A Meta-Analysis of Trials Evaluating Patient Education and Counseling for Three Groups of Preventive Health Behaviors.

Mullen, Patricia Dolan; Simons-Morton, Denise G.; Ramirez, Gilbert; Frankowski, Ralph F.; Green, Lawrence W.; Mains, Douglas A.

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ERIC Number: EJ576917

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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A Meta-Analysis of Trials Evaluating Patient Education and Counseling for Three Groups of Preventive Health Behaviors.

Mullen, Patricia Dolan; Simons-Morton, Denise G.; Ramirez, Gilbert; Frankowski, Ralph F.; Green, Lawrence W.; Mains, Douglas A.

Patient Education and Counseling, v32 n3 p157-73 Nov 1997

The overall effectiveness of patient education and counseling on preventive health behaviors was examined across published clinical trials, 1971-1994. The effectiveness of various approaches for modifying specific types of behaviors among patients without diagnosed disease was assessed. Multiple regression models indicated differences among "smoking/alcohol,""nutrition/weight," and "other behaviors" groups. (Author/EMK)

Descriptors: Body Weight, Counseling, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Promotion, Intervention, Meta Analysis, Models, Patient Education, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Smoking, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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