By Leah Avery, Teesside University, UK. Type 2 diabetes was previously considered a progressive condition, with an inevitable need for insulin therapy, however lifestyle behavioural change research challenges this pessimistic prognosis. As prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to increase, so does evidence supporting the important role of the food and changing what we eat […]
By Wendy Lawrence, University of Southampton The main causes of death and disease in society today are influenced by our lifestyle choices, and there is a growing focus on ways to improve health behaviours. Front-line practitioners, particularly those working in health, social and community care roles, are a key resource for supporting behavioural change. Routine […]
Shane Timmons, Institut za ekonomska i društvena istraživanja, Irska Diljem svijeta, vlade su se mobilizirale u pokušaju da kontroliraju širenje novog koronavirusa, međutim ponašanje pojedinca bit će od presudnog značaja za njihov uspjeh. Mi- Odjel za istraživanja ponašanja na ekonomskom i društvenom istraživačkom institutu u Dublinu- surađujemo sa irskim Odjelom za zdravlje kako bismo obavijestili […]
Peter Harris i Ian Hadden, The Self-Affirmation Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, UK Jeste li se ikada oklijevali suočiti s nečim što biste radije ignorirali? To može biti sklonost nečemu lošem što jedete prečesto ili sklonost izbjegavanju zdravstvenih pregleda? Niste jedini. Većina nas misli da smo uglavnom prilično razumni i kompetentni. Stoga, […]
By Jane Ogden, University of Surrey, UK Weight is a tricky problem to talk about in a consultation. Some patients may be sick of hearing the words ‘You could lose some weight’ every time they visit the clinic: regardless of whether they have come in because of a sore throat, a cervical smear or a […]
By Anne Marie Plass, University Medical Center of Göttingen, Germany Sometime ago a dermatologist who works as a psoriasis (a chronic skin disorder) -specialist in a university hospital, complained to me about many patients who do not adhere to the therapy, even though a mutual goal has been set, and a shared decision has been […]
