scholarly journals Sleep Education for Elders Program (SLEEP): Promising Pilot Results of a Virtual, Health Educator-Led, Community-Delivered Sleep Behavior Change Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 625-633
Author(s):  
Robin M Tucker ◽  
Dawn A Contreras ◽  
Breanne R Carlson ◽  
Anita Carter ◽  
Christopher L Drake
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Educator ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change Intervention ◽  
Sleep Education

scholarly journals An Educational Intervention to Improve the Sleep Behavior and Well-Being of High School Students

PRiMER ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Colt ◽  
Jo Marie Reilly
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Education Intervention ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Sleep Education ◽  
Sleep Physiology ◽  
Sleep Behaviors

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether a sleep education intervention improves knowledge of sleep, sleep behaviors, and depression in high school freshmen. Methods: We recruited student volunteers at a single magnet high school in Los Angeles, California through their health class. Twenty-four freshmen participated and 18 students (17 female, 1 male) completed pre- and postsurveys. Curriculum consisted of 4 hours of after-school interactive lectures emphasizing sleep physiology, benefits of sleep, what impacts sleep, and methods to improve sleep, followed by a 9-week sleep behavior change journal. Pre- and postsurveys measuring both sleep behaviors and knowledge, and a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression screening were administered to participants prior to and after the intervention. We used t tests and χ2 tests to analyze knowledge and behavior change. Results: Subjects improved in average sleep hours per night (preintervention 6.9 hours to postintervention 7.8 hours, P=.0134), and average weekend night bedtime (11:36 pm to 10:54 pm, P=.0307). Conclusions: This school sleep behavior intervention demonstrated students’ average sleep hours per night and weekend bedtime improved after the lecture and sleep journal intervention. This suggests a sleep education intervention may benefit this population. Further studies are needed to demonstrate effectiveness of this education over time, across sexes, and in high-risk students.

scholarly journals Therapeutic Alliance Between Dietitians and Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: The Effect of Training in a Health Behavior Change Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 756-768
Author(s):  
Rebecca Murray ◽  
Amanda Baker ◽  
Sean Halpin ◽  
Ben Britton ◽  
Kristen McCarter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Change Intervention ◽  
Interviewing Techniques

Abstract Background The relationship between a clinician and their client—the “therapeutic alliance” is a robust predictor of outcome in healthcare settings; yet, few interventions to improve alliance have been tested. Motivational interviewing is a client-centered approach that embodies many principles and strategies consistent with a strong therapeutic alliance. Purpose To examine whether alliance is enhanced by training dietitians to deliver a motivational interviewing informed health behavior change intervention (“Eating as Treatment”; EAT) as part of routine consultations with patients with head and neck cancer. The predictive ability of motivational interviewing techniques was also assessed. Methods A secondary analysis of the EAT stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted. Patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy (n = 307) were treated by radiotherapy dietitians (n = 29) during the control (Treatment as Usual) or intervention (EAT) phase. Alliance was rated during the first and final weeks of radiotherapy, and again 4 and 12 weeks post-radiotherapy. Dietetic sessions were audiotaped. Week one sessions were objectively rated for dietitians’ use of motivational interviewing techniques. Results Generalized linear-mixed effects regressions found no effect of EAT on dietitian-rated alliance (p = .237). After excluding outliers, patient-rated alliance was 0.29 points lower after EAT training (p = .016). Post hoc analyses revealed lower patient ratings on perceived support and dietitian confidence. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that no specific motivational interviewing techniques predicted patient-rated alliance. Dietitian acknowledgment of patient challenges was related to dietitian-rated alliance (β =.15, p =.035). Conclusions Patient and dietitian ratings of alliance were high after EAT training, but not significantly improved. Further research is needed to better understand the differential impact of intervention training and delivery on patient and clinician ratings of therapeutic alliance. Clinical Trial information Trial registration number ACTRN12613000320752

Does it last? Long-term impacts of an app-based behavior change intervention on household electricity savings in Switzerland

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Wemyss ◽  
Francesca Cellina ◽  
Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi ◽  
Vanessa de Luca ◽  
Roberta Castri
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Change Intervention

A Psychometric Approach to Theory-Based Behavior Change Intervention Development: Example From the Colorado Meaning-Activity Project

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 463-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin S Masters ◽  
Kaile M Ross ◽  
Stephanie A Hooker ◽  
Jennalee L Wooldridge
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Behavior Change Intervention
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