Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach

W Jack Rejeski, Jason FanningDepartment of Health & Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USABackground: Historically, influential models and theories of health behavior employed in aging research view human behavior as determined by conscious processes that invo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1b57680179b44428a7fee2d927a4f35a2021-12-02T09:15:59ZModels and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/1b57680179b44428a7fee2d927a4f35a2019-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/models-and-theories-of-health-behavior-and-clinical-interventions-in-a-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998W Jack Rejeski, Jason FanningDepartment of Health & Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USABackground: Historically, influential models and theories of health behavior employed in aging research view human behavior as determined by conscious processes that involve intentional motives and beliefs. We examine the evolution, strengths, and weaknesses of this approach; then offer a contemporary definition of the mind, provide support for it, and discuss the implications it has for the design of behavioral interventions in research on aging.Methods: A narrative review was conducted.Results: Traditionally, models and theories used to either predict or change health behaviors in aging have not viewed the mind as encompassing embodied and relational processes nor have they given adequate attention to multi-level, in-the-moment determinants of health behavior.Discussion: Future theory and research in aging would benefit from a broader integrative model of health behavior. The effects of adverse life experience and changes in biological systems with aging and chronic disease on health behavior warrant increased attention.Keywords: health behavior, models, theories, interventions, aging  Rejeski WJFanning JDove Medical PressarticleHealth BehaviorModelsTheoriesInterventionsAgingGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 14, Pp 1007-1019 (2019)
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topic Health Behavior
Models
Theories
Interventions
Aging
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle Health Behavior
Models
Theories
Interventions
Aging
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Rejeski WJ
Fanning J
Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
description W Jack Rejeski, Jason FanningDepartment of Health & Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USABackground: Historically, influential models and theories of health behavior employed in aging research view human behavior as determined by conscious processes that involve intentional motives and beliefs. We examine the evolution, strengths, and weaknesses of this approach; then offer a contemporary definition of the mind, provide support for it, and discuss the implications it has for the design of behavioral interventions in research on aging.Methods: A narrative review was conducted.Results: Traditionally, models and theories used to either predict or change health behaviors in aging have not viewed the mind as encompassing embodied and relational processes nor have they given adequate attention to multi-level, in-the-moment determinants of health behavior.Discussion: Future theory and research in aging would benefit from a broader integrative model of health behavior. The effects of adverse life experience and changes in biological systems with aging and chronic disease on health behavior warrant increased attention.Keywords: health behavior, models, theories, interventions, aging  
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title Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
title_short Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
title_full Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
title_fullStr Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
title_full_unstemmed Models and theories of health behavior and clinical interventions in aging: a contemporary, integrative approach
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