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Filter by:The aim of this study is to validate a new hybrid (ecological + virtual) decision-making tool. The difference in behavior (risky choices) between the "hybrid" task and the "virtual" task will be evaluated.
The proposed intervention in this Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) proposal will improve knowledge and awareness of the health impacts of air pollution exposure, will elevate the youth voice, improve youth self-efficacy and lead to behavior changes that would reduce exposure to air pollution in a high school setting. These outcomes will be accomplished through the introduction of a new air quality curriculum, called AirActions, into freshman science classes, and the establishment of an after-school air quality monitoring program. All students enrolled in freshman Honors Biology (Pueblo East and Montrose High Schools), Intro to Agriculture (The STEAD School) and Environmental Science (Grand Junction High School) will participate in the new air quality curriculum, as it will be built into the existing lesson plans. For the after-school monitoring program, the PI and participating teachers (Letters A and B) will recruit 10 to 15 students at each school to be involved in the Student Research Cohort (SRC). Information on this program and how to apply will be shared with students through their health and science classes, included in the school newsletter, and posted on billboards around the school. Students will be identified within the following inclusion criteria: 1) freshman or sophomores in high school and 2) participation in the AirActions curriculum. New students will be recruited each year to keep a consistent group as students leave and/or graduate. New students will be brought up to speed by carry-over students, and each new year will represent a separate SRC dedicated to a specific goal.
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) has recently updated the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This update follows large placebo-controlled randomized trials, which established sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) as an additional treatment option to reduce the risk of progression to kidney failure and cardiovascular disease in patients with CKD, both with and without diabetes or albuminuria. As a result, SGLT2i is now recommended to a broad range of CKD patients by KDIGO, along with established medical therapies such as renin-angiotensin system inhibition (RASi). Despite the significant adverse consequences of CKD and substantial evidence supporting guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) to improve patient outcomes, awareness of CKD among patients and providers remains disproportionately low. Innovative solutions are needed to increase awareness of CKD. Such a solution could potentially be the use of electronic nudge letters delivered to patients with CKD and their general practitioners (GPs) that highlight the importance of GDMT and inform them of updated guidelines. This study will investigate whether digital nudge letters delivered via the official Danish electronic letter system directly to patients with CKD and their associated GPs will improve GDMT in patients with CKD when compared to no letters.
This study proposes adapting and testing an innovative, behavioral theory-driven deimplementation program called DRAUP in two intensive care units for proof of concept and support that the program can help providers and hospital organizations address context determinants of deimplementation. Study data will be used to optimize the intervention for a subsequent larger trials.
The goal of this behavioral, interventional clinical trial is to provide a specialized workshop training for dental providers (e.g., dentists, hygienists, assistants) to improve interactions with young children (2-10 years old) and parents/caregivers. The training is derived from a well-established behavior management program for preschoolers, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Change in behavior of dental providers - Acceptability of training by dental providers All participants will receive the same behavior training; however, one group will receive the training on a delayed schedule. Researchers will compare the immediate intervention and control group to see if the training was effective in the dental providers usage of skills.
In randomized clinical trials and observational studies, influenza vaccination has been shown to be effective in reducing influenza-related illness, hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and mortality in select populations. However, the real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccination is limited by its uptake. This study will investigate whether digital behavioral nudges delivered via the official, mandatory Danish electronic letter system can increase influenza vaccine uptake among adults aged 18-64 years with chronic diseases.
In randomized clinical trials and observational studies, influenza vaccination has been shown to be effective in reducing influenza-related illness, hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and mortality in select populations. However, the real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccination is limited by its uptake. Conducted during the 2022/2023 influenza season, the first NUDGE-FLU trial demonstrated the effectiveness of two electronic behavioral nudging letter strategies in increasing influenza vaccination rates among older adults in Denmark - a letter highlighting potential cardiovascular benefits of vaccination and a standard informational letter sent at baseline and repeated at day 14. This present study will once again investigate whether digital behavioral nudges delivered via the official, mandatory Danish electronic letter system can increase influenza vaccine uptake among older adults including whether the effectiveness of previously successful strategies can be confirmed during a subsequent influenza season.
This study aims to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of written behavioural persuasion techniques intervention to encourage treatment initiation and follow-up for hypertension management among the untreated hypertension population of the SEACO cohort.
In post-menopause, most women gain weight, and obesity rates are more prevalent in this particular group. In addition, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Given that this weight gain can be related to risk behaviours, healthy weight management (such as an increase in physical activity or healthy eating) is crucial to promote a healthy weight and well-being. The ME-WEL (MEnopause and WEigth Loss) project (ref. SFRH/BD/144525/2019), entails an eHealth intervention for weight management and well-being in post-menopausal women with overweight or obesity, based on two theoretical models of behavioral change - the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA), and the Health Belief Model (HBM), and applying the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy (BCTT). This group's eHealth intervention lasts 8 weeks. Each week there is a different theme to be addressed, taking into account the behavioral change models mechanisms, in articulation with different BCT´s. Subjective well-being, self-esteem, weight loss, implementation of weight management strategies, and changes in eating behavior and physical activity/exercise were evaluated, through follow-ups at 3- and 6- post-intervention.
In randomized clinical trials and observational studies, influenza vaccination has been shown to be effective in reducing influenza-related illness, hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and mortality in select populations. However, the real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccination is limited by its uptake. This study will investigate investigate whether digital behavioral nudges delivered via the official, mandatory Danish electronic letter system can increase influenza vaccine uptake among eligible influenza vaccination candidates.