BACKGROUND Excessive engagement in screen time has several immediate and long-term health implications among pre-school children. However, little is known about the factors that influence screen time in this age group. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to use the Ecologic Model of Sedentary Behavior as a guide to examine associations between intrapersonal, interpersonal, and physical env...

BACKGROUND The majority of North American adult females do not meet current physical activity recommendations (150 min of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) per week accrued in ≥10 min bouts) ultimately placing themselves at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Working-age females face particular challenges in meeting physical activity recommendations as they have mul...

BACKGROUND Women with breast or cervical cancer abnormalities can experience barriers to timely follow-up care, resulting in delays in cancer diagnosis. Patient navigation programs that identify and remove barriers to ensure timely receipt of care are proliferating nationally. The study used a systematic framework to describe barriers, including differences between African American and Latina w...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of educational interventions on breast cancer patients during chemotherapy, with a secondary aim of focusing on describing symptoms in patients during chemotherapy and their effects on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The study was quasi-experimental. A sample of 120 patients participated, of which 60...

Academic probation students are considered a risk group as they do not meet the minimum academic requirements for given semester. As such, factors affecting these should be determined so that effective support or intervention programs can carried out to assist this group. This paper examines intrapersonal students, specifically self-management, financial and health factors. Higher Education Nee...

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to conduct a multi-faceted assessment the psychometric properties Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). In addition goodness-of-fit, we aimed assess strength and replicability three factorial solutions, quality effectiveness scoring schemes scale (i.e., total score, two subscale scores, six scores). Methods Participants were 1508 Spanish-speaking community-d...