Directive Counseling
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Measuring the assessment and counseling provided with the supply of nonprescription asthma reliever medication: a simulated patient study.

16 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Over one quarter of asthma reliever medications are provided without prescription by community pharmacies in Australia. Evidence that community pharmacies provide these medications with sufficient patient assessment and medication ... Read more...

Naturopathic treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis among Canadian postal workers: a randomized controlled trial.

13 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness of naturopathic care (NC) on rotator cuff tendinitis using a prospective randomized clinical trial design. METHODS: Canadian postal workers with rotator cuff tendinitis for a duration of >6 weeks were ... Read more...

Feasibility of using E-mail counseling as part of a smoking-cessation program.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The need for more effective smoking-cessation interventions is firmly established. However, access to these services can be problematic in real life. E-mail messages may be a convenient alternative to deliver smoking-cessation ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Directive Counseling'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Incorporating rapid HIV testing into partner counseling and referral services. 30 Aug 2009
• Measuring the assessment and counseling provided with the supply of nonprescription asthma reliever medication: a simulated patient study. 16 Aug 2009
• Health care transition counseling for youth with arthritis: comment on the article by Scal et al. 13 Aug 2009
• Naturopathic treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis among Canadian postal workers: a randomized controlled trial. 13 Aug 2009
• Feasibility of using E-mail counseling as part of a smoking-cessation program. 30 Jul 2009
• E-mail communication in a smoking-cessation program. 30 Jul 2009
• The psychological impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recalls and the durable positive effects of counseling. 30 Jul 2009
• Buprenorphine medication versus voucher contingencies in promoting abstinence from opioids and cocaine. 30 Jul 2009
• Complementary therapy use amongst Emergency Medicine patients. 12 Jul 2009
• [A prevalence study of dysphagia and intervention with dietary counselling in nursing home from Seville] 29 Jun 2009
• Telephone nurse counseling improves HIV medication adherence: an effectiveness study. 29 Jun 2009
• Incremental increases in organ retrieval after protocol driven change in an organ procurement organization: a 15-year assessment. 29 Jun 2009
• [First curriculum for care of patients with mental and psychosomatic disorders in the context of a consultation-liaison service] 14 Jun 2009
• Impact of a brief motivational smoking cessation intervention the Get PHIT randomized controlled trial. 10 Jun 2009
• Effect of medication reconciliation with and without patient counseling on the number of pharmaceutical interventions among patients discharged from the hospital. 31 May 2009
• Ethical issues in perinatal mental health. 30 May 2009
• Preconception counseling: make it part of the annual exam. 30 May 2009
• Can a dietician help? 30 May 2009
• Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial. 10 May 2009
• The challenge of obesity treatment: avoiding weight regain. 10 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Directive Counseling'

Definition: Counseling during which a professional plays an active role in a client's or patient's decision making by offering advice, guidance, and/or recommendations.

Descriptor UI: D037001

Alternative terms: Directive Counseling; Counseling, Directive; Prescriptive Counseling; Counseling, Prescriptive;

Related Mesh Headings: Genetic Counseling;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.784.176.279; F04.408.413.349; N02.421.461.363.349;

History Note: 2003; use COUNSELING 2001-2002