title: [Improvement of medical care by supporting the intention to change health risk behavior].
abstract: A large proportion of disease and death cases could be prevented, if efficacious programs, particularly concerning tobacco smoking, obesity, and alcohol risk drinking, could be applied. Feasible approaches are based, among others, on the Transtheoretical Model of intentional health behavior change. This model allows to develop practical approaches to reduce risk factors of common diseases at the general population level. Evidence about the promotion of the intention to change health risk behaviors revealed successes, e. g., according to smoking cessation. The effects are growing by time. Intervention that is focused at the promotion of change of health risk behaviors can add to the improvement of health care.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Universität Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Strasse 48, 17489 Greifswald. ujohn@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulbricht
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: Jennis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freyer-Adam
authors.forename: Ulfert
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hapke
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rumpf
authors.forename: Gallus
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bischof
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grothues
authors.forename: Jochen René
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Thyrian
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D016540:Smoking Cessation