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Overweight children, weight-based teasing and academic performanceRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:274-80. 2009..Psychosocial factors, such as weight-based teasing, have been proposed as having a possible mediating role, although they remain largely unexplored...
Patterns of success: online self-monitoring in a web-based behavioral weight control programRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Health Psychol 32:164-70. 2013..Self-monitoring consistently predicts outcomes in behavioral weight loss programs; however, little is known about patterns of self-monitoring associated with success...
Training of lay health educators to implement an evidence-based behavioral weight loss intervention in rural senior centersRebecca A Krukowski
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Gerontologist 53:162-71. 2013....
Qualitative study of influences on food store choiceRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Appetite 59:510-6. 2012....
Development and evaluation of the school cafeteria nutrition assessment measuresRebecca A Krukowski
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
J Sch Health 81:431-6. 2011..Foods provided in schools represent a substantial portion of US children's dietary intake; however, the school food environment has proven difficult to describe due to the lack of comprehensive, standardized, and validated measures...
The children's menu assessment: development, evaluation, and relevance of a tool for evaluating children's menusRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:884-8. 2011..This tool has the potential to contribute to public health efforts to develop and evaluate targeted environmental interventions and/or policy changes regarding restaurant foods...
Comparing behavioral weight loss modalities: incremental cost-effectiveness of an internet-based versus an in-person conditionRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:1629-35. 2011..When participant time costs are included in an economic evaluation of a behavioral weight loss intervention, Internet-based weight loss delivery may be a more cost-effective approach to obesity treatment...
Differences in home food availability of high- and low-fat foods after a behavioral weight control program are regional not racialRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W, Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:69. 2010..abstract:..
Consideration of the food environment in cancer risk reductionRebecca A Krukowski
Center for the Study of Obesity, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:842-4. 2010..Nutrition professionals will be a crucial element in designing and implementing food environment-based individual, family, and community interventions, which could be potent strategies for cancer prevention...
Obesity treatment tailored for a Catholic faith community: a feasibility studyRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301W Markham Street 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Health Psychol 15:382-90. 2010..Catholic-tailored programs may represent a feasible, culturally acceptable and effective approach to weight loss/maintenance in this faith community...
No change in weight-based teasing when school-based obesity policies are implementedRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:936-42. 2008....
The utility of the Beck Depression Inventory in a bariatric surgery populationRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Obes Surg 20:426-31. 2010..However, several items may be measuring physical consequences of obesity (e.g., sleep disturbance, chronic pain, or sexual dysfunction) rather than depressive symptoms...
Internet-based weight control: the relationship between web features and weight lossRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
Telemed J E Health 14:775-82. 2008..Weight loss in an online weight control program was related to dynamic Web features that provided feedback, support, and motivation to participants...
Recent advances in internet-delivered, evidence-based weight control programs for adultsRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St, 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Diabetes Sci Technol 3:184-9. 2009..Further research is required to enhance weight loss outcomes, determine cost-effectiveness of Internet-delivered programs, and identify the individuals most likely to benefit from treatment in this format...
Neighborhood impact on healthy food availability and pricing in food storesRebecca A Krukowski
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham Street, 820 Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Community Health 35:315-20. 2010..Furthermore, increasing access to larger stores that can offer lower prices for healthier foods may provide another avenue for enhancing food environments to lower disease risk...
Lay health educators translate a weight-loss intervention in senior centers: a randomized controlled trialDelia Smith West
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:385-91. 2011..The goal of this study was to determine whether a translation of the DPP Lifestyle program delivered by lay health educators and conducted in senior centers is effective in promoting weight loss among older adults...
A randomized trial of a community-based cognitive intervention for obese senior adultsCornelia Beck
College of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Aging Health 25:97-118. 2013..To determine whether a cognitive intervention delivered by lay health educators (LHEs) in senior centers was effective in improving cognition in obese older adults...
Calculating reach of evidence-based weight loss and memory improvement interventions among older adults attending Arkansas senior centers, 2008-2011Holly C Felix
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E63. 2012..We report on differences in program enrollment by age, sex, race, and ethnicity and suggest how our approach to calculating the reach of the 2 interventions can guide future research and program development...
Pretreatment weight change is associated with obesity treatment outcomesDelia Smith West
Health Behavior, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 19:1791-5. 2011....
Offer of a weight management program to overweight and obese weight-concerned smokers improves tobacco dependence treatment outcomesSharhonda J Love
Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Am J Addict 20:1-8. 2011..033). Proactively informing weight-concerned, overweight/obese smokers about the availability of a weight management program as an incentive for completing treatment for tobacco dependence may improve tobacco treatment outcomes. ..
Consumers may not use or understand calorie labeling in restaurantsRebecca A Krukowski
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, 2 Colchester Avenue, John Dewey Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 106:917-20. 2006....
