By Shane Timmons, Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland Governments worldwide have mobilised to try to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, but the behaviour of individuals will be vital to their success. We – the Behavioural Research Unit at the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin – are working with Ireland’s Department […]
Peter Harris and Ian Hadden, The Self-Affirmation Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK Have you ever been reluctant to face up to something you’d rather ignore? Maybe your fondness for something bad for you that you eat too often or your tendency to avoid health check-ups? Well, you’re not alone. Most of […]
Af Jane Ogden, University of Surrey, UK Vægt er et kildent emne at omtale i en konsultation. Nogle patienter kan være trætte af at høre ordene “du burde tabe dig” hver gang de besøger klinikken: uanset om de er kommet på grund af ondt i halsen, en screening for livmoderhalskræft eller potentielle hjerteproblemer. De har […]
Af Anne Marie Plass, University Medical Center of Göttingen, Tyskland For et stykke tid siden kom en dermatolog til mig, der arbejder som specialist i psoriasis (en kronisk hudlidelse) på et universitetshospital, og klagede over at mange patienter ikke overholder terapien som forordnet, selvom et fælles mål er fastsat, og en fælles beslutning er taget.