Pender 's-Health Promotion Model postulates that every person has exceptional attributes and understandings which influence their actions (McCutcheon, Schaar & Parker, 2016). Individuals have a particular set of variables for behavioral specific knowledge which acts as their motivation and can be modified through nursing actions. The endpoint in the model is the health-promoting behavior. The behaviors are vital to improving health and enhancing the functional ability in all life stages. The underlying assumptions of the model include the following. People have an active need to regulate their behavior. Individuals interact with their immediate environment, where they transform it and also get transformation from them McCutcheon, Schaar & …show more content…
For example, change in the lifestyle of members and eating habits have resulted in an increased number of persons becoming overweight and obese. It is a chronic disease which poses higher risks to those affected by developing hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and declined quality of life (Khodaveisi et al. 2017). The prevalence of the diseases remains high. One significant approach to maintaining good health is by practicing health-promoting behaviors. Such behaviors are those that enable individuals to screen their health and can thus assist in improving health for the individuals and the community. Emphasising on the behavior instead of on knowledge makes education and intervention about nutrition effective (Khodaveisi et al. 2017). However, using Penders’ Health Promotion Model, it is possible to advance the nutritional practice of the affected people. It can assist in planning and changing unhealthy practices to promote health. Evidence indicates that it is effective in controlling unhealthy behaviors. This Health Promotion Model is anchored on the social cognitive theory because the influence of engaging in health-promoting behaviors lies on the perceptual factors of the perceived benefits, barriers and self-efficacy (Khodaveisi et al. 2017). The demographic characteristics, interpersonal influences, and behavior …show more content…
(2017), Pender’s model when applied in training can produce a positive effect and improve the nutritional behaviors. Promoting the people’s knowledge about nutrition is a sure way of changing of nutritional behaviors. It can replace inappropriate nutritional behaviors with which are appropriate. The constituents of the healthy nutritional pattern are one that encompasses the nutritional habits, culture, and public knowledge.
Creating awareness through a nursing education program is essential. Participating in the program enables one to identify the risk factors of diseases from which they increase their knowledge after an educational intervention (Reeder & Williams, 2017). Behaviour-based interventions for disease control lack social support (Jackson et al. 2016). For example, when promoting nutritional behaviors through training programs, one would focus on creating awareness about healthy foods and their diversity, and suitable lifestyles such as engaging in physical activities and reducing sedentary