The Pender Health Promotion Model is used to initiate behavioral change. The central feature of this prevention model is that it emphasizes the proactive interventions people should adopt to avoid illness in general. This model describes the important role of nurses in supporting patients in preventing disease through self-care and reasonable decisions. Moreover, the concept describes health as a beneficial and dynamic state, rather than as the absence of illness. (Açıkgöz & Kitiş, 2017). Health promotion aims to enhance patient outcomes, describing the multifaceted nature of individuals as they interact in their environment in search of well-being.
There is a commitment to an action plan in the behavioral outcome that assists in teaching behavior change. The vision of the intent and the determination of a deliberate strategy results in the realization of healthy behaviors. Health-promoting behaviors are the end result or action to produce positive health outcomes, optimal well-being, personal satisfaction, and a productive life (Moshki et al., 2022). Thus, the theory considers the importance of social and cognitive processes and their significance in a person’s behavior and how it all affects health promotion. At the same time, there are obstacles that affect patient learning, specifically current demands, which are alternative behaviors that individuals control (Karataş & Polat, 2021). This occurs because of daily contingencies, such as work duties or family care. It is critical to mention that the patient’s readiness to learn or willingness to change contributes to the outcome. For example, personal and cognitive perceptions can facilitate or inhibit behavior (Karataş & Polat, 2021). These comprise the sensation of the available opportunities and the needs and aesthetic features of the surroundings in which health enhancement is offered.
References
Açıkgöz Çepni, S., & Kitiş, Y. (2017). Relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviors and health locus of control and health‐specific self‐efficacy in university students. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 14(3), 231-239.
Karataş, T., & Polat, Ü. (2021). Effect of the nurse-led program on the exercise behavior of coronary artery patients: Pender’s Health Promotion Model. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(5), 1183-1192.
Moshki, M., Mohammadipour, F., Gholami, M., Heydari, F., & Bayat, M. (2022). The evaluation of an educational intervention based on Pender’s health promotion model for patients with myocardial infarction. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 60(1), 25-37.