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International quarterly of community health education, 2015

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the extent to which the maternal-facilitated, so... more The purpose of this investigation was to examine the extent to which the maternal-facilitated, social cognitive theory constructs of environment, emotional coping, expectations, self-control, and self-efficacy predicted child fruit and vegetable consumption and sugar-free beverage intake. Instrumentation comprised three stages of data collection and analysis. Stage 1 included item generation, face and content validity by a panel of six experts, and readability by Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level tests. Stage 2 assessed stability of the theoretical constructs using the test-retest procedure with 30 participants. Structural equation modeling was used during Stage 3 to conduct confirmatory factor analysis and to establish predictive validity of the models. A total of 224 respondents participated in this study. Maternal-facilitated home environment and self-efficacy were significant predictors of child fruit and vegetable consumption while maternal-mediated home enviro...

Industrial psychiatry journal

Concerns about road safety have been increasingly associated with two-wheeler riding and especial... more Concerns about road safety have been increasingly associated with two-wheeler riding and especially with young commuters in India. The study was designed to explore inclination to speeding and to profile the driving behaviors in two-wheeler riding young men and women who reported a tendency to ride faster than their peers. A cross-sectional survey design was used. On the basis of three focus group discussions and review of literature, a survey was prepared to tap domains such as affect states associated with riding/speeding, factors contributing to speeding, inclination for competing, perceived speed and safety, etc. The study sample comprised of 961 two-wheeler riding college-going young men and women in Bangalore. Descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were used including Chi-square, Spearman's rank correlation, and independent sample t-test. The sample was divided into two subgroups on the basis of self-report of greater speeding than one's peers. A subgroup o...

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), Jan 24, 2015

Objectives: Every second 4.3 births occur in the world, signifying the magnitude and importance o... more Objectives: Every second 4.3 births occur in the world, signifying the magnitude and importance of pregnancy. This study looked at yoga interventions done from 2008 to December 2013 and examined whether yoga can be an efficacious approach for influencing maternal and birth outcomes in pregnancy. Design: A systematic search of MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, Alt HealthWatch, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ACP Journal Club databases was conducted for quantitative articles of pregnancy involving all schools of yoga. Results: A total of 15 articles met the inclusion criteria: 6 from the United States, 6 from India, 2 from Taiwan, and 1 each from Korea and Thailand. Of the 15 studies, 10 showed positive changes in maternal psychological or birth outcomes. Conclusions: The included studies have some limitations. Nonetheless, yoga appears to be a promising intervention for pregnancy.

South Asian Americans constitute the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States. Overwe... more South Asian Americans constitute the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States. Overweight (adults: 38% - 57%, children: 18% - 43%) and obesity (24%) rates in Asian Americans are increasing and not even a single health education intervention has been designed for this group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to identify culturally-relevant determinants that influence

Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers, 2009

Cancer of posterior one-third of tongue is seen in 0.43% of total world population. Worldwide, ca... more Cancer of posterior one-third of tongue is seen in 0.43% of total world population. Worldwide, cancer of tongue constitutes 5% of the total cancer incidence. Squamous cell cancer of head and neck is the most common cancer encountered in India. Oxidative stress is potentially harmful to cells and ROS are involved in multistage carcinogenesis, in initiation and promotion. Moreover, the extent of ROS-induced oxidative damage can be exacerbated by decreased efficiency of antioxidant defense mechanisms. The aim of this study was to assess the alterations in the circulating lipid peroxide, antioxidant components and the activities of defense enzymes in patients with cancer of posterior one-third of tongue, with respect to healthy controls in the Indian population. 60 patients with newly diagnosed, histologically proven cases of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (Stage III-IVa) of posterior one-third of tongue were recruited into the study. 60 healthy controls, without history or la...

Oncology research, 2011

The objective was to study the alterations in circulating pro-/antioxidants in patients with canc... more The objective was to study the alterations in circulating pro-/antioxidants in patients with cancer of the posterior one third of the tongue, before and after concomitant chemoradiation, and to assess variation in their levels to therapeutic response. Sixty patients with newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior one third of the tongue and 60 healthy controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected before and after chemoradiation and after 3 months of follow-up. Pro-/antioxidant levels were estimated using standard methods. Response to therapy was assessed during and after therapy and after 3 months of followup. Pretreatment levels of lipid peroxide were significantly elevated while antioxidant levels were lowered in cancer patients compared to controls. After chemotherapy, lipid peroxidation showed a significant decline, while antioxidants showed a significant rise in complete responders, compared with partial/nonresponders, and remained highly significant after ...

International quarterly of community health education

Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the African-American community. Commonly su... more Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the African-American community. Commonly suggested public health strategies to reduce childhood obesity are limiting television viewing, encouraging daily moderately intense physical activity of at least 60 minutes per day, increasing fruit and vegetable intake to five or more cups per day, and increasing water consumption. This study examined the extent to which selected social cognitive theory constructs can predict these four behaviors in African-American upper elementary children. A 56-item valid and reliable scale was administered to 222 students. Glasses of water consumed were predicted by self-control for drinking water and self-efficacy for drinking water (R2 = 0.123). Fruits and vegetables consumed were predicted by self-efficacy for eating fruits and vegetables (R2 = 0.083). For designing primary prevention interventions to reduce childhood obesity in the African-American community, social cognitive theory provides a us...

International quarterly of community health education, 2013

The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) was developed as a way to evaluate and highlight the i... more The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) was developed as a way to evaluate and highlight the importance of emotional health as it relates to overall quality of life. This study examines the predictive nature of EI with standardized measures of mental health to create a model that can be utilized to create more effective health promotion interventions. Step-wise multiple regression was used to predict mental health (Kessler K-6 scale) and Type D personality (Denollett's Scale of Negative Affectivity and Social Inhibition) with five dimensions of EI. The results revealed that while not all of the dimensions of EI regressed significantly in each model, mood management was highly predictive of all mental health measures under investigation. Cut-off points for each scale were also helpful in interpreting the relatedness of EI to mental health.

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2013

Cancer is an important public health concern, with millions of patients affected worldwide. Given... more Cancer is an important public health concern, with millions of patients affected worldwide. Given the physical, psychological, and physiologic changes associated with cancer, holistic therapies are needed to treat all aspect of the disease. A systematic review was conducted to determine the efficacy of yoga as a treatment option for cancer since 2010. Included studies were published from January 2010 to July 2012 and were indexed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Alt HealthWatch. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Eight of these studies were performed in the United States, and one each was conducted in Slovenia, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Turkey. The evidence for efficacy of yoga as an alternative and complementary treatment for cancer is mixed, although generally positive. Limitations of the reviewed interventions included a mixed use of instruments, weak quantitative designs, small sample sizes, and a lack of theory-based studies.

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2013

Aggression in romantic relationships is a continuing factor for breakups, physical assault, kidna... more Aggression in romantic relationships is a continuing factor for breakups, physical assault, kidnapping, rape and even murder. It is also associated with adjustment difficulties including peer rejection, depression and maladaptive personality features. The present study aims to explore the personality correlates of aggression in romantic relationship. The sample consisted of 110 male and female participants in the age range of 18-32 years. The Socio-demographic schedule, General Health Questionnaire Relationship Satisfaction Scale NEO Five Factor Inventory, The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale and Checklist for Psychological Aggression were administered. Personality characteristics like openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were negatively correlated with all forms of aggression. Men and women had significant differences with respect to aggression in romantic relationships. The relationship satisfaction has negative association with neuroticism. It has implications in understan...

International quarterly of community health education

This article aimed at understanding nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of homosexual... more This article aimed at understanding nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of homosexual persons living with HIV/AIDS in Chongqing, China. A cross sectional design using a valid and reliable survey was used. The survey was completed in Chongqing, Southwest China (n = 172). Knowledge of nutrition was deficient regarding sources of nutrients such as calcium and iron, relationships between diet/nutrients and disease, and only 36.1% of participants knew about the Balanced Diet Pagoda for Chinese. Eating habits did not meet the nutritional requirements, and a majority (59.3%) did not eat breakfast every day. The average score on the knowledge quiz was 51.8%. This study showed that homosexual persons with HIV/AIDS in China longed for nutrition knowledge, and this was supported by objective data. Efforts and targeted education programs aiming to improve their nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors need to be emphasized.

International quarterly of community health education

Since 2009, HPV vaccine has been approved by the FDA for use in boys and young men, but less than... more Since 2009, HPV vaccine has been approved by the FDA for use in boys and young men, but less than 1% of eligible males in the United States have taken this vaccine. This study developed and evaluated a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based intervention to increase vaccination rates in college men. In a randomized controlled trial, HBM-based intervention was compared with a traditional knowledge-based intervention in 90 U.S. college-aged men ages 18-25 years. Repeated measures of ANOVA indicated significant positive changes in the intervention group for knowledge and HBM constructs. Results from the pretest/posttest regression analysis indicated self-efficacy for taking the vaccine (p = 0.000), perceived barriers (p = 0.007), and perceived severity (p = 0.004) were significant positive predictors of vaccine acceptability. The model had an adjusted R2 of 0.351. Overall, the intervention proved to be effective in creating positive change toward HPV vaccine acceptability.

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2014

Youth indulgence themselves in various aggressive behaviors leading to significant psychosocial d... more Youth indulgence themselves in various aggressive behaviors leading to significant psychosocial dysfunctions. The present study assesses the prevalence of aggression among youth and to assess the risk factors of aggression among youth. Anger Data sheet, Resilience Scale and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale, were administered on 5476 participants using survey design. Data was collected from different communities (college, residential, apartments and workplace) of Bangalore, Jammu, Indore, Kerala, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Delhi. 47% were female and 53% were male. The mean age of the sample was 20.2 years. Comparative analysis was carried out by Pearson correlation coefficient and Chi-square was also carried out. About 17.7% of the youth has high mean aggression score on Buss-Perry Aggression Scale. Males have high mean score on aggression than females. Males experienced more verbal aggression, physical aggression and anger than females. Younger age group (16-19 years) experienced more aggress...

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2014

Social networking is seen as a way to enhance social support and feeling of well-being. The prese... more Social networking is seen as a way to enhance social support and feeling of well-being. The present work explores the potentials of social networking sites as an adjunctive treatment modality for initiating treatment contact as well as for managing psychological problems. Interview schedule, Facebook intensity questionnaire were administered on 28 subjects with a combination of 18 males and 10 females. They were taken from the in-patient and out-patient psychiatry setting of the hospital. Facebook was the most popular sites and used to seek emotional support on the basis of the frequent updates of emotional content that users put in their profile; reconciliations, escape from the problems or to manage the loneliness; getting information about illness and its treatment and interaction with experts and also manifested as problematic use. It has implications for developing social networking based adjunctive treatment modality for psychological problems.

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, Jan 26, 2014

Background. The family and home environment is an influential antecedent of childhood obesity. Th... more Background. The family and home environment is an influential antecedent of childhood obesity. The purpose of this study was to pilot test The Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention; a newly developed, theory-based, online program for prevention of childhood obesity. Method. The two-arm, parallel group, randomized, participant-blinded trial targeted mothers with children between 4 and 6 years of age. Measures were collected at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks to evaluate programmatic effects on constructs of social cognitive theory (SCT) and obesity-related behaviors. Process evaluation transpired concurrently with each intervention session. Results. Fifty-seven participants were randomly assigned to receive either experimental EMPOWER (n = 29) or active control Healthy Lifestyles (n = 28) intervention. Significant main effects were identified for child physical activity, sugar-free beverage consumpti...

Health promotion practice, Jan 17, 2014

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) have become increasingly popular. In the current article, we exami... more Mind-body interventions (MBIs) have become increasingly popular. In the current article, we examine the potential role of MBIs for improving health and promoting wellness. We first describe typologies of MBIs and prevalence of their use. We also examine the efficacy evidence about how MBIs offer many psychological and physiological benefits, including reductions in disease symptoms and improvements in coping, behavior regulations, quality of life, and well-being. We further discuss how the health education discipline has long supported the inherent holism of the human being, the importance of healing potential of the mind on one's health, and values capacity for self-regulation and describe the potential opportunities for health educators as it relates to MBIs. Finally, we discuss implications for the profession of health education and promotion.

Industrial psychiatry journal, 2014

Alcohol dependents have high percentage of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. There is no substantial d... more Alcohol dependents have high percentage of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. There is no substantial data on anger and personality correlates of suicidal behaviors among alcohol users. The present work explored the relationship of anger and personality with suicidal behaviors among alcohol-dependent individuals. Sociodemographic data sheet, State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and Neo Five-Factor Inventory (NFFI) were administered on 30 subjects who had lifetime history of suicidal attempt. A total of 80% attempted suicide in the intoxicated states, 56.7% were high on trait anger, and 60% were high on anger expression outward. A significant negative correlation was found between expressing feelings (verbally/physically) openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. A significant positive correlation was found between anger expression inward and neuroticism. It helped in understanding the psychological variables associated with suicidal behavior among alcohol-dependent indivi...

Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2014

Indian journal of anaesthesia, Sep 1, 2014

[This corrects the article on p. 481 in vol. 58, PMID: 25197126.].

With the development of wireless communication technology, various wireless networks have been de... more With the development of wireless communication technology, various wireless networks have been
deployed. Heterogeneous networks will be dominant in the next generation wireless networks. In such
networks, providing a seamless handoff by selecting the appropriate network is one of the key issues. In
order to be always best connected for various applications, the network selection procedure, in
heterogeneous multi-access environment during vertical handover decision is intended to choose the most
suitable network for mobile user. In this paper, a handoff decision scheme is proposed that will help to
choose the correct network and fuzzy logic is applied to deal with the imprecise information of some
criteria and user preference.

International quarterly of community health education, 2015

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the extent to which the maternal-facilitated, so... more The purpose of this investigation was to examine the extent to which the maternal-facilitated, social cognitive theory constructs of environment, emotional coping, expectations, self-control, and self-efficacy predicted child fruit and vegetable consumption and sugar-free beverage intake. Instrumentation comprised three stages of data collection and analysis. Stage 1 included item generation, face and content validity by a panel of six experts, and readability by Flesch Reading Ease and Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level tests. Stage 2 assessed stability of the theoretical constructs using the test-retest procedure with 30 participants. Structural equation modeling was used during Stage 3 to conduct confirmatory factor analysis and to establish predictive validity of the models. A total of 224 respondents participated in this study. Maternal-facilitated home environment and self-efficacy were significant predictors of child fruit and vegetable consumption while maternal-mediated home enviro...

Industrial psychiatry journal

Concerns about road safety have been increasingly associated with two-wheeler riding and especial... more Concerns about road safety have been increasingly associated with two-wheeler riding and especially with young commuters in India. The study was designed to explore inclination to speeding and to profile the driving behaviors in two-wheeler riding young men and women who reported a tendency to ride faster than their peers. A cross-sectional survey design was used. On the basis of three focus group discussions and review of literature, a survey was prepared to tap domains such as affect states associated with riding/speeding, factors contributing to speeding, inclination for competing, perceived speed and safety, etc. The study sample comprised of 961 two-wheeler riding college-going young men and women in Bangalore. Descriptive and inferential statistical procedures were used including Chi-square, Spearman's rank correlation, and independent sample t-test. The sample was divided into two subgroups on the basis of self-report of greater speeding than one's peers. A subgroup o...

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), Jan 24, 2015

Objectives: Every second 4.3 births occur in the world, signifying the magnitude and importance o... more Objectives: Every second 4.3 births occur in the world, signifying the magnitude and importance of pregnancy. This study looked at yoga interventions done from 2008 to December 2013 and examined whether yoga can be an efficacious approach for influencing maternal and birth outcomes in pregnancy. Design: A systematic search of MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, Alt HealthWatch, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ACP Journal Club databases was conducted for quantitative articles of pregnancy involving all schools of yoga. Results: A total of 15 articles met the inclusion criteria: 6 from the United States, 6 from India, 2 from Taiwan, and 1 each from Korea and Thailand. Of the 15 studies, 10 showed positive changes in maternal psychological or birth outcomes. Conclusions: The included studies have some limitations. Nonetheless, yoga appears to be a promising intervention for pregnancy.

South Asian Americans constitute the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States. Overwe... more South Asian Americans constitute the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States. Overweight (adults: 38% - 57%, children: 18% - 43%) and obesity (24%) rates in Asian Americans are increasing and not even a single health education intervention has been designed for this group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to identify culturally-relevant determinants that influence

Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers, 2009

Cancer of posterior one-third of tongue is seen in 0.43% of total world population. Worldwide, ca... more Cancer of posterior one-third of tongue is seen in 0.43% of total world population. Worldwide, cancer of tongue constitutes 5% of the total cancer incidence. Squamous cell cancer of head and neck is the most common cancer encountered in India. Oxidative stress is potentially harmful to cells and ROS are involved in multistage carcinogenesis, in initiation and promotion. Moreover, the extent of ROS-induced oxidative damage can be exacerbated by decreased efficiency of antioxidant defense mechanisms. The aim of this study was to assess the alterations in the circulating lipid peroxide, antioxidant components and the activities of defense enzymes in patients with cancer of posterior one-third of tongue, with respect to healthy controls in the Indian population. 60 patients with newly diagnosed, histologically proven cases of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (Stage III-IVa) of posterior one-third of tongue were recruited into the study. 60 healthy controls, without history or la...

Oncology research, 2011

The objective was to study the alterations in circulating pro-/antioxidants in patients with canc... more The objective was to study the alterations in circulating pro-/antioxidants in patients with cancer of the posterior one third of the tongue, before and after concomitant chemoradiation, and to assess variation in their levels to therapeutic response. Sixty patients with newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior one third of the tongue and 60 healthy controls were enrolled. Blood samples were collected before and after chemoradiation and after 3 months of follow-up. Pro-/antioxidant levels were estimated using standard methods. Response to therapy was assessed during and after therapy and after 3 months of followup. Pretreatment levels of lipid peroxide were significantly elevated while antioxidant levels were lowered in cancer patients compared to controls. After chemotherapy, lipid peroxidation showed a significant decline, while antioxidants showed a significant rise in complete responders, compared with partial/nonresponders, and remained highly significant after ...

International quarterly of community health education

Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the African-American community. Commonly su... more Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the African-American community. Commonly suggested public health strategies to reduce childhood obesity are limiting television viewing, encouraging daily moderately intense physical activity of at least 60 minutes per day, increasing fruit and vegetable intake to five or more cups per day, and increasing water consumption. This study examined the extent to which selected social cognitive theory constructs can predict these four behaviors in African-American upper elementary children. A 56-item valid and reliable scale was administered to 222 students. Glasses of water consumed were predicted by self-control for drinking water and self-efficacy for drinking water (R2 = 0.123). Fruits and vegetables consumed were predicted by self-efficacy for eating fruits and vegetables (R2 = 0.083). For designing primary prevention interventions to reduce childhood obesity in the African-American community, social cognitive theory provides a us...

International quarterly of community health education, 2013

The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) was developed as a way to evaluate and highlight the i... more The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) was developed as a way to evaluate and highlight the importance of emotional health as it relates to overall quality of life. This study examines the predictive nature of EI with standardized measures of mental health to create a model that can be utilized to create more effective health promotion interventions. Step-wise multiple regression was used to predict mental health (Kessler K-6 scale) and Type D personality (Denollett's Scale of Negative Affectivity and Social Inhibition) with five dimensions of EI. The results revealed that while not all of the dimensions of EI regressed significantly in each model, mood management was highly predictive of all mental health measures under investigation. Cut-off points for each scale were also helpful in interpreting the relatedness of EI to mental health.

Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2013

Cancer is an important public health concern, with millions of patients affected worldwide. Given... more Cancer is an important public health concern, with millions of patients affected worldwide. Given the physical, psychological, and physiologic changes associated with cancer, holistic therapies are needed to treat all aspect of the disease. A systematic review was conducted to determine the efficacy of yoga as a treatment option for cancer since 2010. Included studies were published from January 2010 to July 2012 and were indexed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Alt HealthWatch. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Eight of these studies were performed in the United States, and one each was conducted in Slovenia, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Turkey. The evidence for efficacy of yoga as an alternative and complementary treatment for cancer is mixed, although generally positive. Limitations of the reviewed interventions included a mixed use of instruments, weak quantitative designs, small sample sizes, and a lack of theory-based studies.

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2013

Aggression in romantic relationships is a continuing factor for breakups, physical assault, kidna... more Aggression in romantic relationships is a continuing factor for breakups, physical assault, kidnapping, rape and even murder. It is also associated with adjustment difficulties including peer rejection, depression and maladaptive personality features. The present study aims to explore the personality correlates of aggression in romantic relationship. The sample consisted of 110 male and female participants in the age range of 18-32 years. The Socio-demographic schedule, General Health Questionnaire Relationship Satisfaction Scale NEO Five Factor Inventory, The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale and Checklist for Psychological Aggression were administered. Personality characteristics like openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were negatively correlated with all forms of aggression. Men and women had significant differences with respect to aggression in romantic relationships. The relationship satisfaction has negative association with neuroticism. It has implications in understan...

International quarterly of community health education

This article aimed at understanding nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of homosexual... more This article aimed at understanding nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of homosexual persons living with HIV/AIDS in Chongqing, China. A cross sectional design using a valid and reliable survey was used. The survey was completed in Chongqing, Southwest China (n = 172). Knowledge of nutrition was deficient regarding sources of nutrients such as calcium and iron, relationships between diet/nutrients and disease, and only 36.1% of participants knew about the Balanced Diet Pagoda for Chinese. Eating habits did not meet the nutritional requirements, and a majority (59.3%) did not eat breakfast every day. The average score on the knowledge quiz was 51.8%. This study showed that homosexual persons with HIV/AIDS in China longed for nutrition knowledge, and this was supported by objective data. Efforts and targeted education programs aiming to improve their nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors need to be emphasized.

International quarterly of community health education

Since 2009, HPV vaccine has been approved by the FDA for use in boys and young men, but less than... more Since 2009, HPV vaccine has been approved by the FDA for use in boys and young men, but less than 1% of eligible males in the United States have taken this vaccine. This study developed and evaluated a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based intervention to increase vaccination rates in college men. In a randomized controlled trial, HBM-based intervention was compared with a traditional knowledge-based intervention in 90 U.S. college-aged men ages 18-25 years. Repeated measures of ANOVA indicated significant positive changes in the intervention group for knowledge and HBM constructs. Results from the pretest/posttest regression analysis indicated self-efficacy for taking the vaccine (p = 0.000), perceived barriers (p = 0.007), and perceived severity (p = 0.004) were significant positive predictors of vaccine acceptability. The model had an adjusted R2 of 0.351. Overall, the intervention proved to be effective in creating positive change toward HPV vaccine acceptability.

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2014

Youth indulgence themselves in various aggressive behaviors leading to significant psychosocial d... more Youth indulgence themselves in various aggressive behaviors leading to significant psychosocial dysfunctions. The present study assesses the prevalence of aggression among youth and to assess the risk factors of aggression among youth. Anger Data sheet, Resilience Scale and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale, were administered on 5476 participants using survey design. Data was collected from different communities (college, residential, apartments and workplace) of Bangalore, Jammu, Indore, Kerala, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Delhi. 47% were female and 53% were male. The mean age of the sample was 20.2 years. Comparative analysis was carried out by Pearson correlation coefficient and Chi-square was also carried out. About 17.7% of the youth has high mean aggression score on Buss-Perry Aggression Scale. Males have high mean score on aggression than females. Males experienced more verbal aggression, physical aggression and anger than females. Younger age group (16-19 years) experienced more aggress...

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2014

Social networking is seen as a way to enhance social support and feeling of well-being. The prese... more Social networking is seen as a way to enhance social support and feeling of well-being. The present work explores the potentials of social networking sites as an adjunctive treatment modality for initiating treatment contact as well as for managing psychological problems. Interview schedule, Facebook intensity questionnaire were administered on 28 subjects with a combination of 18 males and 10 females. They were taken from the in-patient and out-patient psychiatry setting of the hospital. Facebook was the most popular sites and used to seek emotional support on the basis of the frequent updates of emotional content that users put in their profile; reconciliations, escape from the problems or to manage the loneliness; getting information about illness and its treatment and interaction with experts and also manifested as problematic use. It has implications for developing social networking based adjunctive treatment modality for psychological problems.

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, Jan 26, 2014

Background. The family and home environment is an influential antecedent of childhood obesity. Th... more Background. The family and home environment is an influential antecedent of childhood obesity. The purpose of this study was to pilot test The Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention; a newly developed, theory-based, online program for prevention of childhood obesity. Method. The two-arm, parallel group, randomized, participant-blinded trial targeted mothers with children between 4 and 6 years of age. Measures were collected at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks to evaluate programmatic effects on constructs of social cognitive theory (SCT) and obesity-related behaviors. Process evaluation transpired concurrently with each intervention session. Results. Fifty-seven participants were randomly assigned to receive either experimental EMPOWER (n = 29) or active control Healthy Lifestyles (n = 28) intervention. Significant main effects were identified for child physical activity, sugar-free beverage consumpti...

Health promotion practice, Jan 17, 2014

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) have become increasingly popular. In the current article, we exami... more Mind-body interventions (MBIs) have become increasingly popular. In the current article, we examine the potential role of MBIs for improving health and promoting wellness. We first describe typologies of MBIs and prevalence of their use. We also examine the efficacy evidence about how MBIs offer many psychological and physiological benefits, including reductions in disease symptoms and improvements in coping, behavior regulations, quality of life, and well-being. We further discuss how the health education discipline has long supported the inherent holism of the human being, the importance of healing potential of the mind on one's health, and values capacity for self-regulation and describe the potential opportunities for health educators as it relates to MBIs. Finally, we discuss implications for the profession of health education and promotion.

Industrial psychiatry journal, 2014

Alcohol dependents have high percentage of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. There is no substantial d... more Alcohol dependents have high percentage of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. There is no substantial data on anger and personality correlates of suicidal behaviors among alcohol users. The present work explored the relationship of anger and personality with suicidal behaviors among alcohol-dependent individuals. Sociodemographic data sheet, State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and Neo Five-Factor Inventory (NFFI) were administered on 30 subjects who had lifetime history of suicidal attempt. A total of 80% attempted suicide in the intoxicated states, 56.7% were high on trait anger, and 60% were high on anger expression outward. A significant negative correlation was found between expressing feelings (verbally/physically) openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness. A significant positive correlation was found between anger expression inward and neuroticism. It helped in understanding the psychological variables associated with suicidal behavior among alcohol-dependent indivi...

Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2014

Indian journal of anaesthesia, Sep 1, 2014

[This corrects the article on p. 481 in vol. 58, PMID: 25197126.].

With the development of wireless communication technology, various wireless networks have been de... more With the development of wireless communication technology, various wireless networks have been
deployed. Heterogeneous networks will be dominant in the next generation wireless networks. In such
networks, providing a seamless handoff by selecting the appropriate network is one of the key issues. In
order to be always best connected for various applications, the network selection procedure, in
heterogeneous multi-access environment during vertical handover decision is intended to choose the most
suitable network for mobile user. In this paper, a handoff decision scheme is proposed that will help to
choose the correct network and fuzzy logic is applied to deal with the imprecise information of some
criteria and user preference.