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2025

Culture, Acculturation, and Physical Activity among US Hispanic/Latino Adults

The Association between Use of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Cannabis and Metabolic Syndrome

Adolescent Cumulative Adversity, Mental Health, and Young Adult Sexual Health

E-cigarettes and Older Adults who Smoke: A Missed Opportunity to Further Reduce Harm?

Combining the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory to Explore Physical Activity Engagement

Strengthening The Patient Health Dissemination Core Channel Role Through Health Education Prescriptions: Experiences from Hainan Province, China

Perspectives on Improving Healthy Food Access in Rural Eastern North Carolina

A Prospective 6-Week Actual Use Study of glo Heated Tobacco Products in the United States

Inhalation Adherence Among Older Males with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Structural Equation Model Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

Impact of Self-rated Health of Adolescents with Severe Obesity on their Handwashing during COVID-19 in South Korea

Exploring Factors Contributing to Inequalities in Dementia Empowerment

Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Trends and Future Surveillance in the United States: Modelling in a Time of Uncertainty

Topography Study of the glo™ Heated Tobacco Product

Factors Influencing Hand Sanitizer Use in US Adults: A Formative Assessment

Factors Associated with Online Medication Purchases among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Postsecondary Education and Adult Health Lifestyles: Examining Sources of Disparities

Self-Management Interventions for Chronic Liver Disease: A Scoping Review

Effective Recruitment and Retention in a Longitudinal Panel Natural Experiment: The Study of Active Neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND)

Impact of Claims on Behavioral Intentions and Risk Perceptions for Nicotine Pouches

Effects of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) on Visual Attention and Hand Function in Young Adults: A Pre-Post Experimental Study

Fertility Choices in the Algorithmic Age: Schemas as the Core Driver and the Buffering Role of Future Time Orientation

Barriers to Participating in Physical Activity among College Students: A Systematic Review

Overwhelm: A Concept Analysis

2024

Effects of Psychiatric Issues and Early Enteral Nutrition Therapy on Anxiety and Quality-of-Life of Patients with Gastric Cancer

Integrating a Gamified Digital Application in Naturebased Settings to Improve Physical Activity and Health Outcomes Among Central Pennsylvanians: Using a Socioecological, Cross-disciplinary Guiding Framework

An Analysis of Influencing Factors of Regular Physical Activities between Fitness Participation Types: Focus on Bodybuilding and Yoga

Research on the Usage Types and Psychological and Spiritual Responses of Users of Cultural Arts and Cultural Contents

Does the Association between Changes in Health Behaviors and Weight Gain Differ by Race and Ethnicity During the (COVID)-19 Pandemic? Findings from a Population-based Study

Impact of a Community-based Intervention Addressing Loneliness and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among Seniors

The Role of Health Empowerment on Digital Health Technology Literacy by Generation

Lifestyle Factors and Bodily Pain among African Americans

Opinions of Patients with Sepsis Concerning Selected Elements of Holistic Patient Nursing Care During Hospitalization

2023

• Effects of Psychiatric Issues and Early Enteral Nutrition Therapy on Anxiety and Quality-of-Life of Patients with Gastric Cancer
• A Structural Analysis of the Effects on the Lifestyle and Health Status of Exercise Class Participants Owing to COVID-19 Prevention Measures
• Internet Media and Universal Trust: An Analysis of the Impact on the Psychology of Social Interaction among Chinese Netizens
• Relationship between Heart Rate Variability and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients
• The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Decision-making Process of Mandibular Impacted Third Molar Extraction

• Promoting Effects of the Exercise Behavioral Ecological Model on Physical Activity Behaviors of Students

• Risk Management of Negative Online Public Opinion in a Tertiary Hospital Based on the Kaiser Model

• Association Between Quality of Sleep and Self- Reported Health with Burnout in Employees: Does Increasing Burnout Lead to Reduced Work Performance Among Employees

• Frailty Status and Related Factors in Elderly Patients in Intensive Care for Acute Conditions in China

• Investigation and Analysis of Mental State and Coping Style of Psychiatric Nurses in Public Health Emergencies

• The Relationship Among Nurse Leaders’ Humanistic Care Behavior, Nurses’ Professional Identity, and Psychological Security

• Sex Differences in Early Weight Loss Success During a Diabetes Prevention Intervention

• Analysis of Influencing Factors and Demand Forecast of Single Disease Demand in Chinese Public Hospitals

• Relationship of Weight Concerns to Body Mass Index in a Tobacco Treatment Program

• Characterization of Ad Libitum Use Behavior of On! Nicotine Pouches

• Effects of Non-monetary Incentives in Physician Groups–A Systematic Review

• The Impact of (COVID)-19 on Beverage Purchasing Behaviors in Korea

• The Relationship Between Internet Use and Mental Health Among Chinese Residents During the (COVID)-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Risk Factors of Demoralization Among Lung Cancer Patients in Mainland China

• Assessment of the Level of Life Satisfaction and Health Behaviors Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

• Evaluating The Effects of Fine Cooperation Program and Doctor-Nurse Integration on Patients with Chronic Wounds

• The Role of Cluster Nursing Methods Following Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy

• Willingness to Co-receive COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines among Outpatients

• Post-COVID-19 Total and Domain-specific Sedentary Behaviors in Saudi Adults

• Health Needs Assessment: Comparison of Applications of All-in-One AI Platform during the COVID-19 Pandemic between Mainland China and Hong Kong

• Predicting Cognitive Function Impairment through Game-based Intelligence Tests Combined with Heart Rate Variability in Older Adults

• Factors Associated with Use of Cigars, Little Cigars, Cigarillos, and Blunts among Hip Hop Youth in the United States

2022

• Effects of Psychiatric Issues and Early Enteral Nutrition Therapy on Anxiety and Quality-of-Life of Patients with Gastric Cancer
• Correlation between Insulin Resistance and Cardiopulmonary Function during Physical Exams for Male Patients
• Analysis of Influencing Factors of Psychological Intervention on International Students in China after COVID-19: Hainan Province, China
• The Role of Health Education, Policies, and Services on College Students’ Health Behavior
• A U-Shaped Association between Internet Use and Depression in China
• Evaluation of the Application Effect of WeChat Platform-based Communication Mode in Family Members of Patients after Partial Pulmonary Resection in the Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit

• Concept of Health in Opinions of Patients Diagnosed with Hepatitis C

• The Later Status and Impact Factors of Physical Activity among Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China

• The Interaction of Perceived Susceptibility with Predictors of mHealth Technology Usage

• An Empirical Study on the Use of Digital Technologies to Achieve Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare Management

• Association between Proximity to Food Sources and Dietary Behaviors in Black and White College Graduates

• Dietary Environment in Early Care and Education Settings and Young Children’s Eating Behavior: A Systematic Review of Literature

• A Comparative Study on Visual Health and Physical Activity of Chinese and Japanese Children Aged 6-12 Years

• Assessment of Health Behaviors of Patients with Hepatitis C

• The Effect of Wearable Activity Monitor Presence on Step Counts
• A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Association between E-cigarette Use among Cigarette Smokers and Quit Attempts Made to Abstain from Cigarette Smoking
• Assessing the Evidence on the Differential Impact of Menthol versus Non-menthol Cigarette Use on Smoking Dependence in the US Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Adherence to COVID-19 Guidelines among Current, Former, and Never Smokers
• Predictors of Coping with Health-related Expectation Violations among University Students
• Analysis on the Change of College Students’ Life Pattern and its Impact during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China
• Cost Burden Impacts Cancer Patient Service Utilization Behavior in a US Commercial Plan
• Exploring the Occurrence and Procedure of Addiction in Sports Lottery: A Case Study
• Effects of Vibration Resistance Exercises on EMG and Skeletal Muscle Hemodynamics
• The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity among Chinese University Students: A Retrospectively Matched Cohort Study
• Athletes’ Goal Orientations and Attitudes towards Doping: Moral Disengagement in Sport as a Mediator
• Drinking with Friends: Measuring the Two-week Ecology of Drinking Behaviors
• Predictors of Self-repackaging of Antiretroviral Therapy in Northern Tanzania
• Levels and Relationships of Impulsivity and Aggressive Driving in Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
• Assessing the Evidence on the Differential Impact of Menthol versus Non-menthol Cigarette Use on Initiation and Progression to Regular Smoking: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Effects of Psychological Capital and Sport Anxiety on Sport Performance in Collegiate Judo Athletes
• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tabasco, México
• Effect of Job Stressors on Presenteeism among Aging Workers: A Longitudinal Moderated Mediation Model
• Exploring Associations of Household Chaos and Child Health Behaviors in Rural Families
• How Much Ongoing Smoking Reduction is an Echo of the Initial Mass Education?

2021

• Examining Associations between Knowledge and Vaccine Uptake Using the Human Papillomavirus Knowledge Questionnaire (HPV-KQ)
• Relationships among Physical Activity, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Weight Stigma in Children in Hong Kong
• Effects of Integrated Health Education Combined with Life Intervention on Patients with Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease Complicated with Hyperlipidemia
• Validity and Reliability of the Muscularity Oriented Eating Test (MOET) in Turkish
• Promoting Fish Consumption Messages: Perspectives of Hmong Women of Childbearing Age
• “You have to vape to make it through”: E-cigarette Outcome Expectancies among Youth and Parents
• Patterns of Weight Change in a Commercial Weight Loss Program
• American Muslim Adolescent Daughters’ Perception of Maternal Relationships and the Influence on their Health Behaviors: A Conceptual Model
• Chinese Parental Awareness of Children’s COVID-19 Protective Measures
• Psychometric Properties of the AUDIT-C within an Amazon Mechanical Turk Sample
• Special Issue on JUUL (Full PDF Download)
• Introduction to the Special Issue on JUUL Use
• Prevalence of ENDS and JUUL Use, by Smoking Status, in National Samples of Young Adults and Older Adults in the U.S.
• The Adult JUUL Switching and Smoking Trajectories (ADJUSST) Study: Methods and Analysis of
  Loss-to-Follow-Up
• Switching away from Cigarettes across 12 Months among Adult Smokers Purchasing the JUUL System
• Dual Use of Cigarettes and JUUL: Trajectory and Cigarette Consumption
• Switching away from Cigarette Smoking with JUUL: Populations of Special Interest
• Cigarette Smoking Trajectories in Adult Former Smokers Using the JUUL System
• Smoking Trajectories of Adult Never Smokers 12 Months after First Purchase of a JUUL Starter Kit
• Transitions in Smoking among Adults Newly Purchasing the JUUL System
• Changes in Dependence as Smokers Switch from Cigarettes to JUUL in Two Nicotine Concentrations
• Improving Retailer Compliance for Tobacco Purchases: Pilot Study Findings
• Modeling the Population Health Impact of ENDS in the U.S.
• Closing Perspective on Special Issue on JUUL

Other 2021 Open Access Articles

• Hispanics/Latinos’ Cigarette and E-cigarette Use: Behavioral and Self-rated Health
• Fear of Cancer Progression and Health Behaviors in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
• Heat-not-burn Tobacco Products and the Increased Risk for Poly-tobacco Use

2020

• The Arabic Version of the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5) in a Clinical Sample of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Nationals
• Adapting and Evaluating Implementation of a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Behavioral Health Centers
• African-American Views of Food Choices and Use of Traditional Foods
• Perceptions of E-cigarettes and Flavor Restrictions among Tobacco Retailers in Los Angeles
• Health Risk Factors in American Indian and Non-Hispanic White Homeless Adults
• Tobacco-free Workplace Program at a Substance Use Treatment Center
• Environmental Factors of Youth Milk and Milk Alternative Consumption
• Exercise Intervention Outcomes with Cannabis Users and Nonusers Aged 60 and Older
• Duchenne Smile is Associated with Quality of Life and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients
• A Modified Nominal Group Technique (mNGT) – Finding Priorities in Research
• Latent Growth Model of Predictors of Health Status in Korean Older Adults
• Socioeconomic Status and Later-life Mental Health in South Korea

2019

• Parental Rejection, Resilience, and Health-risk Behavior in Emerging Adults
• Fresh and Fresh Lean Beef Intake in Relation to Functional Limitations among US Older Adults, 2005-2016
• The Impact of Heartfulness-based Elective on Middle School Students
• Increasing Participation in Daily Activities among US Adults with Arthritis
• Extended Theory of Planned Behavior on Eating and Physical Activity
• Difference of Opinion: Spousal Influence on Cancer Risk-reducing Behavior
• Prevalence of Awareness and Use of JUUL E-cigarettes in a National Probability Sample of Adolescents in the United States
• Smoking Cessation Treatment Needs of Low SES Cervical Cancer Survivors
• Classification Tree Analysis of Factors Associated with Oral Cancer Exam
• Young Adults’ Opioid Prescription History and Opioid Misuse Perceptions
• Home Environment Factors and Health Behaviors of Low-income, Overweight, and Obese Youth
• Chronic Health Condition Influences on Client Perceptions of Limited or Non-choice Food Pantries in Low-income, Rural Communities
• Grit is Associated with Food Security among US Parents and Adolescents

2018

• Factors Influencing Trust towards Physicians among Patients from 12 Hospitals in China
• Act-Belong-Commit Indicators Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing among Irish Older Adults
• Satisfaction with Financial Incentives for Chronic Disease Prevention
• E-cigarettes and Tobacco Exposure Biomarkers among American Indian Smokers
• Using an e-Cigarette is Like Eating Tofu When You Really Want Meat
• Factors Related to Weight Gain/Loss among Emerging Adults with Obesity
• Health Behaviors among Low-income Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women
• Nicotine Lozenges in the Relief of Behaviorally Provoked Craving
• Knowledge Gaps of the Health Benefits of Beans among Low-Income Women
• Dental Visits Mediate the Impact of Smoking on Oral Health

2017

• Maintenance of Lifestyle Changes at 12-month Follow-up in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Trial for Cancer Survivors
• Determinants of Willingness to Accept Secondhand Smoke Exposure
• Body Image Satisfaction as a Physical Activity Indicator in University Students
• Food Insecurity and Pre-diabetes in Adults: Race/Ethnic and Sex Differences
• Family Menu-planning Workshop: A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Adult- and Peer-led Instruction
• Predictors of Smoking among Saudi Dental Students in Jeddah
• E-cigarette Nicotine Delivery: Data and Learnings from Pharmacokinetic Studies
• Spice and Herb Use with Vegetables: Liking, Frequency, and Self-efficacy among US Adults

2016

• Influences of Sex and BMI on the Weight Level Perception of Others
• Situational Pressures that Influence Firefighters’ Decision Making about Personal Protective Equipment: A Qualitative Analysis
• Waterpipe and Cigarette Smoking among University Students in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Association between Weight and Smoking Not Mediated by Weight Loss Attempts or Bullying
• mHealth Pilot Study: Text Messaging Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination

2015

• Measuring Willingness to Accept Second-Hand Smoke Exposure
• Teachers’ Emotion Regulation Skills Facilitate Implementation of Health-related Intentions
• Effects of a Sexual Risk Reduction Program for African-American Adolescents on Social Cognitive Antecedents of Behavior Change
• Tobacco Use among Minnesota Adults, 2014
• Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) in Tobacco Control in China
• mHealth Text Messaging for Physical Activity Promotion in College Students: A Formative Participatory Approach
• Engagement Indicators Predict Health Changes in a Lifestyle Intervention
• Men’s Help-seeking Behavior with Regards to Lower Bowel Symptoms
• Barriers to Help-seeking in Men Diagnosed with Benign Colorectal Diseases
• Receptivity to E-cigarette Marketing, Harm Perceptions, and E-cigarette Use

2010

• Formation and Early History of The American Academy of Health Behavior

2001

• From Research to “Best Practices” in Other Settings and Populations