Health Promotion: Behavioral Change Model and Patient Education Report

This report focuses on family-centered health promotion and the application of behavior change models. It examines how these models are used to encourage individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles and behaviors, including the importance of patient education. The report also addresses various barriers that can affect patient learning, such as sociocultural and environmental factors, and emphasizes the significance of patient willingness in achieving successful health outcomes. It highlights the importance of proactive patient involvement and provides insights into how healthcare professionals can overcome these barriers to promote effective health interventions and improve patient well-being.

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Different types of health promotion models are used in health promotion efforts. The
behavioral change model is an example of a health promotion model used to initiate behavior
change. Behavioral change model helps in teaching behavior change through persuasion. To
explain further, behavioral change model focuses on helping individuals to change their
behaviors or lifestyles that are linked to adverse health outcomes, or deemed to have a negative
impact on the health and well-being of individuals(TKI,2019). Behavioral change model of
health promotion focuses on improving the health of individuals by encouraging them to behave
responsibly and take charge of their health.
Additionally, apart from encouraging them to change their unhealthy lifestyles, attitudes,
and behaviors, the model is also used to make individuals embrace available preventive health
service. On the same note, the behavioral change model is based on the assumption that
individuals can make decisions regarding their health if only there are given relevant information
(TKI, 2019).
The ability of a patient to learn is affected by several factors both within and beyond their
control. Sociocultural barriers are perceived to be among the most prevalent barriers in patient
education(Beagley,2011). Sociocultural barriers include language differences between the patient
and nurse as well as differences in the value system. Additionally, the ability of a patient to learn
may also be affected by environmental barriers. Environmental barriers, such as noise become an
issue in settings where there are disruptions (Beagley,2011).
The willingness of a patient to learn or change plays a significant role in the realization of
the learning outcomes. When a patient is ready and willing to learn, they become actively
involved in the process, seek clarifications where necessary and offer suggestions on what they

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believe could improve the learning process. In other words, if a patient willingly takes up the
initiative to learn or adapt the required change in behavior without being pestered learning
outcomes can be met with much ease (Vanwesemael, Boussery, van den Bemt & Dilles, 2018).

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