Association of Skin Cancer Risk and Protective Behaviors with Health Literacy Among Young Adults in the USA.

Background: The goal of this study was to investigate the association of health literacy with skin cancer risk and protective behaviors among young adults at moderate to high risk of skin cancer, the most common cancer.

Method: A US national sample of 958 adults, 18-25 years old, at moderate to high risk of developing skin cancer, completed a survey online. Behavioral outcomes were ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure (e.

Pregnancy-specific coping and changes in emotional distress from mid- to late pregnancy.

: To examine whether pregnancy-specific coping predicts changes in emotional distress from mid- to late pregnancy. : There is a need to identify ways of coping that reduce or elevate emotional distress in pregnant women as such distress increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes. : 132 women receiving prenatal care from a university hospital midwifery practice were recruited prior to 25 weeks gestation (= 19.

Prevalence and Correlates of Skin Cancer Screening Among Indoor Tanners and Nontanners.

Importance: The US Food and Drug Administration recommends that indoor tanners (ITs) be screened regularly for skin cancer (SC).

Objective: To investigate the association between indoor tanning and SC screening.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The 2015 National Health Interview Survey was a multistage, clustered, cross-sectional design with 30 352 US adults participating.

Patient-provider communication, maternal anxiety, and self-care in pregnancy.

Rationale: Favorable relationships with health care providers predict greater patient satisfaction and adherence to provider recommendations. However, the specific components of patient-provider relationships that account for these benefits have not been identified. The potential benefits of strong patient-provider relationships in pregnancy may be especially important, as care providers have frequent, intimate interactions with pregnant women that can affect their emotions and behaviors.

Psychometric properties of the Prenatal Health Behavior Scale in mid- and late pregnancy.

Introduction: Psychometrically sound self-report measures are important tools to advance research on health behaviors in pregnancy. The Prenatal Health Behavior Scale (PHBS) has been used in prior studies to quantify health behaviors and examine their associations with relevant variables, but its psychometric properties have not been carefully investigated.

Methods: In a sample of low-risk women, we examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the PHBS at mid- (N = 138) and late (N = 102) pregnancy.

Psychosocial correlates of health-promoting and health-impairing behaviors in pregnancy.

Behaviors during pregnancy including eating, exercise, cigarette smoking, and other substance use affect the health of a pregnant woman and her fetus. However, little is known about what influences pregnant women to engage in these health behaviors. Based upon relevant theory, we hypothesized that because health-promoting behaviors require continuous efforts that may depend upon a reliable, stable set of resources, intrapersonal traits, namely self-esteem and optimism, would be associated with the practice of health-promoting behaviors during pregnancy.