The medically underserved: who is likely to exercise and why?
Adult; Female; Male; Ohio; Aged; Motivation; Exercise; Health Promotion; Counseling; Human; Convenience Sample; Questionnaires; Chi Square Test; Descriptive Statistics; Funding Source; Data Analysis Software; Interviews; Middle Age; Correlation Coefficient; Adolescence; Summated Rating Scaling; Whites; Preventive Health Care; Medically Underserved – Ohio
Adults who exercise regularly have better health, but only 15% of U.S. adults engage in regular exercise, with some social groups, such as people with lower incomes and women, having even lower rates. This study investigates the rate at which medically underserved patients receive exercise counseling from health care providers, characteristics of those who exercise, and barriers and motivations to exercise. The convenience sample was predominantly female and White and exclusively low-income and uninsured or underinsured. On average, participants were obese, by Federal Obesity Guidelines; 43% smoked. Although 60% of 126 patients reported that providers discussed exercise with them, the discussions had no relationship with patients' engagement in exercise. Women and those with lung problems, diabetes, or children in the home were less likely than others surveyed to exercise. The highest rated motivations included body image and health issues. The most important barriers were time, cost, and access to exercise facilities and equipment. In order for exercise counseling to be more effective, health care providers' interventions must consider patients' personal characteristics, health status, readiness to engage in an exercise program, and motivations and barriers to exercise.
Schrop S L; Pendleton BF; McCord G; Gil K M; Stockton L; McNatt J; Gilchrist V J
Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved
2006
2006-05
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2006.0069" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1353/hpu.2006.0069</a>
Factors Associated With Advance Care Planning Discussions by Area Agency on Aging Care Managers.
Female; Male; Ohio; Aged; Advance Directives; Human; Chi Square Test; Cross Sectional Studies; Surveys; Middle Age; Correlation Coefficient; T-Tests; Case Managers; Secondary Analysis; Advance Care Planning – In Old Age
Hazelett Susan; Baughman Kristin R; Palmisano Barbara; Sanders Margaret; Ludwick Ruth E
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
2013
2013-12
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/1049909112475153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/1049909112475153</a>
A Taste-intensity Visual Analog Scale: An Improved Zinc Taste-test Protocol.
West Virginia; Human; Funding Source; Data Analysis Software; Correlation Coefficient; Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient; Experimental Studies; Regression; T-Tests; Protocols; Solutions; Statistical Significance; Visual Analog Scaling; Taste – Evaluation; Zinc – Blood; Zinc Sulfate – Analysis
CONTEXT: Studies employing methods for measurement of zinc sulfate taste acuity have had diverse results, and although the studies have had limitations in design and implementation, they have suggested salient findings beyond the assessment of taste acuity. These findings have included, but were not limited to, relationships between zinc sulfate taste acuity and weight, levels of serum zinc, diastolic hypertension, levels of salivary carbonic anhydrase 6, and frequency of illness. However, current protocols for zinc sulfate taste assessment are problematic and warrant improvement. OBJECTIVE: The current study intended to compare the ranking scale for the original Bryce-Smith and Simpson zinc taste test (BS-ZTT) with a novel, taste-intensity visual analog scale (TI-VAS) to explore the potential for improved zinc sulfate taste-acuity measurement. DESIGN: Participants were administered a 0.1% solution of zinc sulfate and assessed using the 2 scales. SETTING: The study took place at West Liberty University, in West Liberty, WV, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 500 West Liberty University students who volunteered to participate in the study. RESULTS: A strong, statistically significant, positive correlation existed between the BS-ZTT and the TI-VAS scores (r s = 0.79; P \textless .0001; n = 491). CONCLUSIONS: The study found that the BS-ZTT offered a limited number of ordinal variable ranks and depended on an examiner's evaluation. Conversely, the TI-VAS had an expanded range of variables and was independent of the examiner. The TI-VAS can be used as a taste-acuity test for zinc sulfate and as a benchmark for future analyses of zinc sulfate taste acuity and zinc taste tests.
Zdilla Matthew J; Starkey Leah D; Saling Julia R
Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.)
2015
2015-04
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