Christopher France
Biographic Data
| ID | 5422953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher France |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | France |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4723-0247 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a radio campaign involving serial 10-minute drama episodes, 10-minute on air discussion of each episode by trained community health workers and 30-minute phone-ins from listeners in improving mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes (HNRAs) and children’s minimum acceptable diet (MAD). Design: A two-arm quasi-experimental trial with a pre-post design was used to quantify the effect of a radio ca…
A 10+10+30 radio campaign is associated with increased infant vaccination and decreased morbidity in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Mass media interventions have the potential to reach large audiences and influence health behaviours and outcomes. To date, no study has evaluated the effect of a radio-only campaign on infant vaccination coverage, timeliness, and related morbidity in a low-income country. We implemented the “10+10+30” radio campaign involving broadcasting a weekly 10-minute radio drama series on vaccination, followed by a 10-minute discussion by community health…
The Effect of Pain Resilience on Experimental Pain Experience Across Different Stimuli
OBJECTIVE: Pain resilience, one's ability to maintain behavioral engagement and adaptively regulate cognitions and emotions despite intense or prolonged pain, has been shown to protect against negative pain-related outcomes in experimental settings. A weakness of this research, and much of experimental pain research in general, has been the lack of rationale behind the selection of noxious stimuli, which can activate different nociceptive fibers.…
Hyperventilation as a Predictor of Blood Donation–Related Vasovagal Symptoms
OBJECTIVE: Most of the research on vasovagal reactions has focused on the contributions of cardiovascular activity to the development of symptoms. However, other research suggests that additional mechanisms like hyperventilation may contribute to the process. The goal of the present investigation was to examine the influences of cardiovascular and respiratory variables on vasovagal symptoms. METHODS: This study was part of a randomized controlled…
Telephone-Administered Motivational Interviewing Reduces Risky Sexual Behavior in HIV-Positive Late Middle-Age and Older Adults
Psychometric Examination of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Among College Students
Resurgent interest in the relations between religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and health is evident in the scientific literature but much of the research fails to capture the proposed multidimensional nature of R/S. This problematic situation is compounded by the existence of a plethora of measures mostly lacking substantial empirical or even theoretical support. The Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) was develope…
Adrenocortical and Nociceptive Responses to Opioid Blockade in Hypertension-Prone Men and Women
OBJECTIVE: Attenuated pain sensitivity and exaggerated adrenocortical stress reactivity have been documented in individuals at high risk for hypertension. The endogenous opioid system may play a role in these response alterations. We compared adrenocortical and nociceptive responses to opioid blockade using naltrexone in hypertension-prone men and women. METHODS: Ninety-nine participants completed two sessions during which a placebo or 50 mg nalt…
The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Performance in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the relationship between blood pressure and cognitive performance in 2727 healthy men and women between the ages of 20 and 59 years who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). METHODS: Participants were selected from a subsample of 5662 NHANES III respondents who completed an initial home interview, a medical examination, and a series of computerized cognitive …
Distraction Reduces Self-Reported Physiological Reactions to Blood Donation in Novice Donors With a Blunting Coping Style
OBJECTIVE: Vasovagal reactions experienced by some blood donors (eg, faintness, lightheadedness, and dizziness) have been shown to be related to a decreased likelihood of future blood donations. This study evaluated the efficacy of audiovisual distraction as a means of reducing self-reported physiological reactions in first-time blood donors. Because interventions that are consistent with an individual's preferred coping style have been shown to …
Computerized Depression Screening and Awareness
Family history of hypertension and pain during blood donation
Parental history of hypertension was associated with significantly lower venipuncture pain ratings in women with little or no blood donation experience. Healthy men (N = 288) and women (N = 434) presenting at Red Cross blood donor clinics provided pain ratings in response to an initial blood sample and venipuncture for blood donation. Analyses were restricted to 460 individuals with and without a confirmed parental history of hypertension (N = 18…
Carotid baroreflex sensitivity at rest and during psychological stress in offspring of hypertensives and non-twin sibling pairs
The baroreceptor reflexes of 38 young adult males were mechanically stimulated by negative external cervical pressure during a mental arithmetic task and pre-stress and post-stress relaxation periods. The subjects comprised 19 pairs of non-twin siblings. Baroreflex sensitivity was significantly less pronounced during arithmetic. Using non-invasive techniques, this finding replicates several others indicating a damping of the baroreceptor reflux d…
Similarities within young and middle-aged spouse pairs in behavioral and cardiovascular response to two experimental stressors
The similarities of 30 young (X = 26 years) and 30 middle-aged (X = 52 years) spouse pairs in behavioral and cardiovascular response to two experimental stressors were compared to assess the importance of shared home experiences in determining cardiovascular responsivity to stress. Familial environmental influences on reactivity should produce increasing similarity among family members with number of years lived together. Although pair members ex…
Cardiovascular responses to occupational stress and caffeine in telemarketing employees
Cardiovascular responses to the combination of caffeine and a challenging occupational activity were examined using a within-subject, double-blind design. Seventeen female and 11 male telemarketing employees received drinks that did and did not contain 250 mg of caffeine on two consecutive days, with order of presentation counterbalanced across subjects. Repeated measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and digital blood…
Psychometric Examination of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Among College Students
Resurgent interest in the relations between religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and health is evident in the scientific literature but much of the research fails to capture the proposed multidimensional nature of R/S. This problematic situation is compounded by the existence of a plethora of measures mostly lacking substantial empirical or even theoretical support. The Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) was develope…
Cardiovascular responses to occupational stress and caffeine in telemarketing employees
Cardiovascular responses to the combination of caffeine and a challenging occupational activity were examined using a within-subject, double-blind design. Seventeen female and 11 male telemarketing employees received drinks that did and did not contain 250 mg of caffeine on two consecutive days, with order of presentation counterbalanced across subjects. Repeated measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and digital blood…
Carotid baroreflex sensitivity at rest and during psychological stress in offspring of hypertensives and non-twin sibling pairs
The baroreceptor reflexes of 38 young adult males were mechanically stimulated by negative external cervical pressure during a mental arithmetic task and pre-stress and post-stress relaxation periods. The subjects comprised 19 pairs of non-twin siblings. Baroreflex sensitivity was significantly less pronounced during arithmetic. Using non-invasive techniques, this finding replicates several others indicating a damping of the baroreceptor reflux d…
Similarities within young and middle-aged spouse pairs in behavioral and cardiovascular response to two experimental stressors
The similarities of 30 young (X = 26 years) and 30 middle-aged (X = 52 years) spouse pairs in behavioral and cardiovascular response to two experimental stressors were compared to assess the importance of shared home experiences in determining cardiovascular responsivity to stress. Familial environmental influences on reactivity should produce increasing similarity among family members with number of years lived together. Although pair members ex…
Family history of hypertension and pain during blood donation
Parental history of hypertension was associated with significantly lower venipuncture pain ratings in women with little or no blood donation experience. Healthy men (N = 288) and women (N = 434) presenting at Red Cross blood donor clinics provided pain ratings in response to an initial blood sample and venipuncture for blood donation. Analyses were restricted to 460 individuals with and without a confirmed parental history of hypertension (N = 18…
Computerized Depression Screening and Awareness
Distraction Reduces Self-Reported Physiological Reactions to Blood Donation in Novice Donors With a Blunting Coping Style
OBJECTIVE: Vasovagal reactions experienced by some blood donors (eg, faintness, lightheadedness, and dizziness) have been shown to be related to a decreased likelihood of future blood donations. This study evaluated the efficacy of audiovisual distraction as a means of reducing self-reported physiological reactions in first-time blood donors. Because interventions that are consistent with an individual's preferred coping style have been shown to …
The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Performance in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the relationship between blood pressure and cognitive performance in 2727 healthy men and women between the ages of 20 and 59 years who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). METHODS: Participants were selected from a subsample of 5662 NHANES III respondents who completed an initial home interview, a medical examination, and a series of computerized cognitive …
Adrenocortical and Nociceptive Responses to Opioid Blockade in Hypertension-Prone Men and Women
OBJECTIVE: Attenuated pain sensitivity and exaggerated adrenocortical stress reactivity have been documented in individuals at high risk for hypertension. The endogenous opioid system may play a role in these response alterations. We compared adrenocortical and nociceptive responses to opioid blockade using naltrexone in hypertension-prone men and women. METHODS: Ninety-nine participants completed two sessions during which a placebo or 50 mg nalt…
Psychometric Examination of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Among College Students
Resurgent interest in the relations between religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and health is evident in the scientific literature but much of the research fails to capture the proposed multidimensional nature of R/S. This problematic situation is compounded by the existence of a plethora of measures mostly lacking substantial empirical or even theoretical support. The Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) was develope…
Telephone-Administered Motivational Interviewing Reduces Risky Sexual Behavior in HIV-Positive Late Middle-Age and Older Adults
The Effect of Pain Resilience on Experimental Pain Experience Across Different Stimuli
OBJECTIVE: Pain resilience, one's ability to maintain behavioral engagement and adaptively regulate cognitions and emotions despite intense or prolonged pain, has been shown to protect against negative pain-related outcomes in experimental settings. A weakness of this research, and much of experimental pain research in general, has been the lack of rationale behind the selection of noxious stimuli, which can activate different nociceptive fibers.…
Hyperventilation as a Predictor of Blood Donation–Related Vasovagal Symptoms
OBJECTIVE: Most of the research on vasovagal reactions has focused on the contributions of cardiovascular activity to the development of symptoms. However, other research suggests that additional mechanisms like hyperventilation may contribute to the process. The goal of the present investigation was to examine the influences of cardiovascular and respiratory variables on vasovagal symptoms. METHODS: This study was part of a randomized controlled…
A 10+10+30 radio campaign is associated with increased infant vaccination and decreased morbidity in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Mass media interventions have the potential to reach large audiences and influence health behaviours and outcomes. To date, no study has evaluated the effect of a radio-only campaign on infant vaccination coverage, timeliness, and related morbidity in a low-income country. We implemented the “10+10+30” radio campaign involving broadcasting a weekly 10-minute radio drama series on vaccination, followed by a 10-minute discussion by community health…
The association between exposure to a radio campaign on nutrition and mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes and minimal acceptable diet of children 6–36 months old
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a radio campaign involving serial 10-minute drama episodes, 10-minute on air discussion of each episode by trained community health workers and 30-minute phone-ins from listeners in improving mothers’ nutrition- and health-related attitudes (HNRAs) and children’s minimum acceptable diet (MAD). Design: A two-arm quasi-experimental trial with a pre-post design was used to quantify the effect of a radio ca…
Medicine (14 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Anesthesia (5 works) · Blood pressure (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Heart rate (4 works) · Blood donation and transfusion practices (3 works)