Question 23 · LEK · Health behaviors
The family doctor has a patient, a 54-year-old male with 2nd degree obesity, type 2 diabetes and arterial hypertension, and with a family history of heart disease from his father's side. The doctor decided to use a transtheoretical model for the slimming therapy of this patient. When starting therapy, the doctor should check:
- A. patient’s awareness of the relationship between obesity and health.
- B. patient's perception of his susceptibility to heart disease.
- C. patient's perception of the severity of heart diseases.
- D. patient’s perception of social norms and influences.
- E. patient’s self-efficacy in weight loss..
Hint
This model sorts patients by their readiness to change; think what must be established before anything else.
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