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| Jessica A WhiteleySummaryAffiliation: Rhode Island Hospital Country: USA Publications
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Commit to Quit in the YMCAs: translating an evidence-based quit smoking program for women into a community settingJessica A Whiteley
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:1227-35. 2007..Preliminary feasibility and acceptability were demonstrated as we translated an evidence-based intervention into the YMCA setting...- Telephone versus print delivery of an individualized motivationally tailored physical activity intervention: Project STRIDEBess H Marcus
Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Health Psychol 26:401-9. 2007..The authors tested 2 delivery channels, telephone and print, to determine whether one was more effective in promoting physical activity... 
Does tailoring on additional theoretical constructs enhance the efficacy of a print-based physical activity promotion intervention?David M Williams
Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Health Psychol 30:432-41. 2011..To enhance a previously efficacious individually tailored physical activity (PA) promotion intervention by adding theoretical constructs to the tailored feedback...
Comparing psychosocial predictors of physical activity adoption and maintenanceDavid M Williams
Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Coro Bldg, Suite 500, One Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Ann Behav Med 36:186-94. 2008..Most health behavior models do not distinguish between determinants of behavior adoption and maintenance...- Step into Motion: a randomized trial examining the relative efficacy of Internet vs. print-based physical activity interventionsBess H Marcus
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:737-47. 2007..This study will have implications for the dissemination of Internet-based physical activity interventions... - A comparison of Internet and print-based physical activity interventionsBess H Marcus
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Arch Intern Med 167:944-9. 2007..Using the Internet to deliver a tailored physical activity intervention offers an alternative to print that might be available to larger populations at a lower cost... - Moderate intensity exercise as an adjunct to standard smoking cessation treatment for women: a pilot studyDavid M Williams
Department of Community Health, Brown University Program in Public Health, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 24:349-54. 2010..The findings provide a preliminary indication that, given adequate compliance, moderate intensity exercise may enhance short-term smoking cessation outcomes for women; however, a larger trial is warranted... - Acute effects of moderate intensity aerobic exercise on affective withdrawal symptoms and cravings among women smokersDavid M Williams
Institute for Community Health Promotion, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
Addict Behav 36:894-7. 2011..Thus, it is not surprising that previous randomized controlled trials-in which adherence to exercise programs has generally been poor-have been unsuccessful in showing effects of aerobic exercise on smoking cessation outcomes... - Outcomes from the women's wellness project: a community-focused physical activity trial for womenMelissa A Napolitano
The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Prev Med 43:447-53. 2006..Given the low rates of physical activity participation, innovative intervention approaches are needed to make a public health impact... - Examination of print and telephone channels for physical activity promotion: Rationale, design, and baseline data from Project STRIDEBess H Marcus
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School, Coro Building, Suite 500, One Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 28:90-104. 2007..print) for physical activity adoption and short-term maintenance among previously sedentary adults... - A review of web-assisted tobacco interventions (WATIs)Beth C Bock
The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Med Internet Res 10:e39. 2008..The Internet has great potential to provide assistance to millions of smokers who seek help with quitting smoking... - HPV, cervical neoplasia and smoking: knowledge among colposcopy patientsLori A Boardman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
J Reprod Med 49:965-72. 2004..To assess colposcopy patients' knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the role of smoking in cervical neoplasia and, if patients were current smokers, their willingness to quit smoking... - Is physical activity a gateway behavior for diet? Findings from a physical activity trialGareth R Dutton
Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, 1115 W Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306 4300, USA
Prev Med 46:216-21. 2008..The current investigation examined cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between health behaviors within the context of a physical activity (PA) intervention... - Mediators of physical activity behavior change: a multivariate approachMelissa A Napolitano
Temple University, Department of Kinesiology, USA
Health Psychol 27:409-18. 2008..5; 82% women)...
Research Grants
- Smoking Cessation for Women at Risk of Cervical CancerJessica Whiteley; Fiscal Year: 2004..This study, therefore, will serve as a pilot for a larger clinical trial. ..