Health Behaviors for Wellness Flashcards
What is the Health Belief Model ?
model that describes why some people take actions to prevent a disease and others don’t
- centered around individual perceptions
Why use models and theories for explaining Health Behaviors ?
they provide a foundation for planning, development, and evaluation of educational programs
What are the factors in the Health Belief Model (HBM) ?
- Perceived susceptibility
- whether you believe that you getting the disease is inevitable so what is the point in trying to avoid it - perceived severity
- how serious you see your disease as - perceived benefits of health action
- what benefits do you get out of taking action - perceived barriers
- what can/is going to get into your way
What is Milio’s Framework for Prevention ?
individuals’ ability to improve healthful behaviors vs. society’s ability to provide accessible options for healthy choices
What is Milio’s Framework for Prevention trying to propose ?
that health deficits often result from an imbalance between a populations health need and its health sustaining resources
What is the Social Cognitive Theory (Social Learning Theory) ?
proposes that individuals learn from both themselves and the observed actions of others
- where personal factors, environmental factors, and human behavior influence each other
- encourages people to improve their health because they have someone who they can model
What is the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) ?
the steps/phrases someone may go through in relation to making a behavior/habit change
- useful in determining the person’s readiness for learning in relation to change
What are the phases of the TMC ?
- Precontemplation
- the person is not thinking about or considering taking action in the next 6 months - Contemplation
- intention to take action in the next 6 months - Preparation
- have taken steps toward change; intends to take action within the next month - Action
- has changed behavior/modified lifestyle and persisted for 6 months - Maintenance
- has changed behavior/modified lifestyle and persisted for more than 6 months - Termination
- self-efficacy, full ingrained and part of your routine
What is the negative side of TMC ?
there can be other factors influencing the patient so that they can’t follow the TMC phases
- like financial constraints
What is decisional balance ?
having a conversation with your patient about whether or not you change a behavior
- discuss the reasons to change or to not change the behavior
- discuss the reasons that are important or not important to change
What is health coaching ?
partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential
What is Health Promotion ?
the art and science of helping people change their lifestyles to move toward a state of optimal health
- educating people about healthy lifestyles, risk education, developmental needs, activities of daily living and preventative self-care
What is Health Education ?
planning learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the info and skills needed to make health decisions
- involves providing information and facilitating health behavior changes
- goals are to be met
What is Specific Protection ?
protecting people from injury and disease
- immunizations for influenza
Why is risk in health important ?
we want the patients to make an informed decision and make them understand how their behaviors are linked to an outcome
