ADVANCED PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WORKSHOPS FOR MEDICAL LEARNERS

Advanced Patient-Centered Communication for Health Behavior Change: Motivational Interviewing Workshops for Medical Learners

Abstract Introduction Medical settings are critical access points for behavior change counseling, and lifestyle behavior change is considered a key component of chronic disease management.The Association of American Medical Colleges recommends that future physicians be competent in shared decision making and patient-centered Input Devices behaviora

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Analysis of Tick Surface Decontamination Methods

Various microbial pathogens have been found in ticks such as Ixodes ricinus.However, most studies assessed tick microbiomes without prior decontamination of the tick surface, which may alter the results and mislead conclusions regarding the composition of the tick-borne microbiome.The aim of this study was to test four different decontamination met

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Effects of Age, Maturation, and Sex on Trunk Muscle Performance in Elementary and Secondary School Students: ISQUIOS Program

Physical education students participated in this study to explore maturity status (MAT), chronological age (CA), and sex-specific trunk muscle endurance differences.Method: Static and dynamic trunk endurance were assessed using five field-based tests.The main results show differences in all trunk endurance tests according to CA and MAT, with greate

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