To assess attitudes towards brief interventions, obstacles and assessment rates for smoking and problem drinking in gynaecological practice, and to evaluate the differences between smoking and problem drinking.
The paper concludes with a brief discussion about the obstacles that may be limiting the achievement of well-liked streetscapes in the New Zealand context.
Before dwelling further on these two main obstacles, a brief review of the advancements in DRR is helpful.
Bourke quotes a fellow pioneer's tribute: "He was a typical frontiersman, bold, aggressive, and fertile in resource, laughing danger to scorn, rarely daunted by any obstacle, and in brief, possessing just those qualities which are essential in the foundation of a new state".
ReprintsMr Romney signalled how he might try to overcome these obstacles in the brief video he posted online announcing his exploratory committee.
Results suggest brief interventions addressing self-identified obstacles to change may facilitate long-term reductions in drinking in this population.
A brief intervention that addresses the obstacles to change patients themselves have identified and that can be implemented by existing clinic staff with periodic "boosters" to reinforce patients' efforts could be helpful in bringing long-term reductions in alcohol use.
Additionally, it could be an obstacle to landing work — even brief assignments or attractive volunteering opportunities — more fitting for a professional, Ms. Raiffa said.
Further, as Mitchie et al. (2012) acknowledge, the issue of treatment fidelity presents an additional obstacle to our understanding of brief alcohol intervention effectiveness.
JERUSALEM — Efforts to agree on a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas intensified Tuesday, but the struggle to achieve even a brief pause in the fighting emphasized the obstacles to finding any lasting solution.
