The implementation and evaluation of a communication skills training program for oncology nurses
AbstractMany nurses express difficulty in communicating with their patients, especially in oncology settings where there are numerous challenges and high-stake decisions during the course of diagnosis and treatment. Providing specific training in communication skills is one way to enhance the communication between nurses and their patients. We developed and implemented a communication skills training program for nurses, consisting of three teaching modules: responding empathically to patients; discussing death, dying, and end-of-life goals of care; and responding to challenging interactions with families. Training included...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 15, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
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Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Design and implementation of decision support for tobacco dependence treatment in an inpatient electronic medical record: a randomized trial
AbstractTobacco dependence treatment for hospitalized smokers results in long-term cessation if treatment continues at least 30 days post-discharge. Health information technology may facilitate ongoing tobacco dependence treatment after hospital discharge. To describe the use and impact of a new decision support tool and order set for inpatient physicians, addressing tobacco dependence treatment for hospitalized smokers, e mbedded in an electronic health record (EHR). In a cluster-randomized trial, 254 physicians were randomized (1:1) to either receive or not receive the decision support tool and order set, which were em...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Barriers, facilitators, and benefits of implementation of dialectical behavior therapy in routine care: results from a national program evaluation survey in the Veterans Health Administration
AbstractNational implementation of evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides important lessons on the barriers and facilitators to implementation in a large healthcare system. Little is known about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a complex EBP for emotional and behavioral dysregulation —dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). The purpose of this study was to understand VHA clinicians’ experiences with barriers, facilitators, and benefits from implementing DBT into routine care. This national program evaluation survey measured site characteristics of VHA ...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
A comparison of the characteristics of iOS and Android users of a smoking cessation app
AbstractiOS and Android smartphone users may differ in ways that affect their use and likelihood of success when using a smoking cessation application (app). If so, it may be necessary to take the device type (iOS and Android) into account when designing smoking cessation apps and in studies evaluating app effectiveness. How do socio-demographic and smoking characteristics, potentially relevant to engagement and cessation outcomes, of the SF28 app users differ between those using the iOS version and those using the Android version? Data were collected between October 2013 and April 2015. The variables measured were age...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 5, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Intentional research design in implementation science: implications for the use of nomothetic and idiographic assessment
AbstractThe advancement of implementation science is dependent on identifying assessment strategies that can address implementation and clinical outcome variables in ways that are valid, relevant to stakeholders, and scalable. This paper presents a measurement agenda for implementation science that integrates the previously disparate assessment traditions of idiographic and nomothetic approaches. Although idiographic and nomothetic approaches are both used in implementation science, a review of the literature on this topic suggests that their selection can be indiscriminate, driven by convenience, and not explicitly tied t...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Developing a peer-based healthy lifestyle program for people with serious mental illness in supportive housing
AbstractOverweight and obesity disproportionally impact people with serious mental illness (SMI). Healthy lifestyle interventions can improve the health of people with SMI but may need to be adapted for this population. The aims of this study were: to (1) examine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering the Peer-based Group Lifestyle Balance (PGLB) intervention and (2) describe intervention adaptations for people with SMI in supportive housing. Peer specialists and social workers co-facilitated 12 weekly PGLB sessions for 14 supportive housing clients. We conducted structured interviews and collected qualitative dat...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Development and evaluation of the See Me Smoke-Free multi-behavioral mHealth app for women smokers
This study suggests that a guided imagery mHealth app has the potential to address multiple behaviors. Future research should consider different methods to improve retention and assess efficacy. (Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine)
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Momentary assessment of physical activity intention-behavior coupling in adults
This study is the first to take an EMA approach to describe short-term intention-b ehavior coupling in adults. Results suggest that adults have difficulty translating intentions into behavior at the momentary level, more so than over longer timescales, and that positive affect may be a key to successfully translating intentions into behavior. (Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine)
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Implementation successes and challenges in participating in a pragmatic study to improve colon cancer screening: perspectives of health center leaders
We report on implementation challenges faced by the eight community health centers that participated in Strategies and Opportunities to STOP Colon Cancer in Priority Populations (STOP CRC), a large comparative effectiveness cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a direct-mail program to increase the rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We conducted interviews, at the onset of implementation and 1 year later, with center leaders to identify challenges with implementing and sustaining an electronic medical record (EMR)-driven mailed program to increase CRC screening rates. We used the Consolidated Framework for Impleme...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Implementation and dissemination of the Sikh American Families Oral Health Promotion Program
ABSTRACTTheSikh American Families Oral Health Promotion Program used a community-based participatory approach to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a culturally tailored oral health/healthy living curriculum for the Sikh —South Asian community. Here, we examine the impact of community engagement throughout the process of program implementation in five Gurdwaras (places of worship) in New York and New Jersey and dissemination of the findings through targeted venues and the curriculum via e-Health resources. An inte ractive curriculum was developed (consisting of four core and three special topics) based upon a ...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Rethinking school-based approaches to promote physical activity among children: using the evidence base more effectively
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Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Rethinking physical activity for children: implications for the working poor
AbstractBeauchamp, Rhodes, and Nigg propose a tripartite framework necessary for increasing physical activity among elementary-aged children. This framework includes legislation to increase time spent in physical activity during the school day, an extension of the school day for physical activity, and supervision of this time by trained teachers. If implemented, this framework could significantly increase the amount of time elementary-aged children spend in physical activity. Extending the school day also has the potential to alleviate child care anxiety in low-resource households as well as have farther-reaching family an...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
The urgent need to ban youth indoor tanning: evidence from college undergraduates
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Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38) and Society of Behavioral Medicine joint position statement on the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
AbstractBeginning in January 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to cover the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), also referred to as Medicare DPP. The American Psychological Association Society for Health Psychology (SfHP) and the Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM) reviewed the proposed plan. SfHP and SBM are in support of the CMS decision to cover DPP for Medicare beneficiaries but have a significant concern that aspects of the proposal will limit the public health impact. Concerns include the emphasis on weight outcomes to determine continued coverage and the lack of details regarding requ...
Source: Translational Behavioral Medicine - January 30, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
