PURPOSE We aimed to investigate mental health help-seeking intentions and preferences of rural Chinese adults and determine predictors of the intentions. METHODS A total of 2052 representative rural residents aged 18-60 completed a cross-sectional survey by face-to-face interviews. The survey included seven questions asking about respondents' help-seeking intentions and preferences, and a ser...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hospitalization as a result of stroke provides an opportunity to stop smoking that is often not taken up. The present study analyzes sociodemographic, psychological, and lesion-related variables to identify associated factors for smoking cessation during the first year after stroke. METHODS We conducted a prospective longitudinal study with a 1-year follow-up of a cohor...

Disease screening instruments used for secondary prevention can facilitate early determination and treatment of pathogenic factors, effectively reducing disease incidence, mortality rates, and health complications. Therefore, people should be encouraged to receive health examinations for discovering potential pathogenic factors before symptoms occur. Here, we used the health belief model as a f...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to identify nurse reported determinants of intention to remain employed and to develop a model explaining determinants of hospital nurse intention to remain employed. BACKGROUND A worsening shortage of nurses globally suggests that efforts must be made to promote retention of nurses. However, effective retention promotion strategies depend on understandin...

Gillholm, R., Ettema, D., Selart, M., & Gärling, T. The role of planning for intention-behavior consistency. Göteborg Psychological Reports, 1996, 26, No. 8. Two studies investigated how planning affects intention-behavior consistency. In Study 1 a control group and experimental group each consisting of under-graduates were asked in computerized interviews to choose activities which they intend...