Barriers to health care access for low income families: a review of literature

M Lazar, L Davenport - Journal of community health nursing, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Having a low-income presents a variety of problems for families and children, with access to
health care being the most complex and prevalent. Although there are many challenges for …

Measuring cigarette smoking risk perceptions

AR Kaufman, JE Twesten, J Suls… - Nicotine and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Risk perception is an important construct in many health behavior theories. Smoking risk
perceptions are thoughts and feelings about the harms associated with cigarette smoking …

A social trap for the climate? Collective action, trust and climate change risk perception in 35 countries

EK Smith, A Mayer - Global Environmental Change, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change presents a global problem that requires a collective, coordinated response
to reduce the rate of greenhouse gases currently emitted. But, even in the face of these …

The tripartite model of risk perception (TRIRISK): Distinguishing deliberative, affective, and experiential components of perceived risk

RA Ferrer, WMP Klein, A Persoskie… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Although risk perception is a key predictor in health behavior theories, current
conceptions of risk comprise only one (deliberative) or two (deliberative vs …

Changing perceptions of harm of e-cigarette vs cigarette use among adults in 2 US national surveys from 2012 to 2017

J Huang, B Feng, SR Weaver, TF Pechacek… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Debate is ongoing about whether the scientific evidence of the health risks of
electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) compared with combustible cigarettes (hereinafter …

Knowledge of and beliefs about palliative care in a nationally-representative US sample

JM Taber, EM Ellis, M Reblin, L Ellington, RA Ferrer - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for people with serious illness and their families.
One potential barrier to palliative care uptake is inaccurate knowledge and/or negative …

Unstoppable climate change? The influence of fatalistic beliefs about climate change on behavioural change and willingness to pay cross-nationally

A Mayer, EK Smith - Climate Policy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Although climate change is an urgent problem, behavioural and policy responses have not
yet been sufficient to either reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to a …

Cancer fear: facilitator and deterrent to participation in colorectal cancer screening

C Vrinten, J Waller, C Von Wagner, J Wardle - … Epidemiology, Biomarkers & …, 2015 - AACR
Background: Cancer fear has been associated with higher and lower screening uptake
across different studies, possibly because different aspects of cancer fear have different …

Using the short graph literacy scale to predict precursors of health behavior change

Y Okan, E Janssen, M Galesic… - Medical Decision …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Visual displays can facilitate risk communication and promote better health
choices. Their effectiveness in improving risk comprehension is influenced by graph literacy …

Reproductive health decision making among Ghanaian women

EKM Darteh, DT Doku, K Esia-Donkoh - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Women's reproductive health decision-making and choices, including engaging
in sexual intercourse and condom use, are essential for good reproductive health. However …