The CHANGE Program: Comparing an Interactive Vs. Prescriptive Approach to Self-Management among University Students with Obesity

TL;DR: Despite the increasing popularity of health coaching, a research gap exists in regard to its long-term effectiveness and the involvement of the target group and the setting seems to be a promising strategy.

TL;DR: Self-report tools used to assess diet in Canada to identify patterns in tool use and to inform strategies to strengthen nutrition research have the potential to support a stronger and more cohesive literature on diet and health.

TL;DR: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a discussion of the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in the treatment of dual disorders and its adaptation in medical and public health settings, as well as a practical case example.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the benefits of using qualitative data in the context of quantitative research and the challenges of using quantitative data in a qualitative research setting. But, they also stress the importance of the quality of the qualitative data and the feasibility of using it in a quantitative setting.

TL;DR: Evidence of the effectiveness of self-management interventions is presented and a possible mechanism, self-efficacy, through which these interventions work are posited.