy Boedicker Mullens (both North Dakota State University). 8. Social--Cognitive Factors in Health Behavior Change: Britta Renner (Ernst--Moritz--Arndt--Universitaet Greifswald) and Ralf Schwarzer (Free University of Berlin). Part II: Social--Cognitive Processes in Health:. 9. Common Sense Models of Illness: Implications for Symptom Perception and Health--Related Behaviors: Rene Martin (University of Iowa), Nan Rothrock (University of Iowa), Howard Leventhal (Rutgers University), and Elaine Leventhal (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey). 10. Contributions of Social Comparison to Physical Illness and Well--Being: Jerry Suls (University of Iowa). 11. Interpersonal Emotional Processes in Adjustment to Chronic Illness: Robert F. DeVellis, Megan A. Lewis, and Katherine Regan Sterba (all University of North Carolina). 12. The Social, Linguistic and Health Consequences of Emotional Disorder: James Pennebaker (University of Texas at Austin). 13. Affiliation, Social Support and BioBehavioral Responses to Health: Shelley Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles), Laura Cousino Klein (Pennsylvania State University), Tara L. Gruenewald (University of California, Los Angeles), Regan A.R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin), and Sara Fernandes--Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles). Part III: Personality and Health:. 14. Toward a Social Psychophysiology of Cardiovascular Reactivity: Interpersonal Concepts and Methods in the Study of Stress and Coronary Disease: Timothy Smith (University of Utah), Linda Gallo (San Diego State University), and John Ruiz (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine). 15. Gender--Related Traits and Health: Vicki Helgeson (Carnegie Mellon University). 16. Self--Regulatory Processes and Responses to Health Threats: Effects of Optimism on Well--Being: Michael Scheier (Carnegie Mellon University) and Charles Carver (University of Miami). Part IV: Adaptation to Stress and Chronic Illness:. 17. The Influence of Psychological Factors on Restorative Function in Health and Illness: Ashley W. Smith and Andrew Baum (both University of Pittsburgh). 18. Coping and Adjustment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Craig A. Smith, Kenneth A. Wallston, and Kathleen A. Dwyer (all Vanderbilt University). 19. Daily Processes in Health and Illness: Howard Tennen (University of Connecticut Health Center), Glenn Affleck (University of Connecticut Health Center), and Stephen Armelli (Pace University). 20. Scenes from a Marriage: The Coupling of Support, Coping and Gender within the Context of Chronic Illness: Tracey A. Revenson (City University of New York Graduate Center). Index.
Ashley Franks - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Vaccine Rates and Protective Health Behaviors amongst College Students during Influenza Season
Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 2017Co-Authors: Ashley Franks, Narveen JAbstract:Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the influenza vaccination rates and other Protective Health Behaviors amongst college students during the 2014-2015 influenza seasons. Materials & Methods: In this study, an online survey was used to determine the rate the influenza vaccination rates and any changes in student hygienic Behaviors during the 2014-2015 influenza season amongst college students. Survey responses were collected from Jan. 15, 2015 to Feb. 15, 2015 and elicited 265 responses from college students. Results: The total vaccine rate among respondents was 23%, but compared to the previous year (2013-2014) the overall vaccination rate among respondents decreased by 10%. Regardless of vaccination, 53% of total respondents reported a ‘slight change’ or ‘more’ in the Protective Health Behavior of hand-washing. Discussion: The influenza vaccination rate amongst college students is within the range of the national CDC vaccination rate of 31% for this age group. The decrease in vaccination rates from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015 was consistent with the mismatch between the influenza strain and vaccine targets. Conclusion: Beyond vaccination, protection against influenza also involves enhanced personal and hand-hygiene Behaviors. Such Behaviors are very important on a college campus due to close living conditions and other social and casual Behaviors.
Jerry Suls - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness - Social psychological foundations of Health and illness
2003Co-Authors: Jerry Suls, Kenneth A. WallstonAbstract:List of contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction to Social Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness: Jerry Suls (University of Iowa) and Kenneth A. Wallston (Vanderbilt University). Part I: Models of Health/Risk Behavior and Behavior Change:. 2. Healthy Lifestyle across the Life--Span: The Heck with the Surgeon General: Howard Friedman (University of California, Riverside). 3. Exploring the links between risk perceptions and preventive Behavior: Neil Weinstein (Cook College). 4. Communicating about Health: Message Framing, Persuasion and Health Behavior: Peter Salovey (Yale University) and Duane Wegener (Purdue University). 5. The Information--Motivation--Behavioral Skills Model: A General Social Psychological Approach to Understanding and Promoting Health Behavior: William A. Fisher (University of Western Ontario), Jeffrey D. Fisher (University of Connecticut), and Jennifer J. Harman (University of Connecticut). 6. A Social Reaction Model of Adolescent Health Risk: Frederick X. Gibbons, Meg Gerrard, and David J. Lane (all Iowa State University). 7. Affect, Thought and Protective Health Behavior: The Case of Worry and Cancer Screening: Kevin McCaul and Amy Boedicker Mullens (both North Dakota State University). 8. Social--Cognitive Factors in Health Behavior Change: Britta Renner (Ernst--Moritz--Arndt--Universitaet Greifswald) and Ralf Schwarzer (Free University of Berlin). Part II: Social--Cognitive Processes in Health:. 9. Common Sense Models of Illness: Implications for Symptom Perception and Health--Related Behaviors: Rene Martin (University of Iowa), Nan Rothrock (University of Iowa), Howard Leventhal (Rutgers University), and Elaine Leventhal (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey). 10. Contributions of Social Comparison to Physical Illness and Well--Being: Jerry Suls (University of Iowa). 11. Interpersonal Emotional Processes in Adjustment to Chronic Illness: Robert F. DeVellis, Megan A. Lewis, and Katherine Regan Sterba (all University of North Carolina). 12. The Social, Linguistic and Health Consequences of Emotional Disorder: James Pennebaker (University of Texas at Austin). 13. Affiliation, Social Support and BioBehavioral Responses to Health: Shelley Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles), Laura Cousino Klein (Pennsylvania State University), Tara L. Gruenewald (University of California, Los Angeles), Regan A.R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin), and Sara Fernandes--Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles). Part III: Personality and Health:. 14. Toward a Social Psychophysiology of Cardiovascular Reactivity: Interpersonal Concepts and Methods in the Study of Stress and Coronary Disease: Timothy Smith (University of Utah), Linda Gallo (San Diego State University), and John Ruiz (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine). 15. Gender--Related Traits and Health: Vicki Helgeson (Carnegie Mellon University). 16. Self--Regulatory Processes and Responses to Health Threats: Effects of Optimism on Well--Being: Michael Scheier (Carnegie Mellon University) and Charles Carver (University of Miami). Part IV: Adaptation to Stress and Chronic Illness:. 17. The Influence of Psychological Factors on Restorative Function in Health and Illness: Ashley W. Smith and Andrew Baum (both University of Pittsburgh). 18. Coping and Adjustment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Craig A. Smith, Kenneth A. Wallston, and Kathleen A. Dwyer (all Vanderbilt University). 19. Daily Processes in Health and Illness: Howard Tennen (University of Connecticut Health Center), Glenn Affleck (University of Connecticut Health Center), and Stephen Armelli (Pace University). 20. Scenes from a Marriage: The Coupling of Support, Coping and Gender within the Context of Chronic Illness: Tracey A. Revenson (City University of New York Graduate Center). Index.
Dolores Albarracin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Action Tweets Linked to Reduced County-Level HIV Prevalence in the United States: Online Messages and Structural Determinants
AIDS and Behavior, 2016Co-Authors: Molly E. Ireland, Qijia Chen, H. Andrew Schwartz, Lyle H. Ungar, Dolores AlbarracinAbstract:HIV is uncommon in most US counties but travels quickly through vulnerable communities when it strikes. Tracking Behavior through social media may provide an unobtrusive, naturalistic means of predicting HIV outbreaks and understanding the Behavioral and psychological factors that increase communities’ risk. General action goals, or the motivation to engage in cognitive and motor activity, may support Protective Health Behavior (e.g., using condoms) or encourage activity indiscriminately (e.g., risky sex), resulting in mixed Health effects. We explored these opposing hypotheses by regressing county-level HIV prevalence on action language (e.g., work , plan ) in over 150 million tweets mapped to US counties. Controlling for demographic and structural predictors of HIV, more active language was associated with lower HIV rates. By leveraging language used on social media to improve existing predictive models of geographic variation in HIV, future targeted HIV-prevention interventions may have a better chance of reaching high-risk communities before outbreaks occur.
