Arch Intern Med
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Cognitive behavior therapy, exercise, or both for treating chronic widespread pain.
The clinical impact of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (TCBT), exercise, or a combined intervention in primary care patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP) is unclear. ⋯ TCBT was associated with substantial, statistically significant, and sustained improvements in patient global assessment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of a behavior support intervention for patients with poorly controlled diabetes.
Disease management programs that include ongoing telephone support for patients with diabetes have shown promise, but published studies have enrolled few socially and economically disadvantaged patients. ⋯ There was no significant effect of the experimental intervention compared with the control condition. The dose of intervention provided was less than in previously published studies. More intensive interventions may be necessary for the most disadvantaged patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Nicotine therapy sampling to induce quit attempts among smokers unmotivated to quit: a randomized clinical trial.
Rates of smoking cessation have not changed in a decade, accentuating the need for novel approaches to prompt quit attempts. ⋯ Nicotine therapy sampling during a PQA represents a novel strategy to motivate smokers to make a quit attempt.