Promoting Healthy Behaviour Choices: Understanding Patient Challenges by Undertaking a Personal Behaviour Change Task

摘要: Unhealthy behaviours such as poor diet, smoking and low physical inactivity contribute significantly to chronic disease. Our first year medical school project aims increase student awareness of: the importance of these their systematic measurement; recommended behaviour targets in health professional guidelines; challenges achieving patient change; psychological theories which aid change.Students are provided with evidence-based guidelines for prevention heart Students select whichever they would personally like achieve improvement in, systematically record one week (baseline), then try implement (healthy) change next two weeks, using theory an aide. report results discuss outcomes reflecting on explanations success or otherwise attempts. A virtual learning environment (Moodle) ensures engagement completion during relevant timeframes.This assignment has been successfully completed by students over previous academic years. The use deadlines uploading sections coursework Moodle (e.g. baseline data) increased quality completeness projects. learn standard instruments Fagerstrom Test Nicotine Dependence also diet activity at early point a training. Also, self-reported improved course assignment.This allows test difficulty adhering advice themselves will give future patients. combines knowledge education conditions, role guidelines), skills documenting behaviours, planning implementing change) attitudes understanding difficulties encountered individuals when making sustaining change). novel high participation.