Adherence to geriatric-specific QIs is lower than adherence to general hospital care QIs. Hospital care QIs that focus on screening may overestimate performance by detecting standard nursing or protocol-driven care.

The practice of mindful eating has been applied to the reduction of food cravings, portion control, body mass index, and body weight. Past reviews evaluating the relationship between mindfulness and weight management did not focus on change in mindful eating as the primary outcome or mindful eating as a measured variable. This review demonstrates strong support for inclusion of mindful eating as a component of weight management programs and may provide substantial benefit to the treatment of overweight and obesity.

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The role of behavior analysts, specifically those that are board certified and working in schools, is increasingly moving from that of a behavioral technician (i.e., the direct change agent manipulating the environment to promote behavior change in a client) to that of a behavioral consultant (i.e., an indirect change agent enabling a consultee, teacher, or parent to act as the direct change agent for a client). Given that consultation can provide services to a greater number of individuals than traditional direct intervention, training in consultative methods is important to the work of behavior analysts. The current study provides a review of consultation courses offered in behavior analyst preparation programs. We identified 187 programs meeting our inclusion criteria. Across departments, 98 programs were affiliated with education departments, 66 with psychology departments, and 24 with other departments. Of all programs, 26 (13.9%) provided at least 1 consultation course. Implications for behavior analyst preparation programs and for consumers of behavior analysis are discussed.

It is well known that significant others (particularly romantic partners) can influence people's weight management efforts. However, what constitutes effective support-and from which type of individual (e.g., romantic partner, family member, friend)-is unclear. Thus, framed by confirmation theory, we assessed the effectiveness and types of communication of a weight-loss "buddy" through reports of 704 individuals enrolled in a 15-week synchronous online weight-loss program. Roughly 54% of participants chose buddies; and those who did lost more weight and waist inches than those who were involved in the program without buddy support. We also found that a combination of high accepting and high challenging messages from buddies was associated with the greatest decrease in body mass index (BMI) as well as the greatest reduction in waist size. Furthermore, the support by romantic partners paralleled support by other types of buddies. Having a supportive buddy who was not a romantic partner was just as effective as turning to a romantic partner for assistance. This study underscores the important role of a buddy in supporting weight-loss program involvement and encourages individuals to consider enlisting the help of a buddy, as opposed to losing weight alone, in order to maximize weight management effectiveness.