Patient-Centered Health Education
Understanding Stages of Change
(First Edition)
©2027, 116 pages
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Patient-Centered Health Education: Understanding Stages of Change presents a structured framework for developing patient-focused education strategies, highlighting the critical role that the stages of change play in healthcare interventions.
The text examines key phases of behavior change—precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance—each essential to an individual’s journey toward improved health behaviors. Through real-world examples and practical applications, readers gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate health literacy into patient education and support systems, equipping them with the tools they need to empower patients and promote lasting behavior change.
Featuring an evidence-based approach, Patient-Centered Health Education is ideal for programs and courses focusing on public health, health education, nursing, and other healthcare fields. It provides readers with the foundational knowledge necessary to address and support behavioral change in clinical and community settings.
The text examines key phases of behavior change—precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance—each essential to an individual’s journey toward improved health behaviors. Through real-world examples and practical applications, readers gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate health literacy into patient education and support systems, equipping them with the tools they need to empower patients and promote lasting behavior change.
Featuring an evidence-based approach, Patient-Centered Health Education is ideal for programs and courses focusing on public health, health education, nursing, and other healthcare fields. It provides readers with the foundational knowledge necessary to address and support behavioral change in clinical and community settings.
Jessica Alicea is a professor of nursing at the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies at Fairfield University. With nearly thirty years of experience as a community health nurse serving under-resourced communities, her work centers on improving chronic disease management through health education and patient-centered interventions.
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