In a society that favors technology, the temptation and ability to be in constant contact with others presents the potential for unfavorable driving outcomes. Instant messaging, more commonly known as text messaging, is a convenient way to communicate. Text based communication requires physical, cognitive, and visual attention which results in distraction for drivers (Saqer, Visser, Strohl, & Parasuraman, 2012). Studies have looked specifically at teens and young adults who text message and drive specifically. No research was found comparing the reasons why people across generations engage in texting while driving. To help bring awareness and educate drivers, more information is needed. The purpose of this study was to compare behaviors that motivate drivers from generations Boomer II, X, Y, and Z to text message while driving. The study was a non-experimental comparative cross-sectional study. The information will be shared with healthcare practitioners to allow them to provide individualized health promotion education. Results of the research revealed that there is a statistically significant difference in the motivations for text messaging and driving between the Boomer II and Z generation.
The purpose of this descriptive research was to examine the impact of this 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program on health promotion activities of subjects who have completed the 12-week cardiac rehab program at Grove City Medical Center, between the dates of January 1 2010 and December 31 2012. The patients participating in this study completed the demographic and health promoting lifestyle II survey, a 52 item questionnaire; rating themselves of health promotion activities and risk factor modifications since their completion of the 12-week cardiac rehab program. Nola Pender‟s Health Promotion Model was used for this study.
A total of 101 surveys were collected over a 9 day period. This data was then analyzed to determine if there was a correlation between PHCP [primary health care provider] availability and non-emergent patient visits to an emergency department (ED).
