Synopses & Reviews
Relationships, jobs, and health behaviors-these are what New Year's resolutions are made of. Every year millions resolve to adopt a better diet, exercise more, become fit, or lose weight but few put into practice the health behaviors they aspire to. For those who successfully begin, the likelihood that they will maintain these habits is low. Healthcare professionals recognize the importance of these, and other, health behaviors but struggle to provide their patients with the tools necessary for successful maintenance of their medical regimens. The thousands of research papers that exist on patient adherence and health behavior change can leave professionals overwhelmed.
This book synthesizes the results from more than 50 years of empirical research, resulting in simple, powerful, and practical guidance for health professionals who want to know the most effective strategies for helping their clients to put long-term health-relevant behavior changes into practice. It advocates a straightforward 3-ingredient model: Before a person can change, they must (1) know what change is necessary (information); (2) desire the change (motivation); and then (3) have the tools to achieve and maintain the change (strategy). This book is designed to be informative and compelling, but its numerous anecdotes and examples render it engaging and entertaining, as well.
Written for a practitioners and students of medicine, chiropractic, osteopathy, nursing, health education, physician assistant programs, dentistry, clinical and health psychology, marriage and family counseling, social work, school psychology, and care administrators -- and for lay persons who wish to take an active role in their health, this book brings together major empirically-based findings within the field and provides succinct, evidence-based recommendations and strategies for using these findings to make real changes.
Review
"This would be an excellent textbook for any healthcare educator or academic educator who instructs future healthcare professionals. It not only provides an evidence-based foundation for developing effective curricula and teaching modalities, it also provides insight into the importance of communicating and collaborating with clients for health behavior change to occur."--
Doody'sReview
"This would be an excellent textbook for any healthcare educator or academic educator who instructs future healthcare professionals. It not only provides an evidence-based foundation for developing effective curricula and teaching modalities, it also provides insight into the importance of communicating and collaborating with clients for health behavior change to occur."--Doody's
"Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence: Evidence-Based Guidelines for
Improving Healthcare offers an overview that is clearly sculpted by the authors' working
models of lead factors influencing the adoption of adherence and ways to support adherence...this book does a good job at providing readers with a comprehensive overview..." --PsycCRITIQUES
"Other books have covered similar material, but Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence offers examples of forms for behavior contracts, online resources for patient information, and uses of technology that can save physicians time-all with current references. This book is a gold mine of information." --JAMA
"Other books have covered similar material, but Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence offers examples of forms for behavior contracts, online resources for patient information, and uses of technology that can save physicians time all with current references. This book is a gold mine of information." -- JAMA
"Other books have covered similar material, but Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence offers examples of forms for behavior contracts, online resources for patient information, and uses of technology that can save physicians time all with current references. This book is a gold mine of information." -- JAMA
About the Author
Leslie Martin is Professor of Psychology, LaSierra University.
Kelly Haskard-Zolnierek is Assistant Professor of Psychology, Texas State University.
M. Robin DiMatteo is Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Understanding Behavior Change: The Theory Behind Informing, Motivating, and Planning for Health
Levels of Health Behavior
Theoretical Models of Health Behavior and Change
Health Belief Model
Theory of Reasoned Action
Theory of Planned Behavior
Transtheoretical Model of Change
Social Cognitive Models
Precaution Adoption Process Model
Information-Motivation-Strategy Model
Conclusion
Chapter 2 - Persuading and Motivating Positive Health Behaviors
Goal Setting
Social Comparisons
Persuasive Messages
Expertise
Liking
Scarcity, Reciprocity, and Consistency
Fear Induction
Teachable Moments
Message Framing
Expectations
Goal Pursuit
Beliefs about Outcomes
Optimism
Self-efficacy
Perceptions of Benefits and Costs
Social Support
Goal Framing
Targeting Goals
Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Understanding and Remembering
Information Processing, Memory, and Recall
Focusing Attention and Encoding
Memory Storage
Emotion and Memory
Chronic Stress
Self-enhancement Bias
Cultural Context
Additional Factors
Strategies for Improving Memory and Recall
Tailoring Information
Making Time
Avoiding Overload
Ordering of Information
Note-taking and Memory Aids
Mnemonics and Chunking
Conclusion
Chapter 4 - Improving Health Through the Development and Management of Habits
Forming Habits
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Rewards for Behaviors
Maintaining Habits
Reinforcement Schedules
Behavioral Contracts and Contingency Plans
Intrinsic Motivation
Breaking Bad Habits
Self-knowledge and Personality
Choosing the Right Environments
Balancing Habits with Mindfulness
Managing Barriers to Behavior Change
Self-monitoring and Regulating
Managing Ups and Downs
The Practitioner's Role
Cultural Variations
Practitioner Expectations
Individual Behaviors and Larger Systems
Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Evaluation of Risks, Decision-Making, and Outcomes
Evaluation and Decision-making Strategies
A Crash Course in Bayesian Methods
Understanding Risks and Risk Reduction
Odds Ratios
Risk Ratios
Hazard Ratios
Straight versus Standardized Ratios
Thinking About Study Results as a Whole and the Value of Meta-Analysis
Cumulative and Interactive Effects
Patient Involvement in Decision-making
Tools for Participatory Decision-making
Conclusion
Chapter 6 - Relationships and Communication Between Caregivers and Patients
Models of Practitioner-Patient Relationships
Paternalism
Consumerism
Mutuality
Practitioner-Patient Communication
Physical Environment
Verbal Communication
Open-ended Questions
Refraining from Interruption
Providing Clear Information
Patients' Verbalizations
Nonverbal Communication
Indicators of Distress
Physical Pain and Sensitivity Cues
Desire for Information and Involvement
Medically-relevant Information
Negotiating the Relationship
Empathy
Conclusion
Chapter 7 - Effective Collaboration with Patients -- On a Tight Schedule
Importance of the Health Care Team
Using Teams and Technology to Deliver Care
Planning the Medical Visit
Pre-appointment Counseling
Interactive Health Communication (IHC)
Group Consultations
Technology-based Decision-making Aids
Follow-up Management
Technology-based Adherence Aids
Digital Support Groups
Conclusion
Chapter 8 - Partnering for Adherence in the Healthcare System
Simplicity and Quality of Life
Patient-centered Interventions
Encouraging Self-efficacy
Multifaceted Interventions to Improve Adherence
Partnering and Barriers within Healthcare Systems
Access to Care
What Can Health Professionals Do?