Raoul A Walsh
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3928539 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Raoul A Walsh |
| NOMBRES | Raoul A |
| APELLIDO | Walsh |
| FIRMA | WALSH R A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Newcastle Australia |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1993 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
A randomised controlled trial of proactive telephone counselling on cold-called smokers' cessation rates
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry; ACTRN012606000221550
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A monetary incentive increases postal survey response rates for pharmacists
Background: Achieving acceptable response rates from health care providers via postal questionnaires is an ongoing challenge. The use of monetary incentives is one of the most effective strategies for increasing response rates. However, the effect and cost of such an incentive on retail pharmacists’ response rates has not been well studied. Methods: A sample of 700 pharmacies was selected at random from the electronic Yellow Pages in NSW Australi…
Developing methodologies for evaluating community-wide health promotion
There has been growing recognition that health promotion programs which target whole communities are more likely to be effective in changing health behaviour. However, studies evaluating the impact of community-wide health promotion programs rarely use adequate methodology. Randomised control trials where multiple whole communities are randomly assigned to control and intervention groups are optimum if evaluators hope to validly attribute changes…
Community action for cancer prevention
This paper describes the rationale, aims, design and methods of a large-scale community action cancer prevention project. Cancer Action in Rural Towns (CART). The primary aim of the CART project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a community action program in increasing community rates of preventive and screening behaviours relating to breast, cervical, smoking-related and skin cancer. Twenty towns in rural New South Wales, Australia (population…
Smoking cessation in pregnancy
Smoking has been described as the most important cause of poor pregnancy outcome in Western countries. None the less, evidence indicates that health care providers do not routinely provide smoking cessation interventions to pregnant women. The US Surgeon General has recommended that programmes to reduce smoking during pregnancy should be expanded in the public and private sectors. A review of the literature located 20 controlled evaluations of sm…
Smoking cessation in pregnancy
Smoking has been described as the most important cause of poor pregnancy outcome in Western countries. None the less, evidence indicates that health care providers do not routinely provide smoking cessation interventions to pregnant women. The US Surgeon General has recommended that programmes to reduce smoking during pregnancy should be expanded in the public and private sectors. A review of the literature located 20 controlled evaluations of sm…
Developing methodologies for evaluating community-wide health promotion
There has been growing recognition that health promotion programs which target whole communities are more likely to be effective in changing health behaviour. However, studies evaluating the impact of community-wide health promotion programs rarely use adequate methodology. Randomised control trials where multiple whole communities are randomly assigned to control and intervention groups are optimum if evaluators hope to validly attribute changes…
Community action for cancer prevention
This paper describes the rationale, aims, design and methods of a large-scale community action cancer prevention project. Cancer Action in Rural Towns (CART). The primary aim of the CART project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a community action program in increasing community rates of preventive and screening behaviours relating to breast, cervical, smoking-related and skin cancer. Twenty towns in rural New South Wales, Australia (population…
A monetary incentive increases postal survey response rates for pharmacists
Background: Achieving acceptable response rates from health care providers via postal questionnaires is an ongoing challenge. The use of monetary incentives is one of the most effective strategies for increasing response rates. However, the effect and cost of such an incentive on retail pharmacists’ response rates has not been well studied. Methods: A sample of 700 pharmacies was selected at random from the electronic Yellow Pages in NSW Australi…
A randomised controlled trial of proactive telephone counselling on cold-called smokers' cessation rates
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry; ACTRN012606000221550
Anywhere, anytime
Medicine (6 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Environmental health (3 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras) · Nursing (3 obras) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 obras) · Health Policy Implementation Science (2 obras) · Health promotion (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras)