Thomas M Lasater
Biographic Data
| ID | 5862461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas M Lasater |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lasater |
| SIGNATURE | LASATER T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effects of a community-based intervention on physical activity
OBJECTIVES: The effect of a community-based physical activity program in Pawtucket, RI, was evaluated relative to one in a comparison community. METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys of 7529 residents of Pawtucket, RI, and 7732 residents of the comparison city were conducted at 2-year intervals during 7 years of intervention. RESULTS: There were no differences in self-reported knowledge of the benefits of physical activity, attempts to increase exerci…
Religion and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and types of alcoholic beverages consumed among men and women
OBJECTIVES. Differences by sex in the relationship between high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and consumption of alcoholic beverages were examined in 1516 individuals. METHODS. Questionnaires and blood-sample data from cross-sectional surveys were analyzed. RESULTS. Both beer and liquor were independently associated with increased HDL cholesterol in the total group, in men, and in women after covariates were controlled for. Wine was assoc…
Is a History of Depressive Symptoms Associated With an Increased Risk of Infertility in Women
Researchers have reported an association between self-reported antidepressant use and increased risk of ovulatory infertility but could not control for confounding by the drug indication. We evaluated the role of depressive symptoms in the development of infertility. We recontacted a population-based sample of Pawtucket Heart Health Program (PHHP) health survey respondents to perform this case-control study. Self-reported infertility was defined …
The Pawtucket Heart Health Program
OBJECTIVES. Whether community-wide education changed cardiovascular risk factors and disease risk in Pawtucket, RI, relative to a comparison community was assessed. METHODS. Random-sample, cross-sectional surveys were done of people aged 18 through 64 years at baseline, during, and after education. Baseline cohorts were reexamined. Pawtucket citizens of all ages participated in multilevel education, screening, and counseling programs. RESULTS. Th…
Who participates in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings? Experience with a religious organization-based program
Adult members who declined participation in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings offered at religious organizations were randomly selected and asked to participate in screenings at their homes. Relationships between screening participation and sociodemographic, behavioral, and physiological measures were examined. Age, knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors, body mass index, current smoking status, previous report of elevated b…
The effectiveness and feasibility of delivering nutrition education programs through religious organizations
As part of a comprehensive cardiovascular disease primary prevention research program carried out through volunteers working within their own religious organizations (ROs), a small group nutrition education program was tested. During the first year of the research program (the Health and Religious Project) 41 lay volunteers from 16 ROs were trained and certified to lead a 7 week (1 hour per week) nutrition education program designed to help the p…
Characteristics of participants in community health promotion programs
Four years of participant tracking data (N = 24,995) for community-based programs targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors are presented. Over two-thirds of contacts were female; age segment representation in these programs was comparable to the city's demography. However, the data show that programs of varying formats which target specific risk factors attract different types of participants. Implications for marketing strategy are discusse…
Need for Approval as Related to the Effects of Persuasive Communications on Actual, Reported and Intended Behavior Change—A Viable Predictor
Need-for-approval scores were examined for possible relationships with various persuasive appeals, including one in which the social-approval content was predicted to have maximal effect on Ss high in need for approval. The study was conducted in the context of a large project in a natural setting ostensibly for the purpose of improving dental hygiene. Dependent measures included behavioral as well as reported responses in all experimental condit…
Communicating dental hygiene practices to chronically, emotionally ill, hospitalized patients
Communicating dental hygiene practices to chronically, emotionally ill, hospitalized patients. C E Bell, T M Lasater, J F Sawyer, and A RamirezCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.63.9.778 Published Online: August 29, 2011
The Patient Hygiene Performance Method as an Indication of Behavioral Change Following Persuasive Communications; A Study of Validity
Dr. Ramirez and his group have tested the PHP index as a technic to use in the evaluation of the effectiveness of instruction in toothbrushing
Fear arousal, persuasion, and actual versus implied behavioral change
In three junior high schools, students were exposed to high fear arousal, moderate fear arousal, positive affect arousal, elaborated recommendations only, and brief recommendations only directed at improving toothbrushing behavior. Criterion measures of information, anxiety, intention to behave, self-report of behavior, and a new chemical indicator of actual toothbrushing behavior were administered precommunication, immediately postcommunication,…
New Measure of Effects of Persuasive Communications
The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a behavioral measure of attitude change and examine its utility for large-scale field research efforts. Three groups were formed from 68 junior and senior high school students and each was presented with a different form (positive, fear, neutral) of a communication within the context of a public school system's ongoing dental hygiene program. Cleanliness of their teeth was measured by a chem…
The Pawtucket Heart Health Program
OBJECTIVES. Whether community-wide education changed cardiovascular risk factors and disease risk in Pawtucket, RI, relative to a comparison community was assessed. METHODS. Random-sample, cross-sectional surveys were done of people aged 18 through 64 years at baseline, during, and after education. Baseline cohorts were reexamined. Pawtucket citizens of all ages participated in multilevel education, screening, and counseling programs. RESULTS. Th…
Fear arousal, persuasion, and actual versus implied behavioral change
In three junior high schools, students were exposed to high fear arousal, moderate fear arousal, positive affect arousal, elaborated recommendations only, and brief recommendations only directed at improving toothbrushing behavior. Criterion measures of information, anxiety, intention to behave, self-report of behavior, and a new chemical indicator of actual toothbrushing behavior were administered precommunication, immediately postcommunication,…
Characteristics of participants in community health promotion programs
Four years of participant tracking data (N = 24,995) for community-based programs targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors are presented. Over two-thirds of contacts were female; age segment representation in these programs was comparable to the city's demography. However, the data show that programs of varying formats which target specific risk factors attract different types of participants. Implications for marketing strategy are discusse…
Effects of a community-based intervention on physical activity
OBJECTIVES: The effect of a community-based physical activity program in Pawtucket, RI, was evaluated relative to one in a comparison community. METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys of 7529 residents of Pawtucket, RI, and 7732 residents of the comparison city were conducted at 2-year intervals during 7 years of intervention. RESULTS: There were no differences in self-reported knowledge of the benefits of physical activity, attempts to increase exerci…
High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and types of alcoholic beverages consumed among men and women
OBJECTIVES. Differences by sex in the relationship between high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and consumption of alcoholic beverages were examined in 1516 individuals. METHODS. Questionnaires and blood-sample data from cross-sectional surveys were analyzed. RESULTS. Both beer and liquor were independently associated with increased HDL cholesterol in the total group, in men, and in women after covariates were controlled for. Wine was assoc…
Who participates in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings? Experience with a religious organization-based program
Adult members who declined participation in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings offered at religious organizations were randomly selected and asked to participate in screenings at their homes. Relationships between screening participation and sociodemographic, behavioral, and physiological measures were examined. Age, knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors, body mass index, current smoking status, previous report of elevated b…
New Measure of Effects of Persuasive Communications
The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a behavioral measure of attitude change and examine its utility for large-scale field research efforts. Three groups were formed from 68 junior and senior high school students and each was presented with a different form (positive, fear, neutral) of a communication within the context of a public school system's ongoing dental hygiene program. Cleanliness of their teeth was measured by a chem…
Fear arousal, persuasion, and actual versus implied behavioral change
In three junior high schools, students were exposed to high fear arousal, moderate fear arousal, positive affect arousal, elaborated recommendations only, and brief recommendations only directed at improving toothbrushing behavior. Criterion measures of information, anxiety, intention to behave, self-report of behavior, and a new chemical indicator of actual toothbrushing behavior were administered precommunication, immediately postcommunication,…
The Patient Hygiene Performance Method as an Indication of Behavioral Change Following Persuasive Communications; A Study of Validity
Dr. Ramirez and his group have tested the PHP index as a technic to use in the evaluation of the effectiveness of instruction in toothbrushing
Need for Approval as Related to the Effects of Persuasive Communications on Actual, Reported and Intended Behavior Change—A Viable Predictor
Need-for-approval scores were examined for possible relationships with various persuasive appeals, including one in which the social-approval content was predicted to have maximal effect on Ss high in need for approval. The study was conducted in the context of a large project in a natural setting ostensibly for the purpose of improving dental hygiene. Dependent measures included behavioral as well as reported responses in all experimental condit…
Communicating dental hygiene practices to chronically, emotionally ill, hospitalized patients
Communicating dental hygiene practices to chronically, emotionally ill, hospitalized patients. C E Bell, T M Lasater, J F Sawyer, and A RamirezCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.63.9.778 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Characteristics of participants in community health promotion programs
Four years of participant tracking data (N = 24,995) for community-based programs targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors are presented. Over two-thirds of contacts were female; age segment representation in these programs was comparable to the city's demography. However, the data show that programs of varying formats which target specific risk factors attract different types of participants. Implications for marketing strategy are discusse…
The effectiveness and feasibility of delivering nutrition education programs through religious organizations
As part of a comprehensive cardiovascular disease primary prevention research program carried out through volunteers working within their own religious organizations (ROs), a small group nutrition education program was tested. During the first year of the research program (the Health and Religious Project) 41 lay volunteers from 16 ROs were trained and certified to lead a 7 week (1 hour per week) nutrition education program designed to help the p…
Who participates in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings? Experience with a religious organization-based program
Adult members who declined participation in cardiovascular disease risk factor screenings offered at religious organizations were randomly selected and asked to participate in screenings at their homes. Relationships between screening participation and sociodemographic, behavioral, and physiological measures were examined. Age, knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors, body mass index, current smoking status, previous report of elevated b…
Is a History of Depressive Symptoms Associated With an Increased Risk of Infertility in Women
Researchers have reported an association between self-reported antidepressant use and increased risk of ovulatory infertility but could not control for confounding by the drug indication. We evaluated the role of depressive symptoms in the development of infertility. We recontacted a population-based sample of Pawtucket Heart Health Program (PHHP) health survey respondents to perform this case-control study. Self-reported infertility was defined …
The Pawtucket Heart Health Program
OBJECTIVES. Whether community-wide education changed cardiovascular risk factors and disease risk in Pawtucket, RI, relative to a comparison community was assessed. METHODS. Random-sample, cross-sectional surveys were done of people aged 18 through 64 years at baseline, during, and after education. Baseline cohorts were reexamined. Pawtucket citizens of all ages participated in multilevel education, screening, and counseling programs. RESULTS. Th…
High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and types of alcoholic beverages consumed among men and women
OBJECTIVES. Differences by sex in the relationship between high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and consumption of alcoholic beverages were examined in 1516 individuals. METHODS. Questionnaires and blood-sample data from cross-sectional surveys were analyzed. RESULTS. Both beer and liquor were independently associated with increased HDL cholesterol in the total group, in men, and in women after covariates were controlled for. Wine was assoc…
Religion and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Effects of a community-based intervention on physical activity
OBJECTIVES: The effect of a community-based physical activity program in Pawtucket, RI, was evaluated relative to one in a comparison community. METHODS: Cross-sectional surveys of 7529 residents of Pawtucket, RI, and 7732 residents of the comparison city were conducted at 2-year intervals during 7 years of intervention. RESULTS: There were no differences in self-reported knowledge of the benefits of physical activity, attempts to increase exerci…
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