This article focuses on the unique rehabilitation needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) with disabilities. The prevalence of disabilities among AAPIs is reviewed based on the available data in the literature. Cultures of AAPIs and barriers preventing AAPIs with disabilities from seeking or receiving vocational rehabilitation services are discussed. Recommendations are presented...

Effective and efficient counseling service interventions are the goal of every counselor in providing psychological assistance to adolescents. This study aims at describing Muslim counselors' experience implementing single-session online services focusing on solutions for Before researchers conducted this study, first all, they were preparing instruments, a list questions, as an interview guide...

The growing socioeconomic diversity of higher education institutions calls for research that addresses the unique mental health needs of first-generation and continuing-generation college students. This study examined associations from environmental supports, personal stigma, self-stigma, and attitudes, to intentions to seek counseling in first- and continuing-generation college students (N = 6...

BACKGROUND A previous comprehensive prehabilitation program, providing nutrition counseling with whey protein supplementation, exercise, and psychological care, initiated 4 weeks before colorectal surgery for cancer, improved functional capacity before surgery and accelerated functional recovery. Those receiving standard of care deteriorated. The specific role of nutritional prehabilitation alo...

BACKGROUND Although options counseling is a fundamental skill for medical providers, previous research has identified gaps in medical school reproductive health education. PURPOSE To determine if a 1-h novel patient interaction (NPI) improves student performance when caring for a standardized patient with an unintended pregnancy. METHODS From September 2012 to June 2013 we randomized third-...

BACKGROUND Ambitious UN goals to reduce the mother-to-child transmission of HIV have not been met in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper focuses on the quality of information provision and counseling and disclosure patterns in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda to identify how services can be improved to enable better PMTCT outcomes. METHODS Our mixed-methods study draws on data obtain...

Personal hygiene is an act to maintain the cleanliness and health of a person for physical psychological well-being. Lack knowledge information about importance personal makes elderly not think too much impact that will have on elderly. So education (counseling) related can increase in maintaining caring hygiene. This counseling uses audiovisual form video media (AVA or Audio Visual Aids). The ...

INTRODUCTION The ability of physicians to recognize non-adherence is poor and interventions to improve adherence have had mixed results. Furthermore, successful interventions generally are substantially complex and costly. Poor adherence to medication regimens accounts for substantial worsening of disease; death and increased health care costs. The aim of this study is to assess the medication ...

Physical activity (PA) interventions constitute a critical component of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction programs. Objective mobile health (mHealth) software applications (apps) and wearable activity monitors (WAMs) can advance both assessment and integration of PA counseling in clinical settings and support community-based PA interventions. The use of mHealth technology for CVD risk...