Empowering Behavior Change in Patients

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780367751500 Author(s): Beth Frates Format: Paperback Year: 2023 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Pages: 299 Series: Lifestyle Medicine

Description: Empowering Behavior Change in Patients: Practical Strategies for the Healthcare Professional reviews medical research and pairs it with behavior change theories to create counseling strategies and tools that equip the reader to empower others to adopt and sustain change. With contributions by leading physicians, PhDs, health coaches and other experts in behavior change, the book presents a variety of perspectives, backgrounds and educational experiences encouraging readers to alter their counseling practices to include more behavior change and coaching strategies.FeaturesGuidance from renowned behavior change experts as well as medical students and healthcare professional students in training to create a unique mix of well-established theories and practices, review articles and research, and tools and strategies, in addition to perspectives on change to use when counseling individuals with chronic conditions and those looking to prevent diseasePresents healthcare providers with tools to be empowering messengers by relaying this information to patients in relatable, inspiring waysFeatures successful case studies throughout and provides examples of language to use when counseling individualsProvides cutting-edge examples of the effectiveness of group visits to help create sustainable change which is a healthcare trend that is up and comingShares concrete strategies to help readers move forward in their own behavior change journeys as well as help others, either patients, colleagues, or loved ones to make strides toward optimal health and well-beingImplements lifestyle medicine concepts and principlesEach chapter includes a summary and takeaway points for the readerA volume in the Lifestyle Medicine series, this book is for those in healthcare looking to empower people to adopt and sus