Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Doorbell, Transtheoretical Model, Social Cognitive Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2250A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Irwin

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Importance of models & theories: similar to narrowing focus of research paper - direction about intent of paper, models & theories enable program planners to give structure & organization & understanding to the program process and purpose. Indicators include: absenteeism, aesthetics, crime, unemployment, self-esteem, etc. Incidence - new cases in a group in certain time period: prevalence - existing cases in group at designates time period. Id specific health-related behaviour, environmental & genetic factors that could be linked to health problem chosen in phase 2 (risk factors & conditions: environmental factors: outside person, "can" be modified, consider environmental, behavioural and genetic indicators & dimensions. Prioritization - ranking & matrix: prioritization matrix, depends on goal, want: important and changeable. Summary of phase 3: sorting & categorizing factors via 3 classes, p, e, & r helps re prioritizing for intervention, decision based on importance & evidence of possible change & cost.