We are by this time at the midpoint of spring 2016 and I personally have learned a lot of useful information from this class in this period. We have gone through several social and behavioral theories in health and discussed their impacts on both individual and community levels. It is indeed fascinating that how behavior is affected by multiple levels of influences and vice-versa.
We have also learned about medication adherence and now understand the depth of nonadherence problem in the society. Nonadherence is an invisible epidemic, which not only increases the total economic burden, but also complicates the patients’ health problem which also helped me to understand the Health Economics course. This course discussed Motivational Interviewing (MI) and now we understand how MI can improve adherence by not diminishing the patient’s autonomy.
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Along with my group members, I worked on the Theory of reasoned action, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Social Cognitive Theory. I found these group activities truly worthwhile which helped us to advance in our communication skills. We were not only confined to our group activities, but also participated actively in the discussions when other groups presented their works. This active participation helped us to learn about different theories and their applications in health behavior science more precisely. I found this course as a practical illustration of behavioral science, where different peoples works together to achieve desire goal & I think each person’s behavior & attitude influenced & motivated others to work more promptly. I think, this course is also teaching us professionalism by developing communication skills through interpersonal communication & team