BACKGROUND Food parenting practices (FPPs) are important in shaping children's dietary behaviors. However, existing FPP knowledge is largely based on research with mothers. PURPOSE This study (1) identified fathers' FPPs; (2) described differences in FPP use by fathers' education and residential status. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 fathers (39 ± 9.1 years; 37.5%...

Objectives It is widely assumed improving care in residential facilities will improve quality of life (QoL), but little research has explored this relationship. The Clinical Care Indicators (CCI) Tool was developed to fill an existing gap in quality assessment within Australian residential aged care facilities and it was used to explore potential links between clinical outcomes and QoL. Design ...

We investigated the influence of social relations on health outcomes in very late life by examining the support-efficacy convoy model among older adults who resided in three different residential environments (centenarians in private homes, n = 126; centenarians in assisted living facilities, n = 55; centenarians in nursing homes, n = 105). For each group, path analytic models were employed to ...

The Cognitive Daisy is an innovative assessment system created to provide healthcare staff with an instant snapshot of the cognitive status of older adults in residential care. The Cognitive Daisy comprises a flower head consisting of 15 colour coded petals depicting information about: visual-spatial perception, comprehension, communication, memory and attention. This study confirmed the practi...

Analysis of 2000 census data revealed that blacks in Metropolitan Detroit are the most racially segregated population group in the United States. Blacks in Metropolitan Detroit reside overwhelmingly in central city housing while whites reside overwhelmingly in suburban housing. The objective of this paper is to determine whether the low representation of blacks in suburban housing and the lower...

Analysis of ancient residential groups has been hampered by not fully understanding their physical and social composition. Debate exists over whether these groups were occupied by single extended families or by several social units. The heterogeneity that exists within a series of more intensively excavated Late Classic residential groups at Caracol, Belize can be categorized to provide insight...

cytomegalovirus (cmv) and rubella are considered as dangerous viral infections to the fetus. the findings of this research can clear the possible progress made thus far toward prevention in this part of the country. the data of all referees to genetic center of shahid beheshti hospital in hamadan, including the rubella and cmv tests were recorded in questionnaires and analyzed by logistic regre...

BACKGROUND Despite a declining prevalence in many countries, smoking rates remain consistently high among young adults. Targeting contextual influences on smoking, such as the availability of tobacco retailers, is one promising avenue of intervention. Most studies have focused on residential or school neighbourhoods, without accounting for other settings where individuals spend time, that is, t...

This paper examines household residential location choice behavior using a sample of single wage-earner households from the Dallas-Fort Worth region in Texas. The study considers several potential determinants of residence location choice, including socio-demographic status, stage of life cycle and racial composition. In addition, the study is one of the few research efforts that recognizes the...