title: Teaching staff a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention.
abstract: Lifestyle behaviors contribute significantly to the onset and course of numerous diseases and affect well-being in general. Patient education is the principal strategy nurses use to modify individuals' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about their health behaviors. However, current approaches are failing to induce the behavior changes necessary to reduce the incidence and prevalence of lifestyle-related disorders. In this pilot project, a brief cognitive-behavioral program was developed. The project yielded important insights into ways to improve current and develop new and more effective patient education strategies.
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lembi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saarmann
authors.forename: JoAnn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riegel
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic