The effect of risk assessment in conjunction with health promotion education on compliance with preventive behaviors.
In this study, 55 subjects were given prevention-oriented recommendations from general, detailed nutritional, and Type A personality risk assessments in conjunction with health promotion education. Changes in compliance with health behaviors were measured 13 months after the first assessment, using the same three risk assessment instruments. Based on self-report, a statistically significant number of persons changed from noncompliance to compliance on three nutritional behaviors, three behaviors related to health-promoting exercise and recreation, and one medical screening behavior. A statistically significant reduction in mean from the first to second year was observed for daily sodium intake and percent of calories from fat, and a significant increase in mean percent of time using seatbelts. Though limited by study design, the results provide encouraging evidence in support of the proposition that risk assessment in conjunction with health promotion education can effect positive change in preventive behaviors.
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Master of Arts in Education/Allied Health Sciences Program, School of Health Related Professions, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
Acton
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Goodson
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Go
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Struempler
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Roseman
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States