DataBase: Research and Evaluation Results

Note: References 1 through 197 refer to studies summarized in the chart appearing in previous DataBase sections of the Journal

Campbell MK DeVellis BM Stretcher VJ Ammerman AS DeVellis RF Sandler RS . Improving dietary behavior: the effectiveness of tailored messages in primary care settings. Am J Public Health 1994;84:783–7.

Curry SJ Kristal AR Bowen DJ . An application of the stage of change model of behavior change to dietary fat reduction. Health Education Research 1992;7:97–105.

Barrett-Connor E Chang JC Edelstein SL . Coffee-associated osteoporosis offset by daily milk consumption. JAMA 1994;271:280–3.

Rivara FP Koepsell TD Jurkovich GJ Gurney JG Soderberg R . The effects of alcohol abuse on readmission for trauma. JAMA 1993;270:1962–4.

Lipman EL Offord DR Boyle MH . Relation between economic disadvantage and psychosocial morbidity in children. Can Med Assoc J 1994;151:431–7.

Kochanek KD Maurer JD Rosenberg HM . Why did black life expectancy decline from 1984 through 1989 in the United States? Am J Public Health 1994;84:938–44.

Ennett ST Tobler NS Ringwalt CL Flewelling RL . How effective is drug abuse resistance education? A meta-analysis of Project DARE outcome evaluations. Am J Public Health 1994;84:1394–401.

Roach JA Tremblay LM Bowers DL . A preoperative assessment and education program: implementation and outcomes. Patient Educ Couns 1995;25:83–8.

Terry PE Pheley A . The effect of self-care brochures on use of medical services. J Occup Med 1993;35:422–6.

Botvin GJ Baker E Dusenbury L Botvin EM Diaz T . Long-term follow-up results of a randomized drug abuse prevention trial in a white middle-class population. JAMA 1995;276:1106–12.

Lubitz J Beebe J Baker C . Longevity and Medicare expenditures. N Engl J Med 1995;332:999–1003.

German PS Burton LC Shapiro S Steinwachs DM Tsuji I Paglia MJ Damiano AM . Extended coverage for preventive services for the elderly: response and results in a demonstration population. Am J Public Health 1995;85:379–86.

Burton LC Steinwachs DM German PS Shapiro S Brant LJ Richards TM Clark RD . Preventive services for the elderly: Would coverage affect utilization and costs under medicare? Am J Public Health 1995;85:387–91.

Epstein LH Valoski AM Vara LS . Effects of decreasing sedentary behavior and increasing activity on weight change in obese children. Health Psychol 1995;14:109–15.

Gould KL Ornish D Scherwitz L . Changes in myocardial perfusion abnormalities by positron emission tomography after long-term, intense risk factor modification. JAMA 1995;274:894–901.

Blair SN Kohl HW III Barlow CE Paffenbarger RS Jr Gibbons LW Macera CA . Changes in physical fitness and all-cause mortality. JAMA 1995;273:1093–8.

Flynn BS Worden JK Secker-Walker RH . Mass media and school interventions for cigarette smoking prevention: effects 2 years after completion. Am J Public Health 1994;84:1148–50.

Glasgow RE Terborg JR Hollis JF Severson HH Boles SM . Take Heart: results from the initial phase of a work-site wellness program. Am J Public Health 1995;85:209–16.

Connell CM Sharpe PA Gallant MP . Effect of health risk appraisal on Health outcomes in a university worksite health promotion trial. Health Education Research Theory and Practice 1995;10:199–209.

Krumholz HM Seeman TE Merrill SS de Leon Mendes CF Vaccarino V Silverman DI . Lack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years. JAMA 1994;272:1335–40.

Rich MW Beckham V Wittenberg C Leven CL Freedland KE Carney RM . A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure. N Engl Med J Med 1995;333:1190–5.

Byers BT Mullis R Anderson J Dusenbury L Gorsky R Kimber C . The costs and effects of a nutritional education program following work-site cholesterol screening. Am J Public Health 1995; 85:650–5.

Lee I Hsieh C Paffenbarger R Jr. Exercise intensity and longevity in men: the Harvard alumni health study. JAMA 1995;273:1179–84.