BACKGROUND As an early step in the development of a decision aid for idiopathic trigger finger (TF) we were interested in the level of decisional conflict experienced by patients and hand surgeons. This study tested the null hypothesis that there is no difference in decisional conflict between patients with one or more idiopathic trigger fingers and hand surgeons. Secondary analyses address the...

PURPOSE To determine the level of treatment-related decisional conflict in patients with emotional disorders and to establish its relationship with sociodemographic and clinical variables. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey on a convenience sample of 321 consecutive psychiatric outpatients with emotional disorders. All patients completed self-report questionnaires assessing sociode...

This study examines the effectiveness of a singlesession group motivational enhancement intervention with college students adjudicated for violation of alcohol policy. The intervention consisted of a Timeline Followback assessment of drinking, social norms re-education, decisional balance for behavior change, relapse prevention, expectancy challenge, and the generation of behavioral goals. All ...

OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive review of published research on the application of the transtheoretical model (TTM) to cancer screening behavior. METHODS Studies were categorized by design, given an internal validity rating where appropriate, and rated. RESULTS Forty-two studies were reviewed. Stage-matched mammography interventions were supported; however, the body of literature was o...

The purpose of this study was to examine whether variables in the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) acted more as predictors than as consequences of exercise behavior (stage of change). Students from 13 New Zealand high schools (N = 1,434) completed questionnaires corresponding to variables in the TTM (i.e., stage of exercise change, processes of change, self-effi cacy, and decisional balance) at tw...

objectives : the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of positive and negative perfectionism, self-efficacy, worry and emotion regulation in predicting behavioral and decisional procrastination. method: in current correlational study, 365 students from tehran university completed general self-efficacy scale (gses), difficulties in emotion regulation strategies scale (ders), worr...

This study investigated gender differences in the perceived "pros" and "cons" of smoking using the constructs of decisional balance (DB) and stage of change from the Transtheoretical Model. The population distribution for stage of change among a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 155 current smokers over 40 years was: precontemplation (22.6%), contemplation (41.9%), preparation (35.5%)...

The under-representation of women in the science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines is of broad national concern. This paper reports on the development of new Transtheoretical Model-based measures to assess readiness to take action to advance women scientists. Reliable, valid measures of stage of change, decisional balance, and self-efficacy were developed with a sample of science f...