Understanding Young Adult’s Adjusting to Diabetes Management Behavior: Multi-Methods Approach

Understanding Older Adults’ Physical Activity Behavior: A Multi-Theoretical Approach

Physical inactivity is a health issue with serious consequences for older adults. Investigating physical activity promotion within a multi-theoretical approach may increase the predictive strength of physical activity determinants and facilitate the development and implementation of effective interventions for older adults. This article examines constructs from the Transtheoretical Model, Theor...

Young Adults With Diabetes

The results of the study reported by Bryden and et al. (1) in this issue of Diabetes Care present a sobering perspective on the challenges and lost opportunities faced during the transition of adolescents with diabetes to early adulthood. As highlighted by these findings, young adults with diabetes are a forgotten group, whose special needs seem to fall outside the primary focus of both pediatr...

Young Adults with Diabetes Discuss Barriers and Solutions to Diabetes Management

The purpose of this study was to identify perceived barriers young adults experience in diabetes self-management and possible strategies to overcome these barriers. Twenty two young adults, 18-28 yearsold, with type 1 or type 2 diabetes attended three focus groups held in two north western states. Participants were asked to discuss barriers and strategies to help them manage their diabetes. The...

Understanding the Efficacy of self-Affirmation Intervention for Subclinical Depression Among Young Adults

Objective: The study attempts to understand the effectiveness of the self-affirmation intervention for subclinical depression in Indian adults. Methods: An experimental research design was employed. Using purposive sampling, 80 participants with subclinical depression were chosen who were randomly allocated equally to the experimental (intervention) and control (non-intervention) conditions. T...

A phenomenological approach to understanding suicidal behavior.