Background: Acquired immunodeficiency may impose considerable consequences on patients’ family behaviors toward them. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether a counseling program atBehavioralCounselingCenter in the city ofShiraz,Iran could change the attitude, knowledge and behavior of patients' family members. Methods: 125 HIV/AIDS patients’ family members were interviewe...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of supportive care on healthcare and support needs for women with suspected breast cancer during the diagnostic period. DESIGN A quasiexperimental design with two nonrandomly assigned groups. SETTING Two general surgery outpatient departments at a large teaching hospital in Taiwan. SAMPLE Experimental and control groups included 62 and 60 women...

Background & aim: Adverse childbirth experiences can lead to the emergence of mental disorders, such as acute stress disorder (ASD), in mothers in the postpartum period. Birth trauma can occur following aggressive procedures such as emergency cesarean section. This study aimed to determine the effect of supportive counseling intervention on the symptoms of ASD in women after emergency cesarean ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most common malignant lymphoid diseases in the western world and is frequently diagnosed by internists. There have been clinically significant changes in method of diagnosis, prognostic tools, supportive care, and treatment over the past 2 decades. Most patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia now have Rai stage 0 or I disease at diagnosis. Patients ...

OBJECTIVES To assess pediatrician goals and practice in preventive counseling, and to use social learning theory to examine physician attitudes about preventive health issues, time, and reimbursement to explain physician counseling behavior. DESIGN Random sample survey of American Academy of Pediatrics fellows. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1620 pediatricians were surveyed with a return rate of 7...

Clinical pharmacy (or clinical pharmacy services) aims to contribute to safe medication use by providing comprehensive management to patients and medical staff, both in the community and the hospital. In oncology, these services include comprehensive medication reviews integrating chemotherapy, supportive care and ambulatory treatment for co-morbidities, medication information for the medical s...

Problem. Obesity-related conditions are the second leading cause of death in America and they require pharmacological, educational and supportive approaches, according to the American Dietetic Association. Supportive approaches such as group processes, formal behavioral training and brief individual medical counseling are more successful than physiological interventions alone for long-term weig...

Counterinsurgency (COIN) has become the cornerstone of the military's strategy to combat terrorist threats. COIN operations are complex and often expose soldiers to unfamiliar stressors as they fight the enemy while developing and maintaining rapport with the local populace. Utilizing a retrospective record review protocol, we examined 282 mental health files of soldiers assigned to a brigade c...

OBJECTIVES This randomized controlled trial investigated whether a patient-centered supportive counseling intervention comprising monthly telephone-based counseling sessions by practice nurses over 12 months improved diabetes-related medical and psycho-social outcomes above usual care in type 2 diabetes patients with poor glycemic control at baseline (HbA1c >7.5%) in a primary care setting. R...