Part I of this two-part introduction to this Special Issue on the practice of physical therapy in
the 21st century outlines the epidemiological basis and rationale for evidence-informed …

Roughly half of all deaths in the United States are linked to behavioral and social factors.
The leading causes of preventable death and disease in the United States are smoking …

Progress in implementing evidence‐based behavioral practices has been slow. A qualitative
study was performed to characterize the major facilitators and barriers to evidence‐based …

Objective. To study the effectiveness of a comprehensive diabetes programme in general
practice that integrates patient-centred lifestyle counselling into structured diabetes care …

Background: In this explorative study, we assessed the effect and feasibility of using
motivational interviewing to improve footwear adherence in persons with diabetes who are …

The authors determined whether diagnoses of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-
related conditions differed by psychiatric diagnosis among male Veterans Administration …

Abstract Purpose of Review Behavioral medicine is a multidisciplinary field that has a key
role in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this review is …

Abstract Objective.(1) To elucidate the relevance of Habermas's theory as a practical
deliberation procedure in lifestyle counselling in general practice, using a patient …

Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher risk of developing
cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with the general population. Clinical guidelines …

Aims: We examined whether autonomy supportive and self-efficacy enhancing individual
lifestyle counselling was associated with improved maintenance of exercise and physical …