HPFW CLASS NOTES.docx

Health Belief Model

A framework suggesting that an individual's actions regarding health behaviors depend on their perceptions of the costs and benefits.

Six Constructs of the Health Belief Model

1. Perceived Susceptibility 2. Perceived Severity 3. Perceived Benefits 4. Perceived Barriers 5. Cue to Action 6. Self-Efficacy.

Transtheoretical Model

A model that describes 5 sequential stages in the process of behavior change.

Stages of Behavior Change

1. Preparation 2. Action 3. Maintenance (not specifically mentioned in notes), 4. Relapse 5. Precontemplation (though not detailed, refers to the start of change process).

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory that posits that learning occurs in a social context and is influenced by personal, environmental, and behavioral factors.

Self-Determination Theory

The theory that emphasizes the importance of meeting basic human needs: competence, autonomy, and relatedness for facilitating behavior change.

Pain

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, recognized by patients as existing wherever they say it does.

Self-Report Pain Measurement

The most reliable indicator of a patient's pain level.

Healthy People 2030

A national initiative aiming for a society where all individuals can achieve their full health potential.

Five Goals of Healthy People 2030

1. Attain healthy lives free of preventable diseases. 2. Eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity. 3. Create supportive environments for health. 4. Promote healthy development and behaviors. 5. Engage people and organizations to improve health.

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, which affect a wide range of health outcomes and risks.

Biopsychosocial Model

A model that views health as the result of the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors.

ICF Framework

International Classification of Functioning; a framework used by physical therapists to address impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

Primary Health Services Enhancement Act (H.R. 5365)

Legislation aiming to expand access to physical therapy services in community health centers.

BMI

Body Mass Index; calculated as weight in kg divided by height in square meters.

Anthropometric Measures

Measurements that assess the size, shape, and composition of the human body, including height, weight, BMI, and body fat percentage.

Jackson-Pollock 3-Site Formula

A body fat measurement technique that varies by gender: Women - triceps, suprailiac, thigh; Men - chest, abdomen, thigh.