Introduction: Patient education is a relatively new science within the field of health care. In the past it consisted mainly of the transfer of knowledge and mostly biomedically based advice. Research has shown this to not be effective and sometimes counterproductive. As health care has moved away from …

Increasing students’ motivation in higher education by designing a specific curriculum has always been a challenging but very complex process. The Department of Business, Finance and Marketing (BFM) of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) initiated a redesign of the curricula with the major …

Therapietrouw is de belangrijkste factor in de behandeling van lymfoedeem. In dit onderzoek is onderzocht hoe trouw de lymfoedeempatiënten uit de praktijk Total Skin Care MediSkin in Leiden zijn. Tevens is onderzocht welke redenen deze patiënten geven om therapieontrouw te zijn, welke factoren therapietrouw …

Trade shows offer a platform for exploring new markets, discussing problems, spotting trends and increasing brand awareness. They are an essential part for the communication mix, the product mix, and the distribution mix. After a trade show, the company’s leads are often not managed effectively. This …

Students’ knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test is a crucial component of assessment quality. Grounded in self-determination theory, we investigated whether knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test related to students’ situational motivation and experienced anxiety during physical …

Background: If nurses have the communication skills and the time, they can play an important role in increasing the intrinsic motivation of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to change their lifestyle. Motivational Interviewing (Mo-Int) can be used to further support this role. However, few …

This chapter helps the reader to define the principles of motivational interviewing (MI) and coaching, understand the intervention and tasks associated with the integrated case management process, relate patient engagement and adherence to motivational coaching and to understand patient-centered preference …

Procrastination – delaying the start or completion of intended work – is extremely common among higher education students. The situation in Materials Science 1 course is a point in case. Students in this course tended to postpone their learning activities until just before the end-of-course assessment. …