Differences Between Readiness to Change Item Endorsement Groups: The 13th Floor of Change

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry D. Keen Ii ◽  
William W. Latimer
Keyword(s):  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Item Endorsement

MOTYVAVIMO POKALBIO KONSULTACIJŲ EFEKTYVUMAS KEIČIANT SĄNARIŲ LIGOMIS SERGANČIŲJŲ SU SVEIKATA SUSIJUSĮ ELGESĮ IR DIDINANT JŲ SAVIVEIKSMINGUMĄ REABILITACIJOS LAIKOTARPIU

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-430
Author(s):  
Laura Alčiauskaitė ◽  
Liuda Šinkariova ◽  
Loreta Zajančkauskaitė-Staskevičienė ◽  
Jurga Misiūnienė ◽  
Raimonda Petrolienė
Keyword(s):  
Readiness To Change

Reikšminiai žodžiai: motyvavimo pokalbis, sveikatai žalingas elgesys, saviveiksmingumas. Sveikatai palankaus elgesio rekomendacijų laikymasis palengvina sergančiųjų sąnarių ligomis sveikimą. Tačiau patys pacientai dažnai stokoja vidinės motyvacijos keisti įprastą elgesį. Sveikatai žalingas elgesys gali būti koreguojamas naudojant motyvavimo pokalbį, kuriuo siekiama sustiprinti asmens saviveiksmingumą ir vidinę motyvaciją keisti savo elgesį. Tyrimo tikslas. Įvertinti motyvavimo pokalbio konsultacijų efektyvumą keičiant sąnarių ligomis sergančiųjų su sveikata susijusį elgesį ir didinant jų saviveiksmingumą. Tyrimo medžiaga ir metodai. Tyrimo metodas – kvazieksperimentas. Tyrime dalyvavo 126 Abromiškių reabilitacijos ligoninės artrologijos-traumatologijos skyriaus pacientai (37 vyrai, 89 moterys), sergantys sąnarių ligomis. Iš jų 66 buvo priskirti poveikio grupei, o 60 – kontrolinei grupei. Tiriamųjų amžius svyravo nuo 21 iki 75 metų (vidurkis – 57,69 ± 10,52 m.). Poveikio grupei per gydymosi laikotarpį buvo taikomos 1–4 motyvavimo pokalbio konsultacijos, jų elgesio ir saviveiksmingumo pokyčiai buvo lyginami su kontroline grupe. Su sveikata susijusio elgesio (alkoholio vartojimo, rūkymo, fizinio aktyvumo, mitybos) pokyčiams išmatuoti naudotas pasirengimo pokyčiui klausimynas („Readiness to Change Questionnaire“, 1992), sudarytas pagal transteorinį pokyčių modelį ir atspindintis tris pokyčių stadijas: nesusimąstymo, mąstymo ir veiksmo. Saviveiksmingumui įvertinti naudotas sveikatos saviveiksmingumo klausimynas. Tiek poveikio, tiek kontrolinės grupės pacientai klausimynus pildė du kartus – gydymo pradžioje ir pabaigoje. Tyrimo rezultatai. Nustatyta, jog po motyvavimo pokalbio konsultacijų poveikio grupės tiriamieji pasistūmėjo aukštesnės pasirengimo keistis stadijos link vertinant fizinio aktyvumo ir rūkymo įpročius. Kontrolinės grupės tiriamieji taip pat perėjo į aukštesnę pasirengimo keisti fizinį aktyvumą stadiją reabilitacijos pabaigoje. Po motyvavimo pokalbio konsultacijų poveikio grupės tiriamųjų sveikatos saviveiksmingumo įverčiai padidėjo, palyginti su pirmąja apklausa. Kontrolinės grupės sveikatos saviveiksmingumas nesikeitė. Išvados. Motyvavimo pokalbio konsultacijos padeda sergantiesiems sąnarių ligomis reabilitacijos metu susimąstyti ir imtis veiksmų keičiant rūkymo ir fizinio aktyvumo įpročius bei didina jų sveikatos saviveiksmingumą.

scholarly journals Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment: Implementation Into an RN-BSN Curriculum

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 537-542
Author(s):  
Chad Rittle ◽  
Heather Santa ◽  
Alexandra Falk ◽  
Alexandra Nowalk
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Brief Intervention ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Standard Drink ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
Treatment Implementation ◽  
Health Course

Background: The incidence of alcohol and substance misuse continues to be a problem in the workplace. Methods: A partnership between two universities and a federal agency implemented SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) into a three-credit, 7-week online Community and Environmental Health Course for licensed nurses earning their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. SBIRT is an early intervention, targeting nondependent substance users before needing specialized treatment. Findings: Over seven semesters, 119 students completed the SBIRT curriculum. We observed a significant increase in knowledge about standard drink sizes and recognizing the most reliable alcohol use questionnaire (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT]). Students perceived themselves as competent in assessing patient readiness to change, making the best treatment decisions, and referring patients for appropriate care. Most students found significant value of SBIRT in their current practice setting. Conclusion/Application to Practice: The SBIRT curriculum was found to be a valuable tool for nurses in screening and referring patients to care who are at risk of alcohol and drug misuse. It is important for occupational health nurses to learn the necessary skills for assessing workers for alcohol and drug misuse. The occupational health nurse is encouraged to practice their skills at every patient encounter for purposes of refining their skills. Employers are concerned about drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace and occupational health nurses are the optimal group to intervene with workers who need assistance.

Mental health correlates and potential childhood predictors for the wish to be of the opposite sex in young autistic adults

Autism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136236132110240
Author(s):  
Jung-Chi Chang ◽  
Meng-Chuan Lai ◽  
Yueh-Ming Tai ◽  
Susan Shur-Fen Gau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Item Endorsement ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Autistic Adults

Cross-sectional research has demonstrated the overrepresentation of gender dysphoria in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. However, the predictors and underlying mechanisms of this co-occurrence remain unclear. This follow-up study aimed to explore baseline (childhood/adolescence) predictors for the follow-up (adulthood) self-reported wish to be of the opposite sex and to investigate its mental health correlates in a sample of 88 autistic individuals as compared with 42 typically developing controls. An item on the Adult Self-Report Inventory-4, “I wish I was the opposite sex,” was used. We compared mental health symptoms between adults with and without this item endorsement. We used prediction models to explore family and autism-related predictors in childhood/adolescence to endorse this item in adulthood. There were more adults endorsing the item in the autism spectrum disorder group compared with the typically developing group. Autistic adults who endorsed the item experienced more mental health challenges, more bullying victimization, more suicidal ideations, and worse quality of life. Lower parent-reported family support and more stereotyped/repetitive behaviors during childhood/adolescence predicted the self-reported wish to be of the opposite sex in adulthood in autistic individuals. It is necessary to raise more attention to gender development and related mental health impact in autistic individuals. Lay abstract Autistic people/people with autism spectrum disorder are more likely to experience gender dysphoria. However, the possible longitudinal predictors and underlying mechanisms of this co-occurrence are unclear. To fill this knowledge gap, we assessed 88 people with autism spectrum disorder and 42 typically developing individuals at their average ages of 13.0 (baseline, childhood/adolescence) and 20.2 years old (follow-up, adulthood). At follow-up, their endorsement on the item “I wish I was the opposite sex” was used to evaluate gender dysphoric symptoms. We compared mental health symptoms between adults with and without this item endorsement at the follow-up assessment. We explored parent-reported family and autism characteristics-related predictors in childhood/adolescence to this item endorsement in adulthood. We found that more autistic adults reported the wish to be of the opposite sex than did typically developing individuals. Autistic adults who endorsed this item experienced more mental health challenges, more school bullying and cyberbullying, more suicidal ideation, and worse quality of life. Moreover, parent-reported lower family support and more stereotyped/repetitive behaviors during childhood/adolescence predicted the self-reported wish to be of the opposite sex in adulthood in autistic individuals. More attention and support should be provided to autistic people regarding gender development and related mental health and quality of life impact, especially during the transition period to young adulthood.

Measuring Physician Readiness to Change Cancer Screening: Preliminary Results

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah S. Main ◽  
Stuart J. Cohen ◽  
Carlo C. DiClemente
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Preliminary Results

Prediction of Outcome for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Using Constructs from the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 590-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Rooney ◽  
Caroline Hunt ◽  
Leanne Humphreys ◽  
David Harding ◽  
Miriam Mullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Processes Of Change ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Predictive Utility ◽  
Post Traumatic

Objective: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling condition, sometimes unresponsive to treatment. The aim of the present study was to examine the predictive utility of constructs from the transtheoretical model of behaviour change (TTM) known to predict outcome for other disorders. Method: A sample of 50 veterans presenting for a PTSD treatment programme provided data for this longitudinal study. Variables were assessed at four time-points during the treatment programme. Multiple regression and mixed-effects regression were utilized to determine the predictive utility of variables from the TTM. Results: Allocated stage of change at the time of a 2 day introduction programme predicted follow-up symptom severity, but changes therein during treatment did not predict changes in symptom severity. However, changes in the continuous readiness-to-change variable and behavioural processes of change were predictive of such changes. Conclusions: Despite some difficulties in the application of the TTM to PTSD, the model does appear to predict treatment outcome. Veterans who have increased readiness to change and who make more use of behavioural processes of change are likely to have improved outcomes.

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