Diabetes Education: Integrating Theory, Cultural Considerations, and Individually Tailored Content

Individually Tailored Medical Counseling for Pregnant Smokers

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in most developed countries.1 Pregnancy is a time during which health care is of special concern and theoretically should provide strong motivation for a woman to quit. Nevertheless, in spite of the health risk smoking poses for children, the intention to quit has not been found to be significantly different in pregnant and ORIGIN...

[Individually tailored medical counseling for pregnant smokers].

OBJECTIVES To identify the characteristics of smoking addiction in a group of pregnant women, to evaluate the efficacy of medical counseling tailored to the patient's stage in the cessation process and to examine factors that might affect the ability of a woman to quit smoking during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred sixteen women (mean age 29.71 5.44 years; range 15-41) were referr...

Cross-Cultural Considerations in U.S. Research Ethics Education

Demand among graduate and postdoctoral trainees for international research experience brings together students and investigators from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds around the world. Educators in research ethics and scientific integrity need to address the cultural aspects of both science and ethics to help all trainees learn ethical practices for effective collaboration with a diver...

Cultural Considerations

The globalisation of information and communication technologies has raised the awareness to cultural differences within the HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) community, and specifically to how these differences and cultural attributes affect user interaction. Research in this area has focused on general cultural studies and cross-cultural psychology, as well as empirical work. The following repo...

Individually tailored internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders