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Appendix 1. Secondary recommendations for adolescent and child measures; Appendix 2. Secondary recommendations for adult measures; Table 2. Recommended items/measures for adolescent and child behavior change; Table 3. Characteristics of recommended measures on key characteristics.
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- Supplemental data: Appendix 1 - PDF file, 2 pages, 64 KB
- Supplemental data: Appendix 2 - PDF file, 3 pages 75 KB
- Supplemental data: Table 2 - PDF file, 2 pages, 80 KB
- Supplemental data: Table 3 - PDF file, 1 page, 284 KB
The Article in Brief
There is increasing evidence that primary care clinicians can help prevent and manage disease by counseling patients about healthy behaviors. One of the difficulties in researching disease prevention is reliably measuring health behaviors. This article identifies some of the most reliable, valid, and practical ways for researchers to assess and track 4 health behaviors: physical activity, risky drinking, eating patterns, and cigarette smoking.