Disease relevance of Health Behavior

• The strong genetic components of the levels of LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and relative weight may in part explain why some women have high levels of these coronary disease risk factors despite following recommended health behaviors [1].
• Stress-induced alterations in health behaviors may lead to weight gain in children [2].
• STUDY DESIGN: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is an ongoing, state-based random-digit-dialed telephone survey of the US population that collects various health behavior information, including the use of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests [3].
• OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of a wellness intervention program for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) on health behaviors and quality of life (QOL) [4].
• The Ironson-woods Spirituality/Religiousness Index is associated with long survival, health behaviors, less distress, and low cortisol in people with HIV/AIDS [5].

Psychiatry related information on Health Behavior

• Patients completed self-report scales assessing various activity abilities and health behaviors, a measure of pain description (McGill Pain Language Questionnaire, MPQ), and health related measures of personality (Illness Behavior Questionnaire, IBQ) and cognitive style (Multifactorial Health Locus of Control, MHLC) [6].
• Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between hostility and health behaviors including tobacco smoking, alcohol use, body-mass index, caffeine use, and level of physical activity, after sociodemographic factors were accounted for [7].
• Data collection included their demographic factors, treatment of hypothetical patients, self-efficacy regarding counseling patients about cholesterol reduction and personal health behaviors, outcome expectations, and cholesterol knowledge and attitudes [8].
• Three main steps characterize the intervention: examining health behaviors and compliance issues with the patients using rehearsal of specific coping skills in problem solving activity; using Locus of Control concepts to facilitate process; and encouraging the patient to practice and apply the coping skills in stressful situations [9].
• RESULTS: Eight conceptual clusters were identified: 1) Self-assessment, Self-care, and Quality of Life; 2) Health Status, Health Behaviors; 3) Self-assessment of Health; 4) Practical/Economic/ Environmental Concerns; 5) Needs Assessment; 6) CAM vs. Conventional Medicine; 7) Knowledge of CAM; and 8) Experience with CAM [10].

High impact information on Health Behavior

• Levels of IL-6 and health behaviors associated with IL-6 were measured across 6 years [11].
• CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that early renal function decline is 3 times more likely to develop in blacks than whites and that potentially modifiable factors, including lower socioeconomic status, suboptimal health behaviors, and suboptimal control of glucose level and blood pressure, account for more than 80% of this disparity [12].
• To determine trends in the detection and treatment of elevated cholesterol, a series of studies known as the Minnesota Heart Survey evaluated cardiovascular disease, risk, and health behavior among adults in the upper Midwest between 1980 and 1992 [13].
• Associations of plasma isoflavone concentrations with other dietary behaviors suggest that these compounds may serve as biomarkers of health behaviors in populations with low soy consumption [14].
• Among the women, greater cortisol excretion was associated with poorer baseline memory performance, independent of socio-demographic, health status, health behavior, and psychosocial characteristics [15].

Chemical compound and disease context of Health Behavior

• In addition, caffeine consumption effects might confound ambulatory investigations of the cardiovascular effects of other psychosocial, personality, or health-behavior factors [16].
• Age, race, educational level, folic acid awareness, marital status, pregnancy intent, and other preventive health behaviors were the most important predictors of compliance [17].
• The aggression-immunity relationship was independent of testosterone level, age, current health status, and negative health behaviors and was most pronounced for helper/inducer T cells [18].
• PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of 870 participants from the MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging. MEASUREMENTS: Baseline information was obtained for serum uric acid level, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), prevalent medical conditions, and health behaviors [19].
• The investigation showed tha the dental health behavior of the Finnish people with respect to brushing of the teeth has much room for improvement [20].

Biological context of Health Behavior

• OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of patient knowledge concerning seven health behaviors identified by the U.S. Public Health Service Expert Panel and low birth weight [21].

Anatomical context of Health Behavior

• Furthermore, men who found meaning showed less rapid declines in CD4 T cell levels and lower rates of AIDS-related mortality (all ps < .05), independent of health status at baseline, health behaviors, and other potential confounds [22].

Gene context of Health Behavior

• However, many ICA+ individuals report initiating lifestyle or health behavior changes in an effort to delay or prevent IDDM onset [23].
• RESULTS: Foreign-born Black men were in better overall health than their US-born Black counterparts and were much less likely than either US-born Black or White men to report adverse health behaviors [24].
• Theory (SLT), which addresses both the psychosocial dynamics underlying health behavior and the methods of promoting behavior change, while emphasizing cognitive processes and their effect on behavior [25].
• CONCLUSION: These data provide initial support for the positive effects of wellness interventions to improve health behaviors and selected dimensions of QOL for women with MS [4].
• RESULTS: Elevated CRP levels were associated with disability in IADL, LSA, LEM, and GPA, independent of basic demographics, chronic medical diseases, health behaviors, as well as nutritional markers [26].

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