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Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar, Flay, Brian R., Ketcham, Patricia L., and Smit, Ellen
Abstract:: BACKGROUND: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) has emerged as a high-risk behavior of the 21st century college student. As the study of IUPS is relatively new, we aimed to understand 1) characteristics of IUPS (i.e., initiation, administration routes, drug sources, motives, experiences), and 2) theory-guided intrapersonal, interpersonal, and...
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Creator:: Smit, Ellen, Winters-Stone, Kerrie M., Loprinzi, Paul D., Tang, Alice M., and Crespo, Carlos J.
Abstract:: Frailty is a state of decreased physical functioning and a significant complication of ageing. We examined frailty, energy and macronutrient intake, biomarkers of nutritional status and food insufficiency in US older adult (age ≥60 years) participants of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n 4731). Frailty was defined...
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Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar, Flay, Brian R., Ketcham, Patricia L., and Smit, Ellen
Abstract:: A theory-guided instrument for examining prescription stimulant misuse in the college population was developed and its psychometric properties were evaluated from 2011-2012 at one Pacific Northwest (United States) university. Study methods included instrument development, assessment by five health and measurement professionals, group interviews with six college students, a test-retest pilot...
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