Question

how can Transtheoretical model theory important in the hospital setting?

Answer 1

The “Transtheoretical Model of Change” is a model describing the stages of behavioural change as described by Prochaska and DiClemente in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These six stages comprise of particular cognitive and behavioural shifts.

The six stages of the Transtheoretical Model of Change are,

1. Precontemplation – Awareness of the need to change
2. Contemplation – Increasing the pros for change and decreasing the cons
3. Determination or preparation – Commitment and planning
4. Action – Implementing and revising the plan
5. Maintenance – Integrating change into a lifestyle (it can be followed by termination or relapse)
6. Relapse and recycling

Any attempt made to change any behaviour involves all these stages. Transtheoretical model is important in a hospital setting particularly during the implementation of new changes. This model enables people to trust that the change is possible, also enable them to look at the various stages passing through during the change process, so that the employees push themselves to reach the maintenance stage.