Determinants of Physical Activity Flashcards
What are determinants of health? (7)
Health Inequalities
Behaviour
Individual person
Lifestyle factors
Social and community networks
Living and working conditions
General socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions
When beginning exercise when are most benefits attained?
150-300 mins of moderate exercise per week
Why are physical activity interventions necessary ?
To ensure that more people achieve the health benefits of physical activity
What is the ecological model ?
Integration of different behavioural theories and models
What are reasons people don’t exercise ?(2)
Lack of time
Cost
What is the Transtheoretical theory? 6 stages?
Understanding the stages that people go through for health behaviour change.
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination.
What are strategies for adopting adherence? (6)
- Behavioural modification
- Cognitive-behavioural
- Decision making
- Social Support
- Reinforcement
- Intrinsic
Examples of behavioural contract approaches?(4)
Specifying expectation and responsibilities
Goals
Dates
Consequences
What are prompts of behaviour modification approaches? 3 components?
Cue that initiates a behaviour
Verbal
Physical
Symbolic
What are the layers of the determinants of health rainbow model?(4)
Age, sex and genetics
Individual lifestyle factors
Social and community networks
General socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions
What falls under the General socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions layer? (8)
Agriculture and food production
Education
Work environment
Living and working conditions
Unemployment
Water and sanitation
Health care services
Housing
