Building capacity, as noted by Benatar and Singer (31), is also essential, particularly in global health research, where the capacity to undertake the basics of intervention research is often quite limited and fostering local expertise is an ethical imperative (50).
However, this certainly does not exclude fostering health by setting-related interventions targeted to focus on the curriculum, or fostering team orientation instead of competition, for example through mentoring programs and by critically reviewing the frequency and content of examinations.
While not directly addressing SDM, the few pediatric interventions designed to improve behavioral health by either fostering communication or the medical home, a broader term including care coordination as well as SDM, have had mixed results.
Consistent with Fletcher et al. (2008)[1] this implies that environmental interventions are warranted to curtail teenage drug use via fostering policies that facilitate school connectedness, a feeling of involvement and inclusion, and better teacher-pupil relationship among others.
Indeed, there is some evidence to support counselling interventions directed at restoring the perception of equity and fostering reciprocity in couples facing cancer [ 46].
Their ranking showed that the development of simple interventions is the most promising step to take in fostering patient adherence, preferably within a multidisciplinary setting of medical, pharmaceutical, social and technical science and, not in the least, by incorporating patients' perspectives.
Community interventions using indigenous community infrastructures are relevant, as is the fostering of partnerships between academic researchers and community health care providers.
Our work situates itself within a context of fostering assessment of implementation just as much as the assessment of impacts of the interventions.
Research trial interventions that develop, implement, and evaluate health care professionals' skills in monitoring and fostering attributes of personality and their impact on improving self-management of this group of people are also needed.
Prior interventions to address declining interest in surgical careers have focused on creating early exposure and fostering mentorship at the preclinical medical student level.
