Facilitating Health Behavior Change
Facilitating Health Behavior Change
The Case of Tobacco Dependence
This chapter is one of two that discuss motivating healthier patient behaviors, specifically tobacco dependence. It starts with a look at the commonalities of behavior change and the natural history of change, before shifting to a section that applies these concepts to the relationship between “Dr.P.” and “K.M.,” where K.M. tries to quit smoking. This chapter illustrates how self-determination theory can be applied in a clinical setting, and how “self denying” motivation is one way to meet the patient's intention to stop smoking.
Keywords: patient behaviors, tobacco dependence, behavior change, clinical setting, motivation, smoking
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