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OBJECTIVE: Describe the development and preliminary evaluation of a safety awareness program for women with disabilities. DESIGN: Baseline and postintervention questionnaires administered to a sample of women who completed a safety awareness program. PARTICIPANTS: Seven women with diverse disabilities. INTERVENTION: Eight interactive sessions designed to increase protective factors. SETTING: Community site for persons with disabilities. MAIN OUTCOMES: Safety self-efficacy, safety skills, social support/isolation, and safety promoting behaviors. RESULTS: Significant increases from baseline to postintervention were found on measures of self-efficacy and safety skills. Although not statistically significant, improvements were also found in safety promoting behavior. CONCLUSION: Despite the small sample, findings suggest that participation in a safety awareness program may improve protective factors.
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Pessoas com Deficiência/psicologia , Segurança , Autoeficácia , Violência/prevenção & controle , Atividades Cotidianas , Adulto , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Humanos , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Isolamento Social , Apoio SocialRESUMO
Antifat attitudes (AFA) refer to the belief that overweight and obese individuals are responsible for their weight. Using 264 Latina and European American females, a regression showed that AFA positively correlated with body dissatisfaction and eating concerns. An ANOVA revealed that European American females reported significantly greater AFA than Latinas. Furthermore, European American females and high acculturated Latinas reported significantly greater AFA than both bicultural and low acculturated Latinas. No differences existed between European Americans and high acculturated Latinas. Language-use significantly interacted with body dissatisfaction to predict AFA. The role of AFA, acculturation, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
