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Cureus
November 2024
Biostatistics, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, USA.
Background Preventive measures are critical in avoiding and limiting the severity of diseases. Key lifestyle behaviors include sleep hygiene, habitual exercise, a healthy diet, and avoidance of risky substances, particularly the use of tobacco. The transtheoretical model (TTM) of change suggests that patients can move towards healthful changes through education.
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November 2024
The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health/Got Transition, 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440, Washington, DC 20015, USA.
Purpose: Motivational interviewing (MI) techniques are used by health care teams to engage adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in health care self-management and pediatric to adult health care transition (HCT) planning efforts. The aim of this study was to assess the initial level of motivation of AYAs prior to receipt of HCT anticipatory guidance and to determine associations with demographic and health coverage factors.
Methods: This retrospective study included 5112 AYAs, aged 12-26 years, from four health systems.
Healthcare (Basel)
November 2024
Department of Maternity and Childhood Nursing, Nursing College, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Smoking is a detrimental health behavior that can be addressed by designing stage-matched interventions with evidence-based behavioral change models such as the transtheoretical model (TTM). This study applied the TTM to predict smoking cessation stages among adults in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This social media-based cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia used a convenient sample of 491 adult smokers (men and women).
Elife
November 2024
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Motivation depends on dopamine, but might be modulated by acetylcholine which influences dopamine release in the striatum, and amplifies motivation in animal studies. A corresponding effect in humans would be important clinically, since anticholinergic drugs are frequently used in Parkinson's disease, a condition that can also disrupt motivation. Reward and dopamine make us more ready to respond, as indexed by reaction times (RT), and move faster, sometimes termed vigour.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPalliat Care Soc Pract
November 2024
Department of Health Systems Management, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley, Israel.
Background: Home-based palliative care is a growing trend, necessitating a deeper understanding of the unique challenges faced by professional staff members in this setting. The shift to home-based care has been driven by advances in technology, changing demographics, and a move toward more patient-centered approaches. As a care setting, the home environment offers distinct characteristics, presenting both advantages and drawbacks for patients and healthcare providers.
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