The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six
stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and …

Usual medical care often fails to meet the needs of chronically ill patients, even in managed,
integrated delivery systems. The medical literature suggests strategies to improve outcomes …

British Psychology Society Textbook of the Year 2020 Why do people who are more socially
connected live longer and have better health than those who are socially isolated? Why are …

The authors state this book and the previous edition were written 'to provide a conceptual
synthesis of the roots and foundations of health education...'(p. xvii). They have expanded …

Overview: Risky behaviors are a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, yet
behavioral counseling interventions to address them are underutilized in healthcare …

Doctors are well positioned to provide physical activity (PA) counselling to patients. They are
a respected source of health-related information and can provide continuing preventive …

A large proportion of adults in Western cultures are physically inactive, despite several
decades of warnings about the potentially negative health consequences of a sedentary …

National policy for increasing leisure physical activity in the United States is impeded by a
poor understanding of interventions that can be implemented by community and clinical …

ContextImplementation of the National Institutes of Health's 1998 guidelines, which
recommended that health care professionals advise obese patients to lose weight, required …

Physical inactivity has been established to be an independent risk factor for a range of
chronic diseases and conditions that threaten the health of the nation. However, only a …