American journal of preventive medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of a multimodal online well-being intervention: a randomized controlled trial.
Well-being encompasses physical, psychological, and social aspects of health and predicts healthcare utilization and expenditures. Despite their potential clinical impact, interventions that leverage social network effects to target well-being are uncommon. ⋯ A multimodal online intervention leveraging social network effects significantly improved well-being over control. Higher levels of participation as well as increasing levels of social integration were associated with greater improvement in well-being.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The Ask-Advise-Connect approach for smokers in a safety net healthcare system: a group-randomized trial.
Because smoking has a profound impact on socioeconomic disparities in illness and death, it is crucial that vulnerable populations of smokers be targeted with treatment. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all patients be asked about their smoking at every visit and that smokers be given brief advice to quit and referred to treatment. ⋯ The AAC approach to aiding smoking cessation has tremendous potential to reduce tobacco-related health disparities.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A novel food pantry program: food security, self-sufficiency, and diet-quality outcomes.
The number of food pantries in the U.S. has grown dramatically over 3 decades, yet food insecurity remains a persistent public health problem. ⋯ Freshplace may serve as a model for other food pantries to promote food security rather than short-term assistance by addressing the underlying causes of poverty.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Physical activity in parks: A randomized controlled trial using community engagement.
Physical inactivity is an important health risk factor that could be addressed at the community level. ⋯ Providing park directors and PABs with training on outreach and marketing, feedback on park users, and modest funds increased the amount of physical activity observed in parks.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand.
Treatment for tobacco dependence is not available in many low-resource settings, especially in developing countries. ⋯ The intervention enhanced abstinence by 91%-136% at 6 months, relative to the control group, although self-reports at 14 months suggest tapering of the treatment effect. The intervention may offer a viable, cost-effective alternative to current smoking-cessation approaches in low-resource settings.