Quo Vadis, Medicus?: Health Behaviour Among Health Professionals and Students

Ida Laudanska-Krzeminska

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2015

Quo Vadis, Medicus?

Health Behaviour Among Health Professionals and Students

Ida Laudanska-Krzeminska

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110472172

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About this book

The book discusses the health condition of Polish current and future health professionals. The study was conducted on around 800 medical staff members (in-training and professional). The author analyses nutrition behaviour, physical activity, smoking, drinking alcohol and their psycho-social determinants (health self-assessment, value of health, health locus of control, health related self-efficacy). The educational and behavioural needs of the investigated group depend on career stage and profession.
As a result, there is a need for health promotional programs targeting carefully chosen medical staff groups, with an emphasis on their special health needs. The expectation that physicians or other medical professionals will heal themselves proves to be futile in this part of Europe. This should be a starting point in a discussion about the role of health providers in modelling health behaviours and health promotion counselling for their patients. Reflection is needed especially among health related professionals in different institutions (e.g., universities, schools, hospitals), health societies and non-profit organisations involved in health promotion, insurance and health companies.

Health promotion, Health education, Health coach

Author / Editor information

Ida Laudanska-Krzeminska, Department of Health Education, University School of Physical Education in Poznan, Poland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	1
1 Health Behaviour and Health Status – What do We Bring to the 3rd Millennium? Publicly Available Download PDF	3
2 Psychosocial Determinants of Health Behaviour – Can We Modify the Lifestyle ? Publicly Available Download PDF	11
3 Health Behaviour of Health Professionals – What Should it Be Like? Publicly Available Download PDF	19
4 Health behaviour and its determinants Publicly Available Download PDF	31
5 Current and Future Health Professionals as “Role Models ” for Patients (Clients) – Implications for the Health Promotion Programme Publicly Available Download PDF	96
Bibliography Publicly Available Download PDF	110
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	126
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	127
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	128

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Professionals of health promotion, medical professionals, health coaches
Pages
- Main content: 136
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 26
Keywords: health behaviours; medical student; physiotherapy student; health professionals; physical activity; nutrition; smoking; alcohol consumption; health behaviour determinants; health behaviour coexistence

eBook

Published: February 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110472172

Hardcover

Published: February 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110472165