James H Billings
Biographic Data
| ID | 8870566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James H Billings |
| GIVEN NAMES | James H |
| FAMILY NAME | Billings |
| SIGNATURE | BILLINGS J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Stressful Impact of News of Risk for Premature Heart Disease
Efforts at prevention of disease include case-finding of individuals at high risk and offering to these identified people an intervention to reduce their risk. Although the intention of intervention is to reduce risk, the impact of discovering that one is at high risk may also lead to intrusive ideas and feelings that characterize psychological stress response syndromes. The present study examined these issues with a sample of 1,447 men who were …
News of Risk for Early Heart Disease as a Stressful Event
Modern prevention includes efforts to reduce the frequency of coronary heart disease by screening populations for certain risk factors, and then advising persons high in risk on how to alter their vulnerability. But what is the effect of telling persons they are at increased risk for such threatening events as heart attacks? Without such information they may not be motivated to change such behavior as cigarette smoking or to comply with blood pre…
Smoking cessation program
One hundred and sixty-two smokers who participated in an aggressive smoking cessation program underwent analysis of expired air carbon monoxide (CO) and serum thiocyanate (SCN) at entry and one year later. Persons who failed to quit smoking had higher baseline CO and SCN and smoked more cigarettes per day than did those who succeeded in quitting. The use of CO, SCN, number of cigarettes smoked, age, and blood pressure at baseline permitted accura…
Smoking cessation program
One hundred and sixty-two smokers who participated in an aggressive smoking cessation program underwent analysis of expired air carbon monoxide (CO) and serum thiocyanate (SCN) at entry and one year later. Persons who failed to quit smoking had higher baseline CO and SCN and smoked more cigarettes per day than did those who succeeded in quitting. The use of CO, SCN, number of cigarettes smoked, age, and blood pressure at baseline permitted accura…
Smoking cessation program
One hundred and sixty-two smokers who participated in an aggressive smoking cessation program underwent analysis of expired air carbon monoxide (CO) and serum thiocyanate (SCN) at entry and one year later. Persons who failed to quit smoking had higher baseline CO and SCN and smoked more cigarettes per day than did those who succeeded in quitting. The use of CO, SCN, number of cigarettes smoked, age, and blood pressure at baseline permitted accura…
News of Risk for Early Heart Disease as a Stressful Event
Modern prevention includes efforts to reduce the frequency of coronary heart disease by screening populations for certain risk factors, and then advising persons high in risk on how to alter their vulnerability. But what is the effect of telling persons they are at increased risk for such threatening events as heart attacks? Without such information they may not be motivated to change such behavior as cigarette smoking or to comply with blood pre…
The Stressful Impact of News of Risk for Premature Heart Disease
Efforts at prevention of disease include case-finding of individuals at high risk and offering to these identified people an intervention to reduce their risk. Although the intention of intervention is to reduce risk, the impact of discovering that one is at high risk may also lead to intrusive ideas and feelings that characterize psychological stress response syndromes. The present study examined these issues with a sample of 1,447 men who were …
Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Cardiac Health and Mental Health (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Coping (psychology) (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)