Behavioral mediators of colorectal cancer screening in a randomized controlled intervention trial.

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Maxwell, A. E., Bastani, R., Crespi, C. M., Danao, L. L., & Cayetano, R. T. (2011). Behavioral mediators of colorectal cancer screening in a randomized controlled intervention trial. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 52(2), 167-173.
Background: Understanding mediators for behavioral change is important for the optimization of intervention strategies. This report examines mediators of change in the context of …

Tailoring interventions for health behavior change in breast cancer screening.

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Champion, V., Foster, J. L., & Menon, U. (1996). Tailoring interventions for health behavior change in breast cancer screening. Cancer practice, 5(5), 283-288.
Purpose: Health professionals continue to seek strategies to help individuals increase health-promoting behaviors and decrease those behaviors related to unhealthy lifestyles. Var…

A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): study protocol.

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Hawkes, A. L., Hamilton, K., White, K. M., & Young, R. M. (2012). A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): study protocol. BMC cancer, 12(1), 1.
Background: Most skin cancers are preventable by encouraging consistent use of sun protective behaviour. In Australia, adolescents have high levels of knowledge and awareness of t…

Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations.

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Adams, M. A., Norman, G. J., Hovell, M. F., Sallis, J. F., & Patrick, K., (2009). Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations. Health Psychology, 28(2), 217-225.
Objective: The Transtheoretical model (TTM) integrates principles of operant learning, such as stimulus control and reinforcement, and psychological factors, such as decisional ba…

Testing the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart worksite health communication campaign: A group-randomized experimental study.

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Andersen, P. A., Buller, D. B., Voeks, J. H., Walkosz, B. J., Scott, M. D., Cutter, G. R., & Dignan, M. B., (2008). Testing the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart worksite health communication campaign: A group-randomized experimental study. Journal of Communication, 58, 447-471.
This study examined the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart (GSS) campaign, a large-scale health communication intervention designed to promote sun safety to employees at 26 ski…

Effects of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways curriculum on students in grades 6 to 8.

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Buller, D. B., Reynolds, K. D., Yaroch, A., Cutter, G. R., Hines, J. M., Geno, C. R., Maloy, J. A., Brown, M., Woodall, G., & Grandpre, J., (2006). Effects of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways curriculum on students in grades 6 to 8. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(1), 13-22.
Background: There are few effective sun-safety education programs for use in secondary schools. Project aims were to create a sun-safety curriculum for grades 6 to 8, and to test …

Randomized trial evaluating computer-based sun safety education for children in elementary school.

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Buller, M. K., Kane, I. L., Martin, R. C., Giese, A. J., Cutter, G. R., Saba, L. M., & Buller, D. B., (2008). Randomized trial evaluating computer-based sun safety education for children in elementary school. Journal of Cancer Education, 23, 74-79.
Background. Interactive multimedia programs derived from the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways (SDHW) sun safety curriculum were evaluated with children aged 5-13.  Methods. A randomized …

Sustainability of the dissemination of an occupational sun protection program in a randomized trial.

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Buller, D. B., Walkosz, B. J., Andersen, P. A., Scott, M. D., Dignan, M. B., Cutter, G. R., Zhang, X., & Kane, I. L., (2012). Sustainability of the dissemination of an occupational sun protection program in a randomized trial. Health Education & Behaviour, 39(4), 498-502.
Sustainability of an occupational sun safety program, Go Sun Smart (GSS), was explored in a randomized trial, testing dissemination strategies at 68 U.S. and Canadian ski areas in…

Investigating the role of appearance-based factors in predicting sunbathing and tanning salon use (Doctoral dissertation).

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Cafri, G. (2008). Investigating the role of appearance-based factors in predicting sunbathing and tanning salon use (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3326050)
Understanding the motives for sunbathing and indoor tanning is an extremely important public health issue. UV exposure via sunbathing and utilization of sun lamps and tanning beds…

Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge.

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Cheng, C. E., Irwin, B., Mauriello, D., Hemminger, L., Pappert, A., Kimball, A. B., (2010). Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47, 106-109.
Racial and ethnic differences may influence sun protection behaviour. Adolescent students were administered a sun protection questionnaire and educational program. White people ha…

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