The Difficulty of Prevention: A Behavioral Perspective

Craig A. Johnston; Elizabeth Vaughan; Jennette P. Moreno

doi:10.1177/1559827615609532

The Difficulty of Prevention: A Behavioral Perspective

Craig A. Johnston, Elizabeth Vaughan, Jennette P. Moreno

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Abstract

Behavioral medicine provides insight in to the problem of injury prevention. Society often views unintentional injuries as only an accident when in reality many accident-related injuries are preventable. However, barriers to behavioral change in injury prevention exist for both patients (eg, inconvenience, perceived risk–benefit ratio) and health care providers (eg, feeling of badgering nonadherent patients, patient misinformation). To overcome barriers, the article discusses strategies for health care providers to address injury prevention such as choosing active over passive strategies, informing patients of predictable injury-prone circumstances, and individualizing patient risks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14-16
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827615609532
State	Published - Jan 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

adherence
barriers
injury prevention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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