Unto E Pallonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5222735 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Unto E Pallonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Unto E |
| FAMILY NAME | Pallonen |
| SIGNATURE | PALLONEN U E |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An assessment of brief group interventions to increase condom use by heterosexual crack smokers living with HIV infection
The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of brief group interventions, the positive choices intervention (PCI) and a standard intervention (SI), to increase condom use and intention to use condoms and to change condom use attitudes and beliefs. The design of the study was a randomized comparative trial. Participants were 347 heterosexual African American crack cocaine users living with HIV infection. Data were collected at intake and …
Stages of Consistent Condom Use, Partner Intimacy, Condom Use Attitude, and Self-Efficacy in African-American Crack Cocaine Users
An investigation of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility among African American crack cocaine smokers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique contribution of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility to the formation of intentions to use male condoms during vaginal sex. Data were collected from 402 male and 157 female heterosexual African American crack cocaine smokers in Houston, Texas, US. Two structural equation models of the intention to use a condom with the last sex partner were estimated. One model included measures of c…
Personal and partner measures in stages of consistent condom use among African–American heterosexual crack cocaine smokers
Participants' personal condom use measures and those of their last sex partner's were examined in five stages of change for consistent condom use among 449 urban sexually active, heterosexual, African-American crack smokers. The measures included participants' personal and their last sex partner's perceived responsibility, personal and perceived negative attitudes, and participants' self-efficacy to use condoms. The relationships between the meas…
The Impact of Immigration Status on Tobacco Use among Chinese-American Adults in Texas
Effects of motivational interviewing on smoking cessation in adolescents with psychiatric disorders
The positive effect of MI on self efficacy for quitting and the increase in intention to change in those with initially low levels of intentions suggest the benefits of such an intervention. However, the effects on these variables were relatively modest and only moderately related to outcome. The lack of overall effect of MI on smoking cessation outcomes suggests the need to further enhance and intensify this type of treatment approach for adoles…
Validity of telephone surveys in assessing cigarette smoking in young adults
Self-reports of cigarette smoking in a sample of young adults, aged 17 to 21 (n = 359) obtained by telephone were validated by home interview and saliva cotinine measurement. While most subjects were in agreement for their reported behaviors, the telephone methodology underestimated cigarette smoking rates by 3 to 4 per cent. Reported quitting by telephone was an unstable category with 35 per cent of quitters reporting smoking on home interview. …
Predicting experimentation with cigarettes: The childhood antecedents of smoking study (Cass)
In a two-year investigation of cigarette smoking incidence in a population of Minnesota adolescents, the perceived smoking behavior of friends at baseline was a strong predictor of smoking onset. Additional predictors included: siblings' smoking behavior, parents' education level, and seven psychosocial scales including independence and rebelliousness. Smoking prevention strategies which teach youth to cope with social influences are well founded…
Prevention of non-communicable diseases: Risk factors in youth: The North Karelia Youth Project (1984–88)
The North Karelia Youth Project is based on the results of previous pilot studies in North Karelia and forms part of the North Karelia integrated programme for non-communicable diseases prevention, co-ordinated by the WHO and conducted by the Finnish National Public Health Institute. The project is designed to test the feasibility and effects of a largescale health programme among 12–16 year old schoolchildren. The educational programme aims to p…
Occupational and worksite norms and attitudes about smoking cessation
The relationship of worksite and occupational norms about smoking to workers' attitudes toward smoking cessation was studied in a defined population. From smokers identified in a self-administered questionnaire circulated to all employees of 10 worksites in suburban Minneapolis, 447 smokers were randomly selected and interviewed. Attitudes and social norms about smoking cessation were compared by occupation and worksite using analysis of covarian…
Predicting experimentation with cigarettes: The childhood antecedents of smoking study (Cass)
In a two-year investigation of cigarette smoking incidence in a population of Minnesota adolescents, the perceived smoking behavior of friends at baseline was a strong predictor of smoking onset. Additional predictors included: siblings' smoking behavior, parents' education level, and seven psychosocial scales including independence and rebelliousness. Smoking prevention strategies which teach youth to cope with social influences are well founded…
Validity of telephone surveys in assessing cigarette smoking in young adults
Self-reports of cigarette smoking in a sample of young adults, aged 17 to 21 (n = 359) obtained by telephone were validated by home interview and saliva cotinine measurement. While most subjects were in agreement for their reported behaviors, the telephone methodology underestimated cigarette smoking rates by 3 to 4 per cent. Reported quitting by telephone was an unstable category with 35 per cent of quitters reporting smoking on home interview. …
Occupational and worksite norms and attitudes about smoking cessation
The relationship of worksite and occupational norms about smoking to workers' attitudes toward smoking cessation was studied in a defined population. From smokers identified in a self-administered questionnaire circulated to all employees of 10 worksites in suburban Minneapolis, 447 smokers were randomly selected and interviewed. Attitudes and social norms about smoking cessation were compared by occupation and worksite using analysis of covarian…
Stages of Consistent Condom Use, Partner Intimacy, Condom Use Attitude, and Self-Efficacy in African-American Crack Cocaine Users
Prevention of non-communicable diseases: Risk factors in youth: The North Karelia Youth Project (1984–88)
The North Karelia Youth Project is based on the results of previous pilot studies in North Karelia and forms part of the North Karelia integrated programme for non-communicable diseases prevention, co-ordinated by the WHO and conducted by the Finnish National Public Health Institute. The project is designed to test the feasibility and effects of a largescale health programme among 12–16 year old schoolchildren. The educational programme aims to p…
Occupational and worksite norms and attitudes about smoking cessation
The relationship of worksite and occupational norms about smoking to workers' attitudes toward smoking cessation was studied in a defined population. From smokers identified in a self-administered questionnaire circulated to all employees of 10 worksites in suburban Minneapolis, 447 smokers were randomly selected and interviewed. Attitudes and social norms about smoking cessation were compared by occupation and worksite using analysis of covarian…
Predicting experimentation with cigarettes: The childhood antecedents of smoking study (Cass)
In a two-year investigation of cigarette smoking incidence in a population of Minnesota adolescents, the perceived smoking behavior of friends at baseline was a strong predictor of smoking onset. Additional predictors included: siblings' smoking behavior, parents' education level, and seven psychosocial scales including independence and rebelliousness. Smoking prevention strategies which teach youth to cope with social influences are well founded…
Validity of telephone surveys in assessing cigarette smoking in young adults
Self-reports of cigarette smoking in a sample of young adults, aged 17 to 21 (n = 359) obtained by telephone were validated by home interview and saliva cotinine measurement. While most subjects were in agreement for their reported behaviors, the telephone methodology underestimated cigarette smoking rates by 3 to 4 per cent. Reported quitting by telephone was an unstable category with 35 per cent of quitters reporting smoking on home interview. …
Effects of motivational interviewing on smoking cessation in adolescents with psychiatric disorders
The positive effect of MI on self efficacy for quitting and the increase in intention to change in those with initially low levels of intentions suggest the benefits of such an intervention. However, the effects on these variables were relatively modest and only moderately related to outcome. The lack of overall effect of MI on smoking cessation outcomes suggests the need to further enhance and intensify this type of treatment approach for adoles…
The Impact of Immigration Status on Tobacco Use among Chinese-American Adults in Texas
An investigation of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility among African American crack cocaine smokers
The purpose of this study was to investigate the unique contribution of a personal norm of condom-use responsibility to the formation of intentions to use male condoms during vaginal sex. Data were collected from 402 male and 157 female heterosexual African American crack cocaine smokers in Houston, Texas, US. Two structural equation models of the intention to use a condom with the last sex partner were estimated. One model included measures of c…
Personal and partner measures in stages of consistent condom use among African–American heterosexual crack cocaine smokers
Participants' personal condom use measures and those of their last sex partner's were examined in five stages of change for consistent condom use among 449 urban sexually active, heterosexual, African-American crack smokers. The measures included participants' personal and their last sex partner's perceived responsibility, personal and perceived negative attitudes, and participants' self-efficacy to use condoms. The relationships between the meas…
Stages of Consistent Condom Use, Partner Intimacy, Condom Use Attitude, and Self-Efficacy in African-American Crack Cocaine Users
An assessment of brief group interventions to increase condom use by heterosexual crack smokers living with HIV infection
The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of brief group interventions, the positive choices intervention (PCI) and a standard intervention (SI), to increase condom use and intention to use condoms and to change condom use attitudes and beliefs. The design of the study was a randomized comparative trial. Participants were 347 heterosexual African American crack cocaine users living with HIV infection. Data were collected at intake and …
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Condom (4 works)