INTRODUCTION The Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT) intervention protocol was developed by collaborating trial investigators during a 24-month planning phase. To select the specific intervention methods included in the COMMIT protocol, the investigators used a wide variety of data from controlled and demonstration trials of smoking control strategies as well as advice f...

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are very common in the community and are estimated to affect up to 45% of the world's population. Pharmacists are in a position to give advice and provide appropriate services to individuals who are unable to easily access medical care. The purpose of this study is to develop an intervention to improve the management of sleep disorders in the community. The aims are- ...

OBJECTIVE In the current study we explore the long-term health benefits and cost-effectiveness of both a community-based lifestyle program for the general population (community intervention) and an intensive lifestyle intervention for obese adults, implemented in a health care setting (health care intervention). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Short-term intervention effects on BMI and physical a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of an 18-month multifaceted intervention designed to reduce the incidence of falls in community-living older adults in China. METHODS A population-based community trial evaluated by before-and-after cross-sectional surveys. Four residential communities were randomised to either a multifaceted intervention or a control condition. Baseline information was...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE For the past 2 decades, stroke has been a principal cause of death in China, and stroke incidence tends to increase with the increase of stroke-related risk factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of urban community-based intervention on 3-year survival and recurrence after first-ever stroke. METHODS Two communities with a registered population of...

Introduction: The use of modern teaching methods to train practice nurses empowers them to play their roles. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Team Member Teaching Design (TMTD) and the routine teaching methods on the diabetes-related knowledge of the community covered by practice nurses. Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 24 practice nurses and 192 persons f...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated a new prevention and early intervention parenting program: Tuning in to Kids. The program aims to improve emotion socialization practices in parents of preschool children and is based on research evidence that parents' responses to, and coaching of, their children's emotions influence emotional and behavioral functioning in children. METHODS Two hundred and six...

BACKGROUND There are many differences in culture, community identity, community participation, and ownership between communities in Western and Asian countries; thus, it is difficult to adopt the results of community intervention studies from Western countries. In this study, we conducted a multicity, multicomponent community intervention trial to correct breast cancer myths and promote screeni...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of community/environmental interventions undertaken as part of the Child Pedestrian Injury Prevention Project (CPIPP). SETTING Three communities (local government areas) in the Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia. METHODS A quasiexperimental community intervention trial was undertaken over three years (1995-97). Three communities were assigned t...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and liver cancer are severe health problems among Korean Americans. Most Korean Americans are neither screened nor vaccinated against HBV owing to substantial access barriers. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this article is to highlight how our team of academic researchers and community partners worked together to apply a community-based partic...