American journal of preventive medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Correcting over 50 years of tobacco industry misinformation.
In 2006, a U.S. Federal Court ruled that the major domestic cigarette manufacturers were guilty of conspiring to deny, distort, and minimize the hazards of cigarette smoking to the public and ordered corrective statements to correct these deceptions. ⋯ Each of the proposed corrective statements tested helped correct false beliefs about smoking, but sustained impact will likely require repeated exposures to the message.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of a web-based colorectal cancer screening patient decision aid: a randomized controlled trial in a mixed-literacy population.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces mortality yet remains underutilized. Low health literacy may contribute to this underutilization by interfering with patients' ability to understand and receive preventive health services. ⋯ The web-based decision aid increased patients' ability to form a test preference and their intent to receive screening, regardless of literacy level. Further study should examine ways the decision aid can be combined with additional system changes to increase CRC screening.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Video game play, child diet, and physical activity behavior change a randomized clinical trial.
Video games designed to promote behavior change are a promising venue to enable children to learn healthier behaviors. ⋯ Playing Diab and Nano resulted in an increase in fruit and vegetable intake. Research is needed on the optimal design of video game components to maximize change.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Alcohol risk management in college settings: the safer California universities randomized trial.
Potentially effective environmental strategies have been recommended to reduce heavy alcohol use among college students. However, studies to date on environmental prevention strategies are few in number and have been limited by their nonexperimental designs, inadequate sample sizes, and lack of attention to settings where the majority of heavy drinking events occur. ⋯ Environmental prevention strategies targeting settings where the majority of heavy drinking events occur appear to be effective in reducing the incidence and likelihood of intoxication among college students.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
New moves-preventing weight-related problems in adolescent girls a group-randomized study.
Weight-related problems are prevalent in adolescent girls. ⋯ New Moves provides a model for addressing the broad spectrum of weight-related problems among adolescent girls. Further work is needed to enhance the effectiveness of interventions to improve weight status of youth.