This study examined the effectiveness of a self-administered behavioural family intervention (BFI) for parents of toddlers, within the context of a regular telephone counselling service provider. Telephone counsellors were trained in the delivery of BFI, and 110 mothers of toddlers completed the intervention. There were significant short-term effects of intervention in terms of child behaviour ...

INTRODUCTION Limited time and lack of knowledge are barriers to physical activity counseling in primary care. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a clinician-targeted intervention that used the 5As (Ask, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange) approach to physical activity counseling in a medically underserved patient population. METHODS Family medicine clinicians at 2 com...

this study was done to evaluate the effect of telephone counseling on mother’s health information regarding the growth and development of less than five years old children in isfahan. in this randomized clinical trial, using a questionnaire, the health information of 1755 women having less than five years old children received telephone counseling for 6 month, compared with 1755 women without a...

BACKGROUND Therapeutic success in acne patients not only depends on the appropriate selection of drugs but also on the patient's treatment adherence or compliance. Lack of adherence is an important problem both in general medicine and in dermatologic practice. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of oral and written counseling on treatment adherence among acne patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eig...

PURPOSE The aim of this paper was to investigate whether cancer genetic counseling could be considered as a stressful event and associated with more anxiety and/or depression compared to other cancer-related events for instance attending mammography screening or receiving a cancer diagnosis. METHODS A total of 4911 individuals from three Scandinavian countries were included in the study. Data...

BACKGROUND Diet is the first line of treatment for elevated cholesterol. High-intensity dietary counseling (≥360 minutes/year of contact with providers) improves blood lipids, but is expensive and unsustainable in the current healthcare settings. Low-intensity counseling trials (≤30 minutes/year) have demonstrated modest diet changes, but no improvement in lipids. This pilot study evaluated the...

OBJECTIVES Obesity and dyslipidemia are risk factors for ischemic heart disease, and prevention and treatment in primary care can reduce these risks. The objective of this cost-effectiveness analysis was to compare the costs and effects (in terms of life years gained) of providing nutritional counseling by a general practitioner (GP) or a dietician. METHODS A total of 60 GPs, who accepted to ...

It is unclear whether a substantial decline in malnutrition among infants in developing countries can be achieved by increasing food availability and nutrition counseling without concurrent morbidity-reducing interventions. The study was designed to determine whether provision of generous amounts of a micronutrient-fortified food supplement supported by counseling or nutritional counseling alon...