What are the top-circulating magazines in the United States telling older adults about cognitive health?Anna E Mathews
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 24:302-12. 2009
..Articles focused on physical activity, with information directing readers to credible resources, and by writers with health or science backgrounds, could enhance the quality of cognitive health communication in popular media...
- Older adults' perceptions of physical activity and cognitive health: implications for health communication
Anna E Price
Department of Health Sciences, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA
Health Educ Behav 38:15-24. 2011
..Participants suggested messages be paired with social support to increase PA. Results suggest a need for evidence-based, credible communication promoting PA and CH...
Older adults' perceived physical activity enablers and barriers: a multicultural perspectiveAnna E Mathews
Dept of Health and Exercise Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA
J Aging Phys Act 18:119-40. 2010
..Findings suggest several ways to promote PA among older people, including developing exercise programs designed for older adults and health messages promoting existing places and programs older adults can use to engage in PA...
- Perceptions and beliefs about the role of physical activity and nutrition on brain health in older adults
Sara Wilcox
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, PHRC 3rd Floor, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Gerontologist 49:S61-71. 2009
..To examine older adults' perceptions of the link between physical activity (PA) and nutrition to the maintenance of cognitive health...
- Getting the message out about cognitive health: a cross-cultural comparison of older adults' media awareness and communication needs on how to maintain a healthy brain
Daniela B Friedman
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Gerontologist 49:S50-60. 2009
..Using a cross-cultural focus, we describe older adults' awareness about cognitive health, and their ideas about how to inform and motivate others to engage in activities that may maintain brain health...
Cognitive health messages in popular women's and men's magazines, 2006-2007Daniela B Friedman
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A32. 2010
..Popular media helps establish the public health agenda. In this study, we describe articles about cognitive health in top-circulating women's and men's magazines...
- Active travel to school: policies and attitudes of school and district leaders
Anna E Mathews
Dept of Health and Exercise Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA
J Phys Act Health 7:S13-9. 2010
..When promoting active travel to school, it is important to consider school and district policies as well as attitudes of school and district administrators...
- An impact evaluation of two versions of a brief intervention targeting alcohol use and physical activity among adolescents
Anna E Mathews
University of South Carolina, USA
J Drug Educ 37:401-16. 2007
..The small group version of Project SPORT was largely acceptable and potentially efficacious for both male and female adolescents, with the largest impact seen on participants' images, beliefs, and commitment related to physical activity...
- Pedestrian activity among California adults
Anna E Mathews
Prevention Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
J Phys Act Health 6:15-23. 2009
..The objectives of this study were to assess (1) pedestrian activity levels among adults, (2) where and why adults engage in pedestrian activity, and (3) what adults consider when deciding where to engage in pedestrian activity...
