Motivational Techniques for Increasing Acceptance of Preventive Health Measures
| Autor: | S. Stephen Kegeles, Adrian K. Lund, Matisyohu Weisenberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Motivation medicine.medical_specialty Parental permission Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Preventive health Topical treatment Dental Caries Patient Acceptance of Health Care Permission Compliance (psychology) Topical fluoride Group discussion Reward Reward technique Family medicine Preventive Health Services medicine Humans Fluorides Topical Child Psychology Attitude to Health Health Education |
| Zdroj: | Medical Care. 15:678-692 |
| ISSN: | 0025-7079 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00005650-197708000-00009 |
| Popis: | Recent recommendations for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases emphasize long-term modification of patient health activities. Thus far, the public has accepted these recommendations only moderately. In a schoolbased topical fluoride program, urban and suburban seventh-graders were offered three fluoride treatments at five-and-a-half-month intervals. During the program, students were exposed to one of three techniques for increasing motivation to take part in preventive treatment programs: 1) informationalone, 2) information-plus-small rewards, 3) information-plus-group-discussion. "Information" refers to a slide show/demonstration designed to communicate information about tooth decay, fluorides, and the treatment program. Results indicated that 62 per cent of eligible students received all three fluoride applications during the 11-month period. However, the reward technique achieved significantly greater participation than either group discussion or information-alone. The major difference between rewards and informationalone was in motivating children to obtain parental permission, while the difference between rewards and group discussion was both in motivating children to obtain permission and in motivating them to return for second topical treatment. There were few important differences between urban and suburban students in overall compliance or in response to the motivational techniques. |
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