Journal articles: 'National College Health Assessment'

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Foster, Christina, Cyndy Caravelis, and Albert Kopak. "National College Health Assessment Measuring Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among College Students." American Journal of Public Health Research 2, no. 1 (December 21, 2013): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-2-1-1.

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Jarrett, T., J. Blosnich, C. Tworek, and K. Horn. "Hookah Use Among U.S. College Students: Results From the National College Health Assessment II." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 14, no. 10 (February 7, 2012): 1145–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nts003.

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Rahn, Rhonda N., Buster Pruitt, and Patricia Goodson. "Utilization and limitations of the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment instrument: A systematic review." Journal of American College Health 64, no. 3 (January 5, 2016): 214–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2015.1117463.

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Jarrett, Traci, and Rose M. Pignataro. "Cigarette smoking among college students with disabilities: National College Health Assessment II, Fall 2008–Spring 2009." Disability and Health Journal 6, no. 3 (July 2013): 204–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.01.011.

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Leino, E. Victor, and Jeremy Kisch. "Correlates and Predictors of Depression in College Students: Results from the Spring 2000 National College Health Assessment." American Journal of Health Education 36, no. 2 (April 2005): 66–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2005.10608162.

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Rader, Nicole E., Sarah A. Rogers, and Jeralynn S. Cossman. "Physical Health, Mental Health, and Fear of Crime Among College Students: A Consideration of Sex Differences." Violence Against Women 26, no. 1 (February 23, 2019): 3–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801219826749.

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This article examines how physical health and mental health affect college students’ fear of crime. Few studies have examined the influence of fear of crime on both objective and subjective measures of physical and mental health and—to our knowledge—none has examined how health measures vary by sex in the United States. In addition, most of the existing research targets older individuals, rather than college students. Using the ACHA-NCHA data set (American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment), we expand the fear of crime literature by examining both subjective and objective physical and mental health measures among college-aged men and women.

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Burcin, Michelle M., Shelley N. Armstrong, Jody O. Early, and Holly Godwin. "Optimizing college health promotion in the digital age: Comparingperceived well-being, health behaviors, health education needs and preferences between college students enrolled in fully online verses campus-based programs." Health Promotion Perspectives 9, no. 4 (October 24, 2019): 270–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/hpp.2019.37.

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Background: There is little published about non-traditional and online college students’ health and well-being. College health services must evolve to address the needs of this growing population. The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors, perceived well-being, health behaviors, and health education preferences of US college students enrolled in a fully online academic programs compared to a national sample of college students enrolled in campus based programs. Methods: This cross-sectional study included a volunteer sample of 961 college students enrolled in two large, U.S. accredited online universities. Participants completed an online survey that included questions and sub scales from the National College Health Assessment (NCHA, IIb). Responses on survey items from student learning online were compared to an equal sample of college students enrolled in non-online programs, randomly drawn from the NCHA IIb national data set (n = 961). Frequencies on survey items were calculated and mean scores of subset measures for online students were compared against those from the NCHA data set using two tailed z-test scores and independent sample t-tests with alpha at 0.05. Results: Online students reported significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher percentages of chronic illnesses, psychiatric conditions, mobility disabilities, deafness/hearing loss, speech/language disorders,cigarette use, obesity, sedentary activity, and depression than the NCHA national sample. Implication for Practice: Health professionals and leaders who work in higher education must consider the shifting landscape and demographics in higher education in order to develop more tailored, innovative digital health promotion approaches that effectively reach the growing population of online, commuter, and older learners.

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Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto, and Márcio Teixeira. "Equivalências semântica e conceitual da versão em português do National College Health Assessment II." Cadernos de Saúde Pública 28, no. 4 (April 2012): 806–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2012000400020.

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O objetivo do estudo foi realizar as equivalências semântica e conceitual do questionário National College Health Assessment II (NCHA II). Foram realizadas tradução para o português da versão original do NCHA II e retrotradução para o inglês. As versões do questionário foram analisadas por um comitê de juízes. A versão traduzida do NCHA II foi administrada experimentalmente em amostra de 64 estudantes universitários de ambos os sexos. Após discretas modificações apontadas nos processos de tradução, o comitê de juízes considerou que a versão para o idioma português do NCHA II apresentou equivalências semântica e conceitual. As etapas iniciais do processo de adaptação transcultural do questionário NCHA II foram satisfatórias. Porém, futuros estudos são necessários para identificar propriedades psicométricas e indicadores de validação previamente à sua efetiva recomendação para uso com segurança.

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Wald, Adrienne, Peter A. Muennig, Kathleen A. O'Connell, and Carol Ewing Garber. "Associations between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Academic Performance in U.S. Undergraduates: A Secondary Analysis of the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II." American Journal of Health Promotion 28, no. 5 (May 2014): 298–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.120518-quan-265.

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Tang, Ming. "Research on Application of College Students’ Physical Health Test Data." Advanced Materials Research 926-930 (May 2014): 1164–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.926-930.1164.

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According to the implementation approach of "National University Student Physical Health Standard" all college students have to carry out physical health standards and are tested annually. The test of college students physical health is a comprehensive assessment of college students' physical health status from the body shape, physical function, physical fitness and other aspects. Through studying and analyzing the test data of application of the physical health of college students,we know that we can learn the physical health of college students more objectively from the data and the data can also fully reflect the physical health of college students. It can specify the correct direction of the physical education and provide a valuable reference for the implementation of education reform.

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Wyatt, Tammy Jordan, Sara B. Oswalt, and Yesenia Ochoa. "Mental Health and Academic Success of First-Year College Students." International Journal of Higher Education 6, no. 3 (June 20, 2017): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v6n3p178.

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The prevalence and severity of mental health issues are increasing among college students, and such issues pose a threat to health and academic performance. Responses from 66,159 undergraduate students about mental health and academics from the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II were examined using regression analyses. Differences in mental health diagnoses were found by classification with first-year students reporting higher rates of self-injury and seriously considering suicide. Upperclassmen reported higher rates of academic impact from mental health factors. Findings indicate one’s first-year of college as the prime time to promote awareness of and strategies to prevent mental health issues or negative academic effects; implications for first-year experience programs are discussed.

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Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto, and André Luís dos Santos Silva. "National College Health Assessment II: propriedades psicométricas e concordância dos formatos impresso e on-line." Saúde e Pesquisa 13, no. 1 (March 2, 2020): 143–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2020v13n1p143-156.

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Os objetivos do estudo foram: (a) identificar e comparar as propriedades psicométricas da versão brasileira do questionário National College Health Assessment II (NCHA IIc) nos formatos impresso e on-line; e (b) verificar a capacidade de concordância entre os dados levantados por ambos os formatos. Ambos os formatos do questionário foram preenchidos por 371 estudantes universitários voluntários. Para identificar as propriedades psicométricas foi calculado coeficiente alfa de Cronbach (consistência interna) e realizada análise fatorial confirmatória e de multigrupo. A concordância entre os modelos foi medida por meio do percentual de concordância, estatística Kappa e coeficiente intraclasse. Os resultados do estudo indicam que a versão brasileira on-line do NCHA IIc forneceu dados de qualidade semelhante ao formato impresso tradicional, com vantagens logísticas e de custos substanciais, possibilitando, desse modo, sua aplicação em estudos futuros com finalidade de analisar condutas de proteção e risco para saúde de estudantes universitários no Brasil.

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Kisch, Jeremy, E. Victor Leino, and Morton M. Silverman. "Aspects of Suicidal Behavior, Depression, and Treatment in College Students: Results from the Spring 2000 National College Health Assessment Survey." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 35, no. 1 (February 2005): 3–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.35.1.3.59263.

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Forrester, Scott. "Benefits of Collegiate Recreational Sports Participation: Results from the 2013 NASPA Assessment and Knowledge Consortium Study." Recreational Sports Journal 39, no. 1 (April 2015): 2–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.2015-0005.

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This study reports the results from the 2013 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Assessment and Knowledge Consortium. Students ( N = 33,522) from 38 different colleges and universities across the United States completed the Recreation and Wellness Benchmark instrument. Using Astin's Theory of Student Involvement (1984), this study sought to determine if there were significant differences between different depth and breadth levels of participants' campus recreational sports involvement/participation on student retention, health and wellness, and student learning outcomes. Heavy Users placed significantly more importance on campus recreational sports facilities and programs when deciding to continue at their college/university, and felt they had increased or improved every health and wellness and student learning outcome from their participation in campus recreation significantly more when compared with Moderate, Light, and Non-Users. Findings from this nationwide study demonstrate the value of collegiate recreation to the college and university experience.

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Greenberg, Sheldon F. "State of Security at US Colleges and Universities: A National Stakeholder Assessment and Recommendations." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 1, S1 (September 2007): S47—S50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/dmp.0b013e31814a6955.

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ABSTRACTIn 2004 the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, sponsored a National Summit on Campus Public Safety. The summit brought together various stakeholders including campus police and security officials, local police chiefs, college and university faculty and administrators, federal officials, students and parents, and community leaders to address the issues and complexities of campus safety. Delegates to the summit identified key issues in campus safety and security, which included establishing a national center on campus safety, balancing traditional open environments with the need to secure vulnerable sites, improving coordination with state and local police, reducing internal fragmentation, elevating professionalism, and increasing eligibility of campus police and security agencies to compete for federal law enforcement funds. Focus on “active shooters” on campus, resulting from the Virginia Tech incident, should not diminish attention placed on the broader, more prevalent safety and security issues facing the nation's educational campuses. Recommendations resulting from the summit called for establishing a national agenda on campus safety, formation of a national center on campus public safety, and increased opportunity for campus police and security agencies to compete for federal and state funds. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2007;1(Suppl 1):S47–S50)

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Jackson, Zachary A., and Ledric D. Sherman. "National college health assessment sampling: Organizational barriers preventing black participation and organizational solutions for appropriate representation." Journal of American College Health 67, no. 6 (October 4, 2018): 501–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1499647.

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Cannonier, Colin, Monica G. Burke, and Kathryn Steward. "Smoking, health and academic outcomes: evidence from a limited smoking campus policy." Health Economics, Policy and Law 14, no. 2 (June 21, 2018): 205–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1744133118000245.

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AbstractAlthough there is substantial literature on the impact of smoking laws, the number of studies that investigate the impact of such policies on college campuses is sparse. Using a rich data set from various waves of the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey for a mid-sized public university in the southern United States, we investigate a possible causal link between a limited smoking policy and smoking behaviours, health and academic outcomes among college students. We employ propensity score matching methods to control for endogeneity of unobservable characteristics. Our results show a significant reduction in the propensity to smoke cigarettes and cigars following the introduction of the policy. Further, we find that the policy has increased academic outcomes; however, it has no significant effect on student health. These findings have important policy implications for schools that are considering instituting comprehensive smoking bans on college.

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El-Shater Bosaily, Ahmed, Christopher Parker, Louise C. Brown, Rhian Gabe, Richard G. Hindley, Richard Kaplan, Mark Emberton, and Hashim U. Ahmed. "The University College London/Medical Research Council/National Institute of Health Research-Health Technology Assessment PROMIS Trial: An Update." European Urology Focus 1, no. 2 (September 2015): 212–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2015.04.007.

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Ghose, Swapon Kumar, Kazi Gias Uddin Ahmed, Ahmed Hossian Chowdhury, ATM Hasibul Hasan, Kanol Saha, Reaz Mahmud, Nazmul Islam Joy, et al. "Assessment of Initial Stroke Severity by National Institute Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Score at Admission." Journal of Dhaka Medical College 26, no. 2 (November 18, 2018): 90–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v26i2.38765.

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Background: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale or NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a widely used tool for assessing stroke severity. We conducted this study to determine the severity of stroke patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted in Department of Neurology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital from April 2016 to October 2016 involving 91 acute stroke patients.Result: About half (44%) of the patients were older than 60 years of age and mean age of the patients was 60.34(±16.1) years at onset and there is a slight female predominance (51.6%). Majority had hypertension (75.8%) followed by physical inactivity (67%), diabetes (37.4%), smoking (33%), obesity (23.1%), family H/O stroke (20.9%) and dyslipideamia (15.4%). Many patients were found to have hyperglycemia (14.3%) followed by hyperthermia (13.2%), hypotension (4.4%) and low oxygen saturation (3.3%) at the time of admission. Most of them had ischemic stroke (60%), followed by intracerebral hemorrhage (35%) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (5%). After leveling with NIHSS score more than half of the patients (51%) were found to be moderate grade on admission. Although, there was no association between risk factors of stroke and admission NIHSS score level, significant association was found between hypoxia and admission NIHSS score severity.Conclusion: Acute stroke patients, mostly have moderate grade of NIHSS score on admission. Hypertension, physical inactivity, diabetes, smoking, obesity, family H/O stroke and dyslipideamia are common risk factors observed among the patients which have no significant association with admission stroke severity determined by NIHSS score. There is significant association between hypoxia and admission NIHSS score severity.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 26, No.2, October, 2017, Page 90-93

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Coor, Alexandra, Precious Esie, Patricia J. Dittus, Emilia H. Koumans, Joseph Kang, and Melissa A. Habel. "Assessment of sexual health services at US colleges and universities, 2001 and 2014." Sexual Health 15, no. 5 (2018): 420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh18014.

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Background Approximately 19million students attend post-secondary institutions in the US. With rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at unprecedented highs, the college and university setting can provide the opportunity to engage young adults in their sexual health and deliver recommended services. The purpose of this study was to compare the provision of sexual health services at US college and university health centres across studies conducted in 2001 and 2014. Methods: We compared data from nationally representative surveys administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2001, n=736 schools; 2014, n=482 schools), assessing the provision of services, including STI diagnosis and treatment, contraception, STI education, condom distribution and availability of health insurance. Results: Compared with 2001, statistically significant increases were observed in 2014, including in the provision of contraceptive services (56.1% vs 65.0%), HIV testing (81.5% vs 92.3%) and gonorrhoea testing (90.7% vs 95.8%). Significant decreases were found in the number of schools offering health plans (65.5% vs 49.4%) and specific modes of offering STI education, such as health fairs (82.3% vs 69.9%) and orientation presentations (46.5% vs 29.8%; all P<0.001). Conclusions: From 2001 to 2014, there have been some improvements in sexual health services at colleges and universities, but there are areas that require additional access to services. Schools may consider regular assessments of service provision in order to further promote sexual health services on college campuses.

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Leung, Ka Man, Lynda B. Ransdell, Yong Gao, Jane Shimon, Shelley Lucas, and Pak-Kwong Chung. "Predictors of Physical Activity on a College Campus with a High Proportion of Non-traditional Students." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 14, no. 1 (May 1, 2016): 44–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v14i1.1864.

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Background and purpose: Given the problem of obesity, physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles among college students in the US, this study presents demographic, psychosocial, personal and environmental predictors of physical activity (PA) on an individual college campus with a high percentage of non-traditional students. Methods: The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey was completed by college students at a large Northwestern university [N = 949; Male = 292 (31.1%); female = 647 (68.9%); mean age = 26.5 (SD = 9.0) years] during Fall 2011. Results: Sixty-eight percent of participants did not meet both moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and strength exercise (SE) recommendations. Good perceived health status and on-campus housing status were associated with a higher probability of meeting the MVPA and SE recommendations (p

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Kwan, M. Y., K. P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, E. Duku, and G. Faulkner. "Patterns of multiple health risk–behaviours in university students and their association with mental health: application of latent class analysis." Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 36, no. 8 (August 2016): 163–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.36.8.03.

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Introduction University and college campuses may be the last setting where it is possible to comprehensively address the health of a large proportion of the young adult population. It is important that health promoters understand the collective challenges students are facing, and to better understand the broader lifestyle behavioural patterning evident during this life stage. The purpose of this study was to examine the clustering of modifiable health-risk behaviours and to explore the relationship between these identified clusters and mental health outcomes among a large Canadian university sample. Methods Undergraduate students (n = 837; mean age = 21 years) from the University of Toronto completed the National College Health Assessment survey. The survey consists of approximately 300 items, including assessments of student health status, mental health and health-risk behaviours. Latent class analysis was used to identify patterning based on eight salient health-risk behaviours (marijuana use, other illicit drug use, risky sex, smoking, binge drinking, poor diet, physical inactivity, and insufficient sleep). Results A three-class model based on student behavioural patterns emerged: “typical,” “high-risk” and “moderately healthy.” Results also found high-risk students reporting significantly higher levels of stress than typical students (χ2(1671) = 7.26, p < .01). Conclusion Students with the highest likelihood of engaging in multiple health-risk behaviours reported poorer mental health, particularly as it relates to stress. Although these findings should be interpreted with caution due to the 28% response rate, they do suggest that interventions targeting specific student groups with similar patterning of multiple health-risk behaviours may be needed.

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Fisher, Christine M., James H. Price, Susan K. Telljohann, and Joseph A. Dake. "A National Assessment of Colleges and University School Health Education Methods Courses." Journal of School Health 85, no. 4 (March 2, 2015): 223–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12241.

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Barry, Adam E., Zachary Jackson, Daphne C. Watkins, Janelle R. Goodwill, and Haslyn E. R. Hunte. "Alcohol Use and Mental Health Conditions Among Black College Males: Do Those Attending Postsecondary Minority Institutions Fare Better Than Those at Primarily White Institutions?" American Journal of Men's Health 11, no. 4 (November 2, 2016): 962–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988316674840.

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While there is a sizeable body of research examining the association between alcohol use and mental health conditions among college students, there are sparse investigations specifically focusing on these associations among Black college students. This is concerning given Black college students face different stressors compared with their non-Black peers. Black males appear especially at risk, exhibiting increased susceptibility to mental health issues and drinking in greater quantities and more frequently than Black females. This investigation examined the association between alcohol consumption and mental health conditions among Black men attending institutions of higher education in the United States and sought to determine differences between Black men attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs) compared with those attending postsecondary minority institutions. Final sample included 416 Black men, 323 of which attended a PWI. Data were from the National College Health Assessment. Black men attending a PWI reported significantly greater levels of alcohol consumption and significantly more mental health conditions. Attendance at a minority-serving institution was associated with fewer mental health conditions among Black men. Future studies should seek to replicate these findings and conduct culturally sensitive and gender-specific research examining why Black men at PWIs report greater alcohol consumption and more mental health conditions than their peers attending postsecondary minority institutions.

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Zografos, Kara, Vickie Krenz, Kathy Yarmo, and Emanuel Alcala. "College Students’ Utilization of Protective Alcohol-Use Behaviors." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 13, no. 1 (May 1, 2015): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v13i1.1813.

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Background and Purpose: College drinking is a major public health concern with four out of every five college students reporting alcohol use. The authors examined the frequency with which students utilized 11 protective alcohol use behaviors from the 2011 American College Health Association – National College Health Assessment (ACHA – NCHA – II). The effects of age, gender, and year in school on each of these behaviors were also examined. Methods: A total of 1,082 randomly selected students attending a California State University institution completed a web-based version of the NCHA-II. Descriptive statistics were conducted to describe the sample and the protective behaviors. Logistic regression analysis were conducted to assess the associations between each behavior with age, gender, and year in school. Results: The most frequently utilized behavior was staying with the same friends. Compared to undergraduate students, graduate students were more likely to utilize protective behaviors, and males were more likely than females to utilize the majority of these behaviors. Conclusions: This study provides support for the implementation of alcohol-related interventions in different sectors of the university, such as dormitories and fraternities.

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L., Raghavendra, Subhas Babu P., and Shivakumar K. M. "Assessment of knowledge of intern doctors of a medical college hospital in Karnataka on revised national TB control programme." International Journal of Advances in Medicine 4, no. 4 (July 20, 2017): 1123. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20173244.

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Background: The medical interns usually are the first contact health care providers for patients in teaching hospitals and need to be sensitized towards newer diagnostic and treatment guidelines of various national health programmes. Revised National TB Control Programme is one such health programme which aims to reduce TB burden in our country. The present study was undertaken with an objective to assess knowledge level of medical interns, about recent guidelines of RNTCP pertaining to diagnosis and management of TB, including MDR and XDR-TB.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at one of the Government Medical College in southern Karnataka in the year 2017 with the objectives to assess the knowledge of intern doctors on diagnosis of Tuberculosis as per RNTCP guidelines and to assess the knowledge of intern doctors on treatment of Tuberculosis as per RNTCP guidelines. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was distributed to 83 medical interns to assess their awareness on TB disease, RNTCP and DOTS guidelines. The data was entered in Microsoft office excel sheet and analysed. Analysis was done using descriptive statistics like percentages and frequencies.Results: A total of 83 out of 96 interns answered the questionnaire of which 50 were females and 33 were males. With regard to TB diagnosis, 79.51% of the respondents correctly identified the case definition of smear positive TB. Only 9.63% of the respondents could correctly mention all the objectives of the RNTCP programme.Conclusions: Awareness regarding updates on RNTCP is inadequate and needs to be constantly updated with a focus on interns who are first contact health care providers in medical college settings.

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Sa, Jaesin, Ches Siyoung Choe, Ches Beom-Young Cho, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Jounghee Lee, and Sungjae Hwang. "Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Suicidal Consideration and Suicide Attempts among US College Students, 2011-2015." American Journal of Health Behavior 44, no. 2 (March 1, 2020): 214–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.44.2.9.

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Objectives: In this study, we examined sex and racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence and predictors of suicide consideration and attempts among US college students. Methods: We used multivariable logistic regression to investigate suicide consideration and attempts by sex and race/ethnicity among students (N = 319,342) who completed the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment from fall 2011 to spring 2015. Results: Overall, the prevalence of suicide consideration and attempts was higher in spring 2015 than fall 2011 (p < .05). Men had higher odds of suicide consideration and attempts than women (p < .001). Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians had higher odds of suicide consideration and attempts compared with Whites (p < .001). Weight-related problems (unhealthy weight, body weight overestimation, and lack of physical activity), sleep problems (insufficient sleep and sleep difficulties), and lower levels of academic performance were associated with both suicide consideration and attempts (p < .05). Conclusions: Our findings indicate a need for sex- and race/ethnicity-specific suicide prevention strategies for college students, specifically men and racial/ethnic minority groups. Furthermore, appropriate weight and sleep management could be considered to help prevent suicide among US college students.

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Snyder, Shonna L., and Lauren Misera. "College Students’ Perceptions of a Safe Spring Break Event." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 6, no. 2 (December 1, 2008): 84–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v6i2.1312.

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The most recent National College Health Assessment (2007) revealed that college students are engaging in risky health behaviors that are putting them at risk for death, disease, and injury. Studies suggest that certain college student risk behaviors, such as consuming alcohol, increases around certain times of the year and at certain events. Event specific prevention (ESP) programs have been introduced to many college campuses in order to address these risky behaviors. ESP is a strategy designed to reduce risk behaviors around certain events or during times of the year when risk behaviors increase. The purpose of this study was to determine college students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of a Safe Spring Break ESP program. A cross sectional survey, conducted with 223 students from a large Southeastern university, revealed that 89.9% learned something new at the event and 84.5% reported the information would be helpful while on spring break. Also, many students felt the event was effective or extremely effective at increasing their knowledge regarding specific health behaviors surrounding spring break. This study encourages universities to invest in implementing ESP programs. Recommendations for student wellness, student counseling, and student services regarding ESP programs are included.

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Barry, Adam E., and Ashley L. Merianos. "The Impact of Protective Behavioral Strategy Use Frequency on Blood Alcohol Concentrations Among Student Drinkers Nationwide." American Journal of Health Promotion 32, no. 1 (January 22, 2017): 205–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117116686901.

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Purpose: This study assessed whether college student (1) protective behavioral strategy (PBS) use differed between those who reached legal intoxication during their most recent drinking episode compared to those who did not reach the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold, and (2) frequency of PBS use could explain the variance associated with BAC during the most recent drinking episode, above and beyond one’s sex, age, and involvement in the Greek system. Design: Secondary data analysis of the American College of Health Association’s National College Health Assessment. Setting: Forty-four distinct campuses were included. Participants: A total of 21479 college students were included. Measures: BAC and PBS were measured. Analysis: The data were analyzed by conducting both independent samples t-tests and a multiple regression model. Effect sizes are reported. Results: Participants who reached legal intoxication used PBS less frequently ( P < .001; d = 0.80). Frequency of PBS use had the strongest unique contribution to the regression model (β = −.315, P < .001), such that participants with higher BAC reported less frequent use of PBS. Conclusion: Interventions should seek to develop strategies that encourage college student use of PBS prior to, and during, drinking episodes. More frequent use of PBS can reduce intoxication as well as occurrence of alcohol-associated consequences.

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Lee, Kwan S., and Hee S. Park. "Assessment of Validity of Applying the Revised NIOSH Weight Limit of Lifts to Korean Young, Male Population: Psychophysical Approach." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 39, no. 10 (October 1995): 714–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129503901037.

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This investigation was aimed to study using the psychophysical method if the revised weight limit of lifts recommended by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can be used as a limit for the Korean workers. College students and field workers, all of whom were young males, participated in the experiment. The psychophysical experiment and the validation experiment were performed in sagittal plane where lifting frequency and lifting height varied. Main results showed the load constant obtained in this study was about the same as the one recommended in the NIOSH equation, which means that young, healthy, male Korean population can be well protected by the NIOSH equation.

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Meguid, Robert A., Michael R. Bronsert, Karl E. Hammermeister, David P. Kao, Anne Lambert-Kerzner, Jacob A. Sinex, Jody M. Myers, and William G. Henderson. "The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System: Determining which predictor variables can be automatically obtained from the electronic health record." Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 24, no. 6 (September 24, 2019): 230–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2516043519876489.

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Introduction The Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System is a parsimonious, universal surgical risk calculator integrated into our local electronic health record. We determined how many of its eight preoperative risk predictor variables could be automatically obtained from the electronic health record. This has implications for the usability and adoption of Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System, serving as an example of use of electronic health record data for populating clinical decision support tools. Methods We quantified the availability and accuracy in the electronic health record of the eight Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System predictor variables (patient age, American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification, functional health status, sepsis, work Relative Value Unit, in-/outpatient operation, surgeon specialty, emergency status) at the patient’s preoperative encounter of 5205 patients entered into the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Accuracy was determined by comparing the electronic health record data to the same patient’s National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data, used as the “gold standard.” Acceptable accuracy was defined as a Kappa statistic or Pearson correlation coefficient ≥0.8 when comparing electronic health record and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Acceptable availability was defined as presence of the variable in the electronic health record at the preoperative encounter ≥95% of the time. Results Of the eight predictor variables, six had acceptable accuracy. Only preoperative sepsis and functional health status had Kappa statistics <0.8. However, only patient age and surgeon specialty were ≥95% available in the electronic health record at the preoperative visit. Conclusions Processes need to be developed to populate more of the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System preoperative predictor variables in the patient’s electronic health record prior to the preoperative visit to lessen the burden on the busy surgeon and encourage more widespread use of Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System.

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Correa-Burrows, Paulina, Estela Blanco, Sheila Gahagan, and Raquel Burrows. "Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 73, no. 12 (October 1, 2019): 1071–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212256.

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AimTo explore the association of selected cardiometabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with educational outcomes in adolescents from Chile.MethodsOf 678 participants, 632 (52% males) met criteria for the study. At 16 years, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein and glucose were measured. A continuous cardiometabolic risk score (zMetS) using indicators of obesity, lipids, glucose and blood pressure was computed, with lower values denoting a healthier cardiometabolic proﬁle. MetS was diagnosed with the International Diabetes Federation/American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute joint criteria. Data on high school (HS) graduation, grade point average (GPA), college examination rates and college test scores were collected. Data were analysed controlling for sociodemographic, lifestyle and educational confounders.ResultzMetS, WC, TG and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance at 16 years were negatively and significantly associated with the odds of completing HS and taking college exams. Notably, for a one-unit increase in zMetS, we found 52% (OR: 0.48, 95% CI 0.227 to 0.98) and 39% (OR: 0.61, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.93) reduction in the odds of HS completion and taking college exams, respectively. The odds of HS completion and taking college exams in participants with MetS were 37% (95% CI 0.14 to 0.98) and 33% (95% CI 0.15 to 0.79) that of participants with no cardiometabolic risk factors. Compared with adolescents with no risk factors, those with MetS had lower GPA (515 vs 461 points; p=0.002; Cohen’s d=0.55). Adolescents having the MetS had significantly lower odds of passing the mathematics exam for college compared with peers with no cardiometabolic risk factors (OR: 0.49; 95% CI 0.16 to 0.95).ConclusionIn Chilean adolescents, cardiometabolic health was associated with educational outcomes.

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Taylor, Simon. "Training and supervision of deliberate self-harm assessments." Psychiatric Bulletin 22, no. 8 (August 1998): 510–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.22.8.510.

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Over a decade has now elapsed since the last national guidelines from Government health departments about the management of deliberate self-harm, although the scale of the problem has remained unchanged. Three years ago the Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a consensus statement which set standards for suitability of staff, particularly with regard to training, experience and supervision, the available facilities for assessment, the range of appropriate management options, communication of these and management of services. This postal questionnaire study in one health region of England of all senior house officers and registrars working in psychiatry found that levels of training and supervision varied widely and often fell below those suggested.

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Rose, Nick. "Hazards ahead?" Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 12, no. 2 (March 2006): 89–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.12.2.89.

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In the most radical (and politically driven) changes to the National Health Service since it was founded, the training and assessment of doctors will focus more on what they do than on what they know. The UK's lack of tools to assess doctors' performance in the workplace has caused the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board to turn to US workplace assessement tools developed for medical practice. These have not been designed or evaluated for application to psychiatric practice, nor do they allow for independent evaluation. It remains unclear how workplace assessment in psychiatric training will tie in with national examinations such as the Royal College of Psychiatrists' membership examination (the MRCPsych); nor is it clear whether service users are yet to have a say in such an important matter as the training of their doctors.

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Shrestha, Binaya, and Sanjaya Mani Dixit. "Assessment of Drug Use Pattern Using WHO Prescribing Indicators." Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 16, no. 3 (November 2, 2018): 279–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnhrc.v16i3.21424.

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Background: In order to promote rational drug use in developing countries, assessment of drug use pattern using the World Health Organization drug use indicators is important. The aim of this study was to assess the drug prescription patterns at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, using some of the World Health Organization core drug use indicators.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine current prescribing trends at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. A total of 605 prescriptions were collected and analyzed in the study.Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.85 considering the total amount of prescriptions. Furthermore, assuming each prescription as an individual patient, 64.1% of patients received antibiotics, and 71% of patients received injectable form of drugs. Among antibiotics the most common antibiotics prescribed were Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin/Cloxacillin, Azithromycin, Cefixime, and Cloxacillin. Only 16.94% of the medicines were prescribed in generic names with the rest 83.06% of the medicines being prescribed in brand names and 47.55% of medicines prescribed were from the National List of Essential Medicines-Nepal.Conclusions: The current study revealed that polypharmacy and prescription writing using brand names were common. Prescriptions writing in generic nameneeds to be promoted and encouraged. There appears to be a crucial need for the development of prescribing guidelines when it comes to antibiotics.

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Sunil, B. N., and S. J. Naresh Kumar. "Assessment of surveillance activity for malaria control under national anti malaria programme in Yadgir district, Karnataka." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 12 (November 24, 2018): 5195. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184789.

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Background: This paper reports the findings of evaluation of National Anti-malaria programme (NAMP) conducted independently for Government of India in Yadgir district of Karnataka state in February 2011, by the Department of Community Medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Yadgir district. Multistage sampling was employed to select the study population. The head of the household and other members present in the household were interviewed and the data was recorded in a predesigned semi-structured questionnaire. The obtained data was entered in the MS excel sheet and analyzed for proportions.Results: Data was collected from 1026 eligible persons. Eight (0.77%) fever cases were distributed among study population. Among fever cases only two (25%) had taken chloroquine. Only one (12.5%) blood smear were taken from fever cases by health worker. Indoor residual spray was not done in any of households.Conclusions: Considering the poor blood smear collection, low intake of chloroquine among fever cases, there is a need to ensure the delivery of these services by health workers. Also steps should be taken to increase the awareness among health workers regarding second line treatment of malaria and insecticide impregnated bed nets.

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Daigle, Leah E., Chrystina Y. Hoffman, and Lee M. Johnson. "The Extent and Risk of Violent Victimization Among International College Students Enrolled in the United States: A Gendered Analysis." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 33, no. 19 (March 2, 2016): 3053–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516633686.

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Although the risk of being violently victimized in college has been established for college students in the United States in general, this risk has not been explored for international college students. Using data from the Fall 2012 National College Health Assessment Survey, the extent to which international college students experience violent victimization is assessed. In addition, the risk factors for violent victimization for international students are compared with those for domestic students. Finally, in multivariate analyses, whether being an international student influences risk of violent victimization is examined and whether this relationship is moderated by gender is considered. Findings indicate that international students in general have lower risk profiles, in that they reported lower rates of drug use, binge drinking, being a first-year undergraduate student, and having a disability. Multivariate analyses, however, revealed that being an international student reduces the odds of violent victimization among only females.

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Timilsina, Sameer, Sirisa Karki, and Bhuwan Baskota. "Comparision of the Spirometric Measurements of Multi-National Under-graduate Medical Students from a Medical College of Central Nepal." Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 15, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 144–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v15i2.21314.

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Background: The application of pulmonary function testing is increasing in many areas of clinical medicine, including assessment of airflow limitation, diagnosis of airflow obstruction and lung restriction, evaluation of pulmonary impairment, preoperative assessment as well as public health screening. In this study, attempt has been made to evaluate Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) of healthy Nepalese young adults and compare their values with healthy Indian and Sri Lankan counterparts. Further, it tries to shed light on the correlation of these data with anthropometric parameters. Methods: A total of 133 pre-clinical medical students of Manipal College of Medical Sciences were included in the study. PFT was done using a computerized automatic spirometer. Results: All the pulmonary parameters showed significant gender differences. All mean value of PFT parameters were higher in males. The comparisons of different parameters of PFT according to gender between three countries namely Nepal, India and Sri Lanka showed that Nepalese and Indian females had a higher FEV1 and FVC values than Sri Lankan females (p<0.05). Sri Lankan females had lower FEV1 and FVC as compared to Nepalese and Indian females (p<0.05). However, no correlation was observed between PFTs and BMI. Conclusions: Although some significant differences on PFT parameters were observed in Sri Lankan data when compared with Nepalese and Indian data, no significant difference was noticed between Nepalese and Indian values of PFT. Therefore Indian prediction equation for PFT can be used for Nepal but only after further study with a larger sample size.

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Vasold, Kerri L., Samantha J. Deere, and James M. Pivarnik. "Club and Intramural Sports Participation and College Student Academic Success." Recreational Sports Journal 43, no. 1 (April 2019): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1558866119840085.

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between university club and intramural sports participation and student grades via the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey, while controlling for confounding variables. Data were obtained from the NCHA for the fall 2008, spring 2009, fall 2009, and fall 2010 time periods. The original sample included 178,091 respondents. After inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final analytic sample included 85,316 respondents. Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the role of participation in club and/or intramural sports on self-reported grade averages. Analyses were adjusted for significant covariates that have been identified as potentially impacting academic success. In general, sport participants were more likely to report higher grade averages than nonparticipants. The strongest relationships were found for participants of club sports. Future research should investigate relationships between club and intramural sports and other indicators of academic success.

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Sedgwick, Whitney, Cheryl Washburn, Christie Newton, and Patricia Mirwaldt. "Shared Care Depression Collaborative Model: From Project Inception to Outcome Data." Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health 27, no. 2 (September 1, 2008): 219–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2008-0030.

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The University of British Columbia (UBC) has partnered with community primary care providers to implement a shared care pilot project for the management of depression. The National College Health Assessment survey conducted at UBC in 2004 identified a significant gap in the management of depression. This finding highlighted a need to better integrate existing resources and strengthen the capacity of primary care providers to effectively recognize, assess, and treat depression. This article outlines the development and evaluation of a shared care collaborative approach to the primary care of depression in the UBC campus community.

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Pickett, Andrew C., Danny Valdez, and Adam E. Barry. "Measurement implications associated with refinement of sexual and gender identity survey items: A case study of the National College Health Assessment." Journal of American College Health 68, no. 7 (April 8, 2019): 720–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1598421.

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Coffey, Duncan, Raju Ahluwalia, Sarah Hudson-Phillips, Calum Clark, Kent Keli Dusu, Andrew Gaukroger, and Stella Vig. "Overcoming barriers in hallux valgus surgery: an assessment of variation in clinical commissioning in England." British Journal of Healthcare Management 26, no. 10 (October 2, 2020): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2020.0030.

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Background/Aims In 2014, the Royal College of Surgeons expressed concern that a postcode lottery was determining the commissioning of procedures of limited clinical value. The research was carried out to assess whether there is variation in the clinical commissioning of hallux valgus surgery in England. Methods The commissioning policies for clinical commissioning groups were identified. Data were analysed to assess both adherence to the British Orthopaedic Association guidelines for surgery and the minimum criteria that a patient must fulfil for surgery. Results Variation was recorded in commissioning policies and in the number of criteria a patient must fulfil to be offered surgery. Conclusions There is currently no standardised national commissioning policy for hallux valgus surgery. Referral guidelines have been produced by leading national bodies but their implementation is varied. This can lead to variation in referral patterns in England for patients requiring hallux valgus surgery.

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Walker, Ashley, Jody Langdon, and Krystina Johnson. "Relationships Among Meeting Physical-Activity Guidelines and Health Risk Behaviors." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 12, no. 6 (June 2015): 776–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0079.

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Background:Young adults have the highest participation in physical activity but also have the highest incidence rates of binge drinking, cigarette smoking, and smokeless tobacco use. We examined these factors to determine whether there are relationships among physical activity and health risk behaviors.Methods:We conducted correlation and χ2 analyses using the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment fall 2009 data set (N = 34,208) to examine the relationship among meeting physical-activity guidelines, binge drinking, and tobacco use among survey participants.Results:The data suggest a positive relationship between meeting physical-activity guidelines and binge drinking, with the strongest relationship between those reporting binge drinking 4 times in a 2-week period. Meeting physical-activity guidelines was negatively associated with cigarette use but positively associated with all other types of tobacco use.Conclusion:Associations between physical activity and binge-drinking episodes indicate a need to address the relationship between heavy drinking and alcohol dependence and physical-activity behavior patterns. Further studies should examine relationships between physical activity and binge drinking in other age groups. Results also suggest the need to examine differing associations between physical activity and types of tobacco use.

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Haider, M. Rifat, Ramzi G. Salloum, Farahnaz Islam, Kasim S. Ortiz, Frederick R. Kates, and Wasim Maziak. "Factors associated with smoking frequency among current waterpipe smokers in the United States: Findings from the National College Health Assessment II." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 153 (August 2015): 359–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.015.

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Shrestha, Binaya, and Sanjaya Mani Dixit. "The Assessment of Drug Use Pattern Using WHO Prescribing Indicators." Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 16, no. 3 (October 30, 2018): 279–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v16i3.1208.

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Background: In order to promote rational drug use in developing countries, assessment of drug use pattern using the World Health Organization drug use indicators is important. The aim of this study was to assess the drug prescription patterns at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, using some of the World Health Organization core drug use indicators.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in order to determine current prescribing trends at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital. A total of 605 prescriptions were collected and analyzed in the study.Results: The average number of drugs per prescription was 5.85 considering the total amount of prescriptions. Furthermore, assuming each prescription as an individual patient, 64.1% of patients received antibiotics, and 71% of patients received injectable form of drugs. Among antibiotics the most common antibiotics prescribed were Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin/Cloxacillin, Azithromycin, Cefixime, and Cloxacillin. Only 16.94% of the medicines were prescribed in generic names with the rest 83.06% of the medicines being prescribed in brand names and 47.55% of medicines prescribed were from the National List of Essential Medicines-Nepal.Conclusions: The current study revealed that polypharmacy and prescription writing using brand names were common. Prescriptions writing in generic name needs to be promoted and encouraged. There appears to be a crucial need for the development of prescribing guidelines when it comes to antibiotics. Keywords: Drug prescription; drug utilization; prescribing practices; rational drug use; WHO prescribing indicators.

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Singh, Jasvinder A., Gordon Guyatt, Alexis Ogdie, Dafna D. Gladman, Chad Deal, Atul Deodhar, Maureen Dubreuil, et al. "2018 American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation Guideline for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis." Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis 4, no. 1 (November 30, 2018): 31–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2475530318812244.

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Objective: To develop an evidence-based guideline for the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as a collaboration between the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF). Methods: We identified critical outcomes in PsA and clinically relevant PICO (population/intervention/comparator/outcomes) questions. A Literature Review Team performed a systematic literature review to summarize evidence supporting the benefits and harms of available pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for PsA. GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology was used to rate the quality of the evidence. A voting panel, including rheumatologists, dermatologists, other health professionals, and patients, achieved consensus on the direction and the strength of the recommendations. Results: The guideline covers the management of active PsA in patients who are treatment-naive and those who continue to have active PsA despite treatment, and addresses the use of oral small molecules, tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, interleukin-12/23 inhibitors (IL-12/23i), IL-17 inhibitors, CTLA4-Ig (abatacept), and a JAK inhibitor (tofacitinib). We also developed recommendations for psoriatic spondylitis, predominant enthesitis, and treatment in the presence of concomitant inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, or serious infections. We formulated recommendations for a treat-to-target strategy, vaccinations, and nonpharmacologic therapies. Six percent of the recommendations were strong and 94% conditional, indicating the importance of active discussion between the health care provider and the patient to choose the optimal treatment. Conclusion: The 2018 ACR/NPF PsA guideline serves as a tool for health care providers and patients in the selection of appropriate therapy in common clinical scenarios. Best treatment decisions consider each individual patient situation. The guideline is not meant to be proscriptive and should not be used to limit treatment options for patients with PsA.

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Ai, Li. "Artificial Intelligence System for College Students’ Physical Fitness and Health Management Based on Physical Measurement Big Data." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2021 (September 20, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4727340.

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Most of the current health management products are used in medical institutions and generally do not pay enough attention to the student population. Based on this, this paper designs a student-oriented and functional autonomous health management system. This paper proposes a personal health management system based on a multidimensional data model based on the main social characteristics of the population with chronic diseases and the actual needs of personal health management for chronic diseases. The value of various health data for health management is deeply analyzed and mined, and a multidimensional model data warehouse is constructed according to relevant national health data standards to create a standard data platform for intelligent health warning and disease risk assessment. This paper researches and designs a closed-loop personal health management method based on the Plan-Do-Check-Action (PDCA) cycle management model, with detailed functional design in four aspects: health data collection and recording, health assessment, health planning, and tracking and execution. This paper researches health data collection, processing, and storage technologies and adopts HDFS data storage technology, html, css, Java Script, java, and other software development technologies, combined with j Query, UEditor, Date Range Picker, and other plug-ins, as well as SMS email generation interface, wireless Bluetooth transmission interface, etc. This system web and mobile application platforms are designed and developed. Relational database is used as the system database, and a snowflake-type multidimensional data model is designed. Finally, the functions and performance of this system were tested, and the development and trial run of the basic version have been completed.

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Sa, Jaesin, Elizabeth Kwon, JangDong Seo, Siyoung Choe, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Sungjae Hwang, Joshua Moen, and Yongkyu Kim. "Obesity-related Behaviors of Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Students at non- Historically Black Colleges and Universities." Health Behavior and Policy Review 7, no. 6 (2020): 570–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.14485/hbpr.7.6.6.

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Objective: We investigated racial differences in overweight and obesity among 4 subgroups: (1) Whites at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs); (2) Whites at non-HBCUs; (3) Blacks at HBCUs; and (4) Blacks at non-HBCUs. Methods: We conducted multivariable logistic regression using cross-sectional data to examine correlates of overweight or obesity by race and school type among white and black students (N = 260,719) who completed the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment IIb from fall 2011 to spring 2015. Results: Among men, more Whites at HBCUs than Whites at non-HBCUs (22.22% vs 9.67%; p < .001) and more Blacks at HBCUs than Blacks at non-HBCUs (27.84% vs 16.64%; p < .001) had obesity. Among women, more Whites at HBCUs than Whites at non-HBCUs (25.82% vs 8.80%; p < .001) and more Blacks at HBCUs than Blacks at non-HBCUs (27.62% vs 20.58%; p < .001) had obesity. Overall, highest adjusted odds ratios for overweight and obesity were observed for Blacks at HBCUs (p < .001). Conclusions: Findings suggest the need for implementation of aggressive overweight and obesity prevention strategies for students at HBCUs. Additional research is needed to understand determinants of overweight and obesity among students at HBCUs.

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Kassa, Ayesheshim Muluneh, and Getahun Gebre Bogale. "Academic Achievements in National Competence Assessment Among Health Extension Students in Regional Health Science Colleges, Amhara Region, Ethiopia." Advances in Medical Education and Practice Volume 11 (November 2020): 833–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/amep.s275182.

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Poole, Rob, Christopher C. H. Cook, and Robert Higgo. "Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion." British Journal of Psychiatry 214, no. 4 (March 22, 2019): 181–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.241.

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SummaryThe consensus within psychiatry is that patients' religion/spirituality are legitimate topics in assessment and treatment. Religion/spirituality can help people cope with mental illness, but their use as therapeutic tools is controversial. Despite the publication of position statements by national and international psychiatric organisations, there is no clarity over therapeutic boundaries.Declaration of interestR.P. and R.H. are atheists. C.C.H.C. is an ordained Anglican and a past Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group. He writes here in a personal capacity.

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