Ruben Encarnacion
About Ruben Encarnacion
Clinical psychologist
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Behavioral Health Specialist, Counselor
Organization
- Tropical Disease Foundation
Work Location(s)
- Philippines
Ruben's Communities
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Recent Contributions
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Ruben Encarnacion replied to "Effective Topics for MDR-TB Patients to Boost their Self-Esteem." in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Hi Ada, Here are some group discussion sessions on Personal Awareness that may suit your purpose. I designed and ran them here in Manila. Good luck! Dr. Ruben Encarnacion
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Ruben Encarnacion replied to "Psychosocial support for MDR-TB patients" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Hi Nida, Thank you for your email. Since you appear to be working alone for now, my suggestion is for you to just set any good time just to get the support group started. When we started with an in-house patient facility in 2005, it was 9am on a Monday, since some of the patients would have visitors over the weekend and they might have some material to share and process with the group. That ...
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Ruben Encarnacion replied to "Psychosocial support for MDR-TB patients" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Hi Rivet, It is an experimental control cluster design. The exptal group is those patients who attended group discussions from May 2009 to July 2010. The control group is those who did not have GDs from July 2005 to Oct 2006. The dependent variable is treatment adherence. The framework is cognitive behavioral. Thanks for your interest. Dr Ruben
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.