DataBase: Research and Evaluation Results

Note: References 1 through 201 refer to studies summarized in the chart appearing in previous DataBase sections of the Journal

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 Omish 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 worksite 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.

Krumbotz HM Seeman TE Merrill SS de Leon Mendes CF Vaccarino V Silverman DF , 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 G 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 Hsich G Paffenbarger R Jr. , Exercise intensity and longevity in men: The Harvard alumni health study. JAMA 1995;273:1179–84.

Luepher RV Perry CL McKinlay SM Nader PR Parcel GS Stone EJ Webber LS Elder VP Feldman HA Johnson CC Kelder SH Wu M . Outcomes of a field trial to improve children's dietary patterns and physical activity. JAMA 1996;275(10):768–776.

Tinetti ME Baker DI McAvay G Claus EB Garrett P Gottschalk M Koch ML Trainor K Horwitz RJ . A multifactorial intervention to reduce the risk of falling among elderly people living in the community. N Engl J Med 1994;331:821–827.

The COMMIT Research Group. Community intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT): 1. Cohort results from a four-year community intervention. Am J Public Health 1995;85:183–192.

Brownson R Smith C Pratt M Mack N Jackson-Thompson J Dean C Dabney S Wilkerson J . Preventing cardiovascular disease through community-based risk reduction: The Bootheel Heart Health Project. Am J Public Health 1996;86:206–213.