Geirsson et al. found that both general practitioners and nurses rate their counselling skills for reducing alcohol consumption lower than for counselling in other areas, such as smoking.
We have also shown that the lifestyle programme with distance counselling is effective for reducing waist circumference by 1.9 cm in the phone group and 1.2 cm in the internet group, compared with self help materials.
Furthermore, counselling by phone is effective for reducing fat intake and increasing physical activity.
IQR = interquartile range, PA = physical activity, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 Our study shows that a lifestyle programme combined with a maximum of 10 counselling sessions in six months, aimed at overweight workers, is effective for reducing body weight by 1.5 kg if counselling is done by phone and 0.6 kg if counselling is done by e-mail, compared to self help materials.
Voluntary testing and counselling cost S$264 367 per HIA; and intervention for reducing mother-to-child transmission cost US$84 714 per HIA.
A recent randomized controlled trial concluded that distance counselling by phone or email is effective for reducing body weight in a group of overweight employees [ 20].
This can be achieved by adequate counselling from the field staff to the patients for reducing variations and inequities in utilisation of packages.
Results showed that lifestyle counselling by phone and e-mail is effective for reducing body weight and waist circumference in a group of overweight employees at six months.
To maximise the potential for reducing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, preconception counselling (PCC) is used to inform couples contemplating pregnancy about general and personal risk factors.
Minton's political career began in 1933, when he was appointed counsel to the Indiana Public Service Commission, in which capacity he was responsible for reducing the state's utility rates.
