Toward a socioethical approach to behavior change.
Infection control professionals have traditionally relied on didacticism to promote behavior change among health care workers, but this approach yields disappointing results in a postmodern era of social fragmentation and intellectual ambiguity. We define a socioethical approach to behavior change and propose its implementation in 4 movements: from individualism to community, from rationality to rhetoric, from productivity to praxis, and from monologue to dialogue.
The Infection Prevention and Control Program, Calgary Health Region, The University of Calgary, Canada. manuel.mah@calgaryhealthregion.ca
Manuel W
MW
Mah
Gwyneth
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Meyers
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D040241:Social Marketing