Janna Stephens

The Ohio State University | OSU

Cardiovascular disease can be caused by several behavioral and lifestyle risk factors. These risk factors include inactivity, sedentary behaviors, poor diet quality, stress, substance use, alcohol use, tobacco use, and poor sleep quality. Understanding of these risk factors and their relationship to increased risk for cardiovascular disease has bee...

Background: The ASPIRE study is a NIH funded clinical trial seeking to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in young adults who identify as Black and Hispanic through the provision of an individualized, text message-based intervention. The intervention has been developed specifically for this demographic group through formative research and s...

Objective The objective of the paper is to critically review the current state of the literature on the association between discrimination and allostatic load (AL) in adults and determine whether this association differs by sociodemographic characteristics. Methods An extensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Embas...

Objective The goal was to examine associations between body mass index (BMI) and lifestyle factors in African American community college students. Methods: Young adults, 18–25, who identified as African American were eligible to participate from 3/17 to 11/17. BMI, body image, discrimination, social roles, emotional and informational support, nutri...

Objective This systematic review focused on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with physicians and nurses that tested interventions designed to improve their mental health, well-being, physical health, and lifestyle behaviors. Data Source A systematic search of electronic databases from 2008 to May 2018 included PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SPORTDis...

Background: Adolescents are not meeting current recommendations for daily physical activity, nutrition, and screentime which has been associated with overweight and obesity. Understanding the mediators that facilitate teens in improving their healthy lifestyle behaviors may be helpful in halting this crisis. Purpose: The purpose of this systemat...

Overweight and obesity are a massive public health problem and young adults are at high risk for gaining weight once they enter a college. This study sought to examine gender and race as they relate to nutrition habits and self-efficacy in a population of diverse young adults from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study. Participants (N = 62) were 29% ma...

Overweight and obesity are a major concern in young adults. Technology has been integrated into many weight loss interventions; however little is known about the use of this technology in young adults. The purpose of this study was to explore through focus group sessions the opinions of young adults on the use of technology for weight loss. A total...

Introduction: More than one-third of U.S. adults are obese, which greatly increases their risks for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some types of cancer. Busy healthcare professionals need effective tools and strategies to facilitate healthy eating and increase physical activity, thus promoting weight loss in their patients. Communica...

INTRODUCTION: The use of smartphone applications (apps) to assist with weight management is highly prevalent but data on efficacy is sparse. We conducted a study to determine whether apps focused on diet and/or anthropometric tracking contain features consistent with behavioral change theory. METHODS: We conducted a comparative assessment of the to...

The use of smartphone applications (apps) to assist with weight management is increasingly prevalent, but the quality of these apps is not well characterized. The goal of the study was to evaluate diet/nutrition and anthropometric tracking apps based on incorporation of features consistent with theories of behavior change. A comparative, descriptiv...

Background: The established interventions for weight loss are resource intensive which can create barriers for full participation and ultimate translation. The major goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of theoretically based behavioral interventions delivered by smartphone technology....

Objective: This systematic review was conducted to determine user satisfaction and effectiveness of smartphone applications and text messaging interventions to promote weight reduction and physical activity. Methods: Studies of smartphone applications and text messaging interventions related to the cardiovascular risk factors of physical inactiv...