OBJECTIVES Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, this study examined the presence of metabolic syndrome and modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome among Chinese adults with diabetes living in Beijing, China. DESIGN AND SAMPLE The cross-sectional study collected data through face-to-face interviews. The study included 73 Chinese older adults with dia...

Although the world has progressed in the area of water and sanitation, more than 2.3 billion people still live without access to sanitation facilities and some are unable to practice basic hygiene. Access to water and basic sanitation has deteriorated in Chitungwiza and children are at risk of developing illness and missing school due to the deterioration. We sought to investigate the predispos...

BACKGROUND Supported by a supplement to our Clinical and Translational Science Award, we studied the feasibility of implementing clinical research in Northern Manhattan community practices that primarily serve Hispanic patients. METHODS We applied a mixed-methods approach (surveys, focus groups, interviews) based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model to determine the level of interest in clinical rese...

AIM The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the training program based on the Precede model and its main components on improving the quality of life in patients with asthma. MATERIAL AND METHODS It was a randomized quasi-experimental study done on 120 patients with asthma who were referred to the Imam Khomeini hospital in Ahvaz who were selected using the convenience sampling meth...

This study applied the PRECEDE model to investigate dietary predisposing, enabling, reinforcing factors and dietary behavior among Chinese-American college students with a community-based nutrition education program (Group 1), and those without the program (Group 2). A total of 218 students participated in the study. A PRECEDE instrument, including nutritional knowledge, perception of diet and ...

BACKGROUND Nursing is one of the most stressful jobs. The present study aimed to determine the effect of a cognitive-behavioral stress management training program based on PRECEDE model on stress reduction among nurses. METHODS In this quasi-experimental study, which was conducted in 2010, 58 female nurses in Hamadan, northwest Iran were enrolled in the study and were divided into two equal g...