Elizabeth G Eakin

Biographic Data

ID1560355
NAMEElizabeth G Eakin
GIVEN NAMESElizabeth G
FAMILY NAMEEakin
SIGNATUREEAKIN E G
AFFILIATIONSAMC Cancer Research Center, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Sitting less and moving more for improved metabolic and brain health in type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessChristian J Brakenridge, Paul A Gardiner et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    ANZCTRN12618001159246

  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Tailored Exercise Prescription for Women with Breast Cancer with 8-Year Follow-Up

    Open AccessLouisa G Gordon, Elizabeth Eakin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Studies show conflicting results on whether exercise interventions to improve outcomes for women with breast cancer are cost-effective. We modelled the long-term cost-effectiveness of the Exercise for Health intervention compared with usual care. A lifetime Markov cohort model for women with early breast cancer was constructed taking a societal perspective. Data were obtained from trial, epidemiological, quality of life, and healthcare cost repor…

  • Addressing physical inactivity in Omani adults

    Open AccessRuth Mabry, Ruth M Mabry et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To explore barriers and solutions to addressing physical inactivity and prolonged sitting in the adult population of Oman. Design Qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews that took place from October 2011 to January 2012. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling. Data collection and analysis was an iterative process; later interviews explored emerging themes. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed and…

  • Effectiveness of Australia’s Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®

    Open AccessBlythe J O’Hara, Philayrath Phongsavan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    This study provides preliminary evidence that the GHS has potential to contribute to substantial improvements in the chronic disease risk factor profile of program completers and facilitates sustained maintenance six months after completing the coaching program

  • Design of a randomized controlled trial for multiple cancer risk behaviors among Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin smokers

    Open AccessYessenia Castro, Karen Basen-Engquist et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Registry # NCT01504919

  • Reducing office workers’ sitting time

    Open AccessDavid W Dunstan, Glen Wiesner et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    ACTRN1211000742976

  • Correlates of Omani adults’ physical inactivity and sitting time

    Open AccessRuth Mabry, Ruth M Mabry et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To inform public health approaches for chronic disease prevention, the present study identified sociodemographic, anthropometric and behavioural correlates of work, transport and leisure physical inactivity and sitting time among adults in Oman. Design Cross-sectional study using the WHO STEPwise study methodology. Setting Sur City, Oman. Subjects Men and women aged 20 years and older ( n 1335) in the Sur City Healthy Lifestyle Study wh…

  • Characteristics of control group participants who increased their physical activity in a cluster-randomized lifestyle intervention trial

    Open AccessLauren Waters, Lauren A Waters et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    This is the first study to examine differences in predictors of physical activity improvement between intervention group and control group participants enrolled in a physical activity intervention trial. While further empirical research is necessary to confirm findings, results suggest that participants with certain socio-demographic characteristics may respond favourably to minimal intensity interventions akin to the treatment delivered to parti…

  • Living Well with Diabetes

    Open AccessElizabeth Eakin, Elizabeth G Eakin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010

    ACTRN12608000203358

  • Older Persons’ Perception of Risk of Falling

    Karen Hughes, Eric van Beurden et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2008Cited by: 3References: 23

    Objectives. We examined older people’s attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns. Methods. We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted telephone surveys conducted in 2002 with Australians 60 years and older in Northern Rivers, New South Wales (site of a previous fall-prevention program; n=1601), and Wide Bay, Queensland (comparison community; n=1601), and (2) 8 focus groups (n=73). Results. Parti…

  • Resources for Health

    Open AccessKimberly M Riley, Russell E Glasgow et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2001Cited by: 2References: 40

    There is a pressing need for practical interventions to support self-management of chronic illness that can be integrated with primary care, and that take into account the patient's social environment. This pilot study was conducted with low-income clients of a community health center and focused on enhancing use of social-environmental resources supportive of self-management. Twenty-eight patients having at least one chronic illness, randomized …

  • The Patients' Perspective on the Self-management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Open AccessElizabeth Eakin, Elizabeth G Eakin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology1997Cited by: 1References: 30

    Little attention has been paid to the many behavioral issues involved in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using a patient- centered approach and drawing upon similar work in the area of diabetes self-management, this study evaluates factors related to the self-management behaviors of 65 patients with COPD. The primary focus was on patients' perceptions of the importance of COPD self-care activities, their recall of …