BACKGROUND Self-rated health and the factors that influence it have never been described in Singapore before. This paper presents a descriptive study of self-rated health in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 6236 persons. METHODS As part of the National Health Surveillance Survey 2001, 6236 subjects aged 18 years and above were interviewed in the homes of participants by t...

The genetic investigation of sedentary behaviour is only recent and greatly lags behind that of other health behaviours. This section will review the available literature on the genetics of sedentary behaviour. First, the classical twin design will be outlined, and twin studies will be summarized that decompose the variance of sedentary behaviour into genetic and environmental variance. Second,...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyse the clustering of multiple health-related behaviours among adolescents and describe which socio-demographic characteristics are associated with these patterns. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Brazilian schools assessed by the National Survey of School Health (PeNSE, 2012). PARTICIPANTS 104 109 Brazilian ninth-grade students from public...

BACKGROUND Most previous studies on the effects of length of unemployment on health have focused on the duration of continuous spells of unemployment rather than on the cumulative length of intermittent spells. This study analysed the relationship between the cumulative length of intermittent spells of unemployment and different health-related outcomes using data from a longitudinal study of sc...

Introduction: The transtheoretical model of behaviour change (TTM) is often used to understand and predict changes in health related behaviour, for example exercise behaviour and eating behaviour. Fitness professionals like personal trainers typically service and support clients in improving multiple types of health-related behaviour. Research on the population of European fitness professionals...

Psychological stress is correlated with and may even cause DNA damage, which contributes to the etiology of various diseases. Recent studies point to the role of micro-RNA (miRNA), small molecules that regulate gene expression, in health and disease. This study investigated the relationship between transient stress and two cancer-related miRNAs, and determined whether health-behaviour moderated...

AIMS To assess the effectiveness of a parenting programme, delivered by health visitors in primary care, in improving the mental health of children and their parents among a representative general practice population. METHODS Parents of children aged 2-8 years who scored in the upper 50% on a behaviour inventory were randomised to the Webster-Stratton 10 week parenting programme delivered by ...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to assess the association between children and parents' knowledge of caries preventive practices, the parents' caries preventive oral health behaviours and children's caries preventive oral health behaviour and caries experience. METHOD Three hundred and twenty four participants aged 8-12 years, 308 fathers and 318 mothers were recruited through a ...