How do health care providers facilitate behavior change in patients? Behavior change is when a person changes from a pass behavior to an approved behavior. Many factors can contribute to behavior change such as personal, social, and environmental factors. For each factor there are, different strategies needed in order to change an individual in a positive way such as motivation and raising self-confidence. For example, when a person sees themselves getting too fat, they put themselves into a diet and exercise a more than usual.
Motivation
Behavioral change is possible if one has a strong motivation. Studies have shown that goals are easier to achieve if it is specific and not too numerous. By communicating the benefits an