@article {Maness:2019:1087-3244:373,
title = "Modifiable Risk Factors and Readiness to Change among Homeless Adults",
journal = "American Journal of Health Behavior",
parent_itemid = "infobike://png/ajhb",
publishercode ="png",
year = "2019",
volume = "43",
number = "2",
publication date ="2019-03-01T00:00:00",
pages = "373-379",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1087-3244",
eissn = "1945-7359",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2019/00000043/00000002/art00013",
doi = "doi:10.5993/AJHB.43.2.13",
keyword = "READINESS TO CHANGE, HOMELESS ADULTS, SELF-RATED HEALTH, HOMELESS HEALTH, MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS",
author = "Maness, Sarah B. and Reitzel, Lorraine R. and Hernandez, Daphne C. and Maria, Diane Santa and Batson, Melissa A. and Zingg, Taylor and Kendzor, Darla and Businelle, Michael S.",
abstract = "
Objectives: In this study, we examined the prevalence of modifiable health risk factors (eg, smoking, unsafe sexual practices, at-risk drinking, low fruit/vegetable consumption, inadequate physical activity, and overweight/obesity) and readiness to change among homeless adults
in Oklahoma City, OK. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship between self-rated health and readiness to change. Methods: We examined readiness to change using "ladder of change" variables. We used linear regression models to predict self-rated health and readiness to change.
Results: Participants (N = 581) were largely smokers (79%), consumed less than 5 fruit and vegetable servings per day (64%) and were overweight or obese (64%). Many participants were ready to change at-risk drinking (56%), fruit/vegetable consumption (74%), and overweight/obesity (74%).
Regression analyses indicated that low fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity were associated with lower self-rated health. Lower self-rated health was not significantly related to readiness to change any health risk factors. Conclusions: Among homeless adults, the prevalence
of modifiable health risk factors was high, as was readiness to change. Research is needed to reduce individual risk factors in this understudied population.",
}