BACKGROUND Many patients in primary care settings present with multiple behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Research has provided little information on the most effective ways to approach multiple behavior change counseling in clinical settings. METHODS We implemented a randomized trial in a publicly funded primary care setting to test whether a sequential presentation of stag...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate a handheld computer smoking cessation intervention tool designed to assist physicians in their smoking cessation counseling with patients. METHODS This study used a pre/post survey design, with a 4-month trial period for the software. Study participants included 22 faculty and resident physicians from the University of Virginia. Paired sam...

OBJECTIVE Enrollment in HIV-prevention interventions is more likely when the audience has safer rather than riskier HIV-relevant behavior. Thus, a meta-intervention was designed to increase participation by an audience of infrequent condom users in Florida. DESIGN Participants (N = 400) were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions varying the introduction to a counseling program. In the experi...

Health care professionals in all disciplines who care for adults have the opportunity to improve the health of the next generation. The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise in children and adults around the world. As providers caring for adults, our primary goal is to address the health needs of our patients. However, it is important to recognize that counseling our patients w...

BACKGROUND The 5As model for behavior change counseling is an evidence-based counseling approach. This study aims to explore the relationship between patient satisfaction with counseling services and 5As interventions in tobacco cessation. We also investigated the impact of satisfaction with counseling services on patients' intention to quit and recommendation of those services to other tobacco...

Responding to Distressed Students (University of California, Santa Barbara, Counseling Services) Addresses how to deal with students who have problems ranging from aggression and potential violence to substance abuse, suicide, and irrational behavior. Clicking on one of the problems listed, leads to a page of useful information, including dos and don’ts for each type of behavior. http://www.sa....

HYPOTHESIS That pediatric resident trainees would demonstrate increased counseling skill following training in brief motivational interviewing (MI). DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING University of Washington Pediatric Residency. PARTICIPANTS Pediatric residents (N = 18), including residents in postgraduate years 1, 2, 3, and 4. INTERVENTIONS Collaborative Management in Pediatr...

Risky health behaviors and social factors are linked to half of all causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Physicians report lack of training as one of the barriers to providing behavior change counseling. Formal behavior change curricula are infrequent in medical schools, and where they are available, they are often isolated from clinical experiences or presented through a lim...

Responding to Distressed Students (University of California, Santa Barbara, Counseling Services) Addresses how to deal with students who have problems ranging from aggression and potential violence to substance abuse, suicide, and irrational behavior. Clicking on one of the problems listed, leads to a page of useful information, including dos and don’ts for each type of behavior. http://www.sa....