Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPredicting long-term maintenance of physical activity in older adults.
Considerable research has established that self-efficacy is a consistent correlate of physical activity. Additional factors, such as exercise-induced affect, social support, and value judgments, have also been identified as having the potential to influence adherence to activity. This study examined the utility of such variables in predicting the long-term exercise behavior of older adults. ⋯ This prospective study provides support for the inclusion of social cognitive variables in models of exercise adherence and highlights the pivotal role of self-efficacy in long-term exercise behavior. Subsequent trials are called for to replicate and extend these findings.
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Preventive medicine · Aug 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialResults of a randomized trial to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Filipino American women.
This paper reports the first evaluation of an intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Filipino American women. ⋯ Our intervention was only effective in increasing cancer screening among relatively recent immigrants who had very low baseline screening rates.