M W Kreuter

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Affiliation: Saint Louis University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Do nutrition label readers eat healthier diets? Behavioral correlates of adults' use of food labels
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Am J Prev Med 13:277-83. 1997
  2. ncbi Physician recommendations for diet and physical activity: which patients get advised to change?
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Missouri 63108, USA
    Prev Med 26:825-33. 1997
  3. ncbi Understanding how people process health information: a comparison of tailored and nontailored weight-loss materials
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 63108, USA
    Health Psychol 18:487-94. 1999
  4. ncbi How does physician advice influence patient behavior? Evidence for a priming effect
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Arch Fam Med 9:426-33. 2000
  5. ncbi Development and validation of brief scales to measure collectivism, religiosity, racial pride, and time orientation in urban African American women
    S N Lukwago
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Department of Community Health School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
    Fam Community Health 24:63-71. 2001
  6. ncbi Weight locus of control and weight-related attitudes and behaviors in an overweight population
    C L Holt
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Addict Behav 26:329-40. 2001
  7. ncbi Are patients of women physicians screened more aggressively? A prospective study of physician gender and screening
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 10:119-25. 1995
  8. ncbi Disseminating effective health promotion programs from prevention research to community organizations
    C A Caburnay
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 7:81-9. 2001
  9. ncbi Evidential preferences: cultural appropriateness strategies in health communications
    V L Sanders Thompson
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
    Health Educ Res 23:549-59. 2008

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Do nutrition label readers eat healthier diets? Behavioral correlates of adults' use of food labels
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Am J Prev Med 13:277-83. 1997
    ..Reading and understanding nutrition labels on foods may be an important precursor to dietary change. However, little is known about how nutrition labels are used by consumers and what effect reading labels has on dietary behaviors...
  2. ncbi Physician recommendations for diet and physical activity: which patients get advised to change?
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Missouri 63108, USA
    Prev Med 26:825-33. 1997
    ..However, studies show physicians are most likely to provide behavioral recommendations to patients who are already sick. Understanding factors that influence physicians' advising decisions can help broaden the reach of these activities...
  3. ncbi Understanding how people process health information: a comparison of tailored and nontailored weight-loss materials
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 63108, USA
    Health Psychol 18:487-94. 1999
    ..The tailoring of health information can significantly improve the chances the information will be thoughtfully considered and can stimulate prebehavioral changes such as self-assessment and intention...
  4. ncbi How does physician advice influence patient behavior? Evidence for a priming effect
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Arch Fam Med 9:426-33. 2000
    ..To explore a potential "priming effect" of physician advice on patient responses to behavioral change interventions...
  5. ncbi Development and validation of brief scales to measure collectivism, religiosity, racial pride, and time orientation in urban African American women
    S N Lukwago
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Division of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Department of Community Health School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
    Fam Community Health 24:63-71. 2001
    ..93, r=.85, p<.001); religiosity (alpha=.88, r=.89, p<.001); racial pride (alpha=.84, r=.52, p<.001); present time orientation (alpha=.73, r=.52, p<.01) and future time orientation (alpha=.72, r=.54, p=.07)...
  6. ncbi Weight locus of control and weight-related attitudes and behaviors in an overweight population
    C L Holt
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    Addict Behav 26:329-40. 2001
    ..The results are discussed in terms of the validity of the WLOC and implications for future development of effective HEM...
  7. ncbi Are patients of women physicians screened more aggressively? A prospective study of physician gender and screening
    M W Kreuter
    Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63108, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 10:119-25. 1995
    ..Larger studies are needed to determine whether this pattern of effects reflects a broader phenomenon in primary care...
  8. ncbi Disseminating effective health promotion programs from prevention research to community organizations
    C A Caburnay
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 7:81-9. 2001
    ..Louis, Missouri. The authors discuss how one health center successfully adopted this program and provide recommendations for other researchers seeking to disseminate innovative, effective health promotion programs...
  9. ncbi Evidential preferences: cultural appropriateness strategies in health communications
    V L Sanders Thompson
    Health Communication Research Laboratory, Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
    Health Educ Res 23:549-59. 2008
    ..This strategy may prove useful in understanding and structuring the presentation of targeted cancer evidence that could result in more effective health communication...