Publications by authors named "Elena M Ruiz"

Unlabelled: This paper presents a further step in the use and validation of a systematic, functional-analytic method of describing psychologists' verbal behaviour during therapy. We observed recordings from 92 clinical sessions of 19 adults (14 women and 5 men of Caucasian origin, with ages ranging from 19 to 51 years) treated by nine cognitive-behavioural therapists (eight women and one man, Caucasian as well, with ages ranging from 25 to 48 years). The therapists' verbal behaviour was codified and then classified according to its possible functionality.

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Objective: To analyse association between the development of type 2 diabetes and the health-related quality of life (HRQL).

Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.

Setting: Primary care centre in Ayamonte (Huelva).

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