Download or read book The Relationship of Health Locus of Control the Health Promotion Practices of Exercise and Nutrition and Reported Health Status in African American Adult Women written by Mavis Cooke Brewster and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Health Locus of Control and Health Promoting Practices of Middle Aged African American Women written by Ellie Seymour and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship between Perceived Wellness and Stages of Change for Exercise among Rural African American Women written by Imani C. Goodwin and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2010-05-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perceived Health Status Perceived Self efficacy and Health promoting Practices Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Rural African American Women written by Linda H. Godley and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perceptions of African American Women about Their Dietary Habits written by Christine Dial-Benton Ph. D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promoting Healthy Diets and Active Lifestyles to Lower SES Adults written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Faith based Support and Physical Activity Levels Among African American Women in Faith Communities written by Sharon Taylor Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for death worldwide, and is a major contributor for a number of chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cancer in the United States (CDC, 2014; World Health Organization, 2010). This public health problem is more prevalent among African American women who have been diagnosed with chronic health conditions and live sedentary lifestyles. Therefore, identifying strategies that contribute to improving physical activity levels are warranted for this population. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between participation in faith-based groups and physical activity levels among African American women in faith communities. The Health Promotion Model was used as the theoretical framework to explore how motivational significance of physical and psychosocial variables influence health behavioral outcomes. A descriptive correlational design was conducted using a convenience sample of 115 African American women 21 - 64 years of age. The participants were recruited from eight predominantly African American faith communities located in north-central Texas. Demographics, health conditions, and health promoting physical activity data were collected at baseline. Then participants were instructed to record their faith-based group participation and pedometer readings on a daily tracking record over a 14 consecutive day study period. Data were then collected at the end of the study period. Bivariate analyses using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, revealed a significant association between participation in faith-based groups r(79) = .282, p = .011 and pedometer readings. Correlational findings using the Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient revealed faith-based support approached statistical significance rs(79) = .215, p = .053 with pedometer readings. Education rs(112) = .252, p = .007 and income rs(109) = .285, p = .002 were significantly associated with the health promoting physical activity subscale mean scores of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire. Health promoting physical activity scores were significantly and negatively associated rs(115) = -.299, p = .001 with current health conditions. Examining the impact of social and cultural approaches to physical activity participation would contribute to the current body of knowledge, and identify strategies that contribute to improving health promoting physical activity practices. The implications for the study revealed that inadequate progression has been made to improve physical activity levels in African American women, and that future research is warranted for exploring increased physical activity participation and decreased attrition rates in at risk populations.
Download or read book Health Beliefs Health Locus of Control Self Efficacy and Breast Self Examination Behaviors Among Adult African American Women written by Pier Angeli Broadnax and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Health Locus of Control and Health Promotion Behaviors in Adults written by Barbara D. Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship of Health Locus of Control and Self esteem to Health Promotion Practices in People Greater Than 80 Years of Age written by Priscilla A. Vories and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promoting Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nation's history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic underpinnings of health and ill health, improvements in the effectiveness and variety of pharmaceuticals, and other developments in biomedical research have helped develop cures for many illnesses and improve the lives of those with chronic diseases. By itself, however, biomedical research cannot address the most significant challenges to improving public health. Approximately half of all causes of mortality in the United States are linked to social and behavioral factors such as smoking, diet, alcohol use, sedentary lifestyle, and accidents. Yet less than five percent of the money spent annually on U.S. health care is devoted to reducing the risks of these preventable conditions. Behavioral and social interventions offer great promise, but as yet their potential has been relatively poorly tapped. Promoting Health identifies those promising areas of social science and behavioral research that may address public health needs. It includes 12 papersâ€"commissioned from some of the nation's leading expertsâ€"that review these issues in detail, and serves to assess whether the knowledge base of social and behavioral interventions has been useful, or could be useful, in the development of broader public health interventions.
Download or read book Healthy Habits written by Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyzes the relationship between individuals' locus of control and their decisions to exercise regularly, eat well, drink moderately, and avoid tobacco. Our primary goal is to assess the relative importance of the alternative pathways that potentially link locus of control to healthy habits. We find that individuals with an internal locus of control are more likely to eat well and exercise regularly. This link cannot be explained by the extent to which they are future-orientated and value their health, however. There are important gender differences in explaining the link between perceptions of control and healthy habits. Men with an internal locus of control expect to have higher health returns to their investments in diet and exercise. In contrast, women with an internal locus of control maintain healthy habits because they derive greater satisfaction from those activities than women with external control tendencies.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Perceived Wellness and Stages of Change for Exercise Among Rural African American Women written by Imani Carolyn Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the US, and African American women (AAW) have a disproportionately high rate of deaths from CVD. Physical inactivity plays a major role in CVD development. It has been reported that some rural women have low rates of physical activity; 39% of White women and 57% of women of color are reported to be physically inactive. Rural AAW have a high mortality and morbidity rate related to CVD and a high rate of physical inactivity. The purpose of this study was to describe rural AAW's perception of wellness in conjunction with their stage of change for engaging in exercise. A questionnaire was designed to obtain demographic information and reliable and valid questionnaires were used to measure perceived wellness and current stage of change for exercise. Using a descriptive, cross-sectional design, a convenience sample of 162 rural AAW was recruited from four rural churches in Selma, Alabama. A one-time meeting was conducted and questionnaires were completed by the participants. Statistical analyses including independent samples t-tests and one-way and two-way ANOVAs were conducted to determine if there were associations among demographic characteristics, self-reported presence of CVD, perceived wellness, and stage of change for exercise. Findings indicated that there was no relationship between perceived wellness and stages of change for exercise among rural AAW; no relationship was found between perceived wellness and CVD, or CVD and stage of change for exercise. However, 51.3% of the sample reported they were physically active, and 21.6% planned to increase their activity within 30 days. Annual household income and employment status were positively correlated with perceived wellness, suggesting a greater sense of wellness is related to income and employment among these rural AAW. These findings have implications for nursing practice in the areas of facilitating health promoting behaviors and development of exercise and wellness programs for rural AAW.
Download or read book Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan written by Carole Edelman and published by Mosby Elsevier Health Science. This book was released on 1998 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocketbook of clinical medicine based on Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine (and cross-referenced to it by page number). In addition to being a portable version of Kumar for everyday on the job reference, this book offers added extras including exam questions, practical procedures, a dictionary of terms, abbreviations and normal values (on inside front and back covers) and space for notes after each section. It also features: medical emergency boxes (listed at the beginning of the book); a practical procedures chapter; final exam questions and answers; differential diagnosis tables for all major diseases and symptoms; coverage of social and psychological issues; and On the Net boxes - referring the reader to major relevant Web sites for specific diseases.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Health Beliefs and Attitudes on Physical Activity Among African American Women Age 35 and Older with a Self reported Diagnosis of Heart Disease written by Calvina D. Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing the Relationship of Health Locus of Control Hardiness and Health Risks in African Americans written by Sheila R. Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Health Locus of Control and Knowledge of Hypertension Disease Prevention in an African American Church Population written by Deborah Ann Smith and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
