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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"brief interventions"”.
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A Comparison of Descriptive and Injunctive Norms Brief Interventions for College Drinkers
… (IN: injunctive norm). Normative re-education interventions have traditionally focused on changing descriptive norms even though the Theory of Normative Conduct identifies both DN and IN as beliefs that motivate behavior. The current study developed a brief, manualized, personalized, IN …
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Brief interventions to address substance use in emergency departments in the Western Cape: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Health impact of brief interventions by a registered dietitian during exercise sessions in a phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation setting
… of the present study was to establish if brief interventions by a registered dietitian (RD) during cardiac rehabilitation sessions improved the health status of patients with cardiovascular disease. An RD provided individualized nutrition counseling, answered nutrition questions, and …
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Increasing Readiness to Change Among Smokers in a Primary Care Setting
<p>This study compared the effectiveness of two brief interventions, direct advice and motivational interviewing, for increasing motivation to quit among male smokers in the pre-contemplation and contemplation stages of change who were primary care patients at an Eastern urban VA medical center. …
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Beyond Scaring Them Straight: Assessing Alternative Measures of Persuasion in Road Safety Campaigns
… various forms of pre- and- post-test road safety interventions (RSIs) are in place, but young drivers continue to be involved in more at-fault, fatal collisions than older, qualified drivers. The evidence base to date is mixed regarding why young drivers are at a heightened risk of collision and …
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IMPACT OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND BRIEF COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS ON DRINKING OUTCOMES IN HOSPITALIZED TRAUMA PATIENTS
… centers are a key place to screen and provide brief interventions for risky drinking patterns. Also, there is growing effort today to understand health disparities, so that healthcare can be adjusted to best provide treatment to all individuals. Considering this, the current study was a …
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Parent Management Training in Primary Care: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Results
<p>This study explores the notion that brief interventions delivered in primary care can lead to positive outcomes in children with externalizing behavior problems. Study aims explored behavioral problem prevalence, whether caregivers found it acceptable to receive brief behavioral interventions …
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Exploring psychological strategies to manage fatigue in endurance sport
… purpose of the study is to examine psychological interventions and their contextual validity in endurance-based sporting events. Over the course of three studies the work examines interventions for coping with fatigue in both laboratory and real-world settings. Participants range in ability and …
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Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?
… of this study have implications for developing brief interventions that could help facilitate the entry of moderately motivated substance users into treatment settings. Shortening the gap between a person's introduction to substance abuse and entrance into treatment could prevent an escalation …
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Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?
… of this study have implications for developing brief interventions that could help facilitate the entry of moderately motivated substance users into treatment settings. Shortening the gap between a person's introduction to substance abuse and entrance into treatment could prevent an escalation …
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The Impact of Motives-Related Feedback on Drinking to Cope Among College Students
… with the most problematic patterns of use. Interventions targeting drinking to cope are needed. This randomized controlled treatment trial evaluated the impact of a brief coping motive feedback-based intervention on motives and problematic outcomes associated with drinking. In addition, a …
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Screening and Brief Intervention for Hazardous Alcohol Use: A Pilot Study in a College Counseling Center
… wider implementation of empirically supported interventions in college settings. Despite strong evidence of the efficacy of brief interventions, no studies have examined the efficacy and feasibility of integrating a screening and brief intervention (SBI) into college mental health services. The …
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Testing a New Form of Expressive Writing on Wellbeing, Physical Health, and Depression Symptomatology
… the last few decades. One of these writing interventions— expressive writing— has shown to have small but consistent effects across various physiological and psychological constructs. However, there have been recent criticisms of the expressive writing paradigm, with researchers questioning …
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Caregivers' and adolescents' perceptions of a culturally adapted, evidence—based programme for substance-misusing teens
… is limited and greatly under-researched. Brief interventions (BIs) have been identified as an effective means of tackling this problem-type behaviour among adolescents, including ‘Teen Intervene', which was developed in the US. This evidence-based intervention included a parent component …
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Investigating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment skills training for people with moderate public speaking anxiety via a randomised controlled trial of group versus self-help format
… investigation of (i) more readily disseminated, briefer formats of ACT and (ii) whether differences exist in efficacy and sustainability between non-guided self-help and group-led therapies format. Given the large number of individuals experience PSA/SAD and the limited availability of resources, …
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“Down Your Drink” (DYD): a digital intervention to reduce harmful drinking
… individual and societal harms. Screening and Brief Interventions are effective in reducing consumption and digital versions, delivered online, have the potential to reach large numbers of people, who would not otherwise receive help, at low marginal costs. Downyourdrink (DYD) is a digital …
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An Analysis of Training, Generalization, and Maintenance Effects of Enhanced Primary Care Triple P for Parents of Preschool-Age Children with Disruptive Behavior
A brief primary care intervention for parents of preschool-age children with disruptive behavior, Primary Care Triple P (PCTP), was assessed using a multiple probe design. PCTP teaches parents procedures such as praise, modeling, incidental teaching, differential rein-forcement, time-out, planned …
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Assessing Readiness to Change and Identifying Risk Factors Leading to an Alcohol-Related Injury
… half of all patients in the emergency room. Brief interventions are conducted in the ER setting to target patients who are seeking medical attention and who screen positive for alcohol misuse. It is believed that providing treatment in alternative settings will more effectively reach patients …
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Doctors and Drinkers: An Exploratory Study of the Therapeutic Commitment of General Practioners in Longford/Westmeath towards working with Problem Drinkers
… the evidence for the relative effectiveness of brief interventions, by general practitioners in comparison to intensive specialist services. A number of barriers, both attitudinal and organizational have been identified, that affect the involvement of general practitioners with problem drinkers. …
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Development And Psychometric Evaluation Of An Instrument To Assess The Treatment Fidelity Of A Brief Opportunistic Intervention To Reduce Substance Use Among Pregnant Women
… prenatal use has not decreased. Evidence-based interventions that can be replicated in practice are critically needed and brief interventions have shown promise in reducing prenatal ATOD use. The "I Am Concerned" (IAC) brief opportunistic intervention is currently being implemented by frontline …
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