Health behaviours

Question 1

what is the educational model

Answer 1

if the person has knowledge of something, they will do it. this is not used anymore.

Question 2

what is the health belief model

Answer 2

the likelihood of patient changing their behaviour is determined by the patient’s susceptibility to disease. if the patient feels threatened or sees that behaviour change is beneficial, they will change their behaviour.

Question 3

what is the transtheoretical model

Answer 3

this is a cycle, with different stages. the patient can enter at any stage:

• precontemplation (don’t want to change)
• contemplation
  (thinking about change)
• preparing
  (know they should change)
• action
• maintenance
  (find it hard)
• replace
• back to precontemplation

Question 4

what is a brief intervention

Answer 4

it is an intervention offered to the patients in little time. takes about 5-10 mins. it’s opportunistic, as it looks to change the patient’s harmful behaviours whilst they are present. (eg. alcohol consumption). using FRAMES model works.

Question 5

what is the FRAMES model

Answer 5

Feedback of risks
Responsibility of patient to change
Advice from healthcare worker on change 
Menu of options and strategies to change
Empathy 
Self-efficiency