In this introduction course on Health and Health Behaviour you will learn about the fundamentals of health psychology. What role does our behaviour, our cognitions and emotions, and our environment play in our health status?
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Population Health: Health & Health Behaviour
Universiteit LeidenAbout this Course
What is mainly important is that you have an interest for human behaviour, combined with an interest in the field of health care.
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You'll understand determinants of health behavior and via which mechanisms determinants can be influenced in order to reach behavior change.
You'll gain knowledge on factors that influence health behavior in the context of (chronic) illness.
You'll know what person-centred care involves and how to empower patients in the health care process.
You'll learn how the above theory and methods can be used to create health interventions and how to optimally dissiminate them in clinical practice.
Skills you will gain
- understand illness coping
- intervention development
- patient centered communication
- explain behaviour
What is mainly important is that you have an interest for human behaviour, combined with an interest in the field of health care.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to Leiden University
Understanding health behaviour
Understanding health behaviour in the context of illness
Empowering patients
From theory to intervention
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TOP REVIEWS FROM POPULATION HEALTH: HEALTH & HEALTH BEHAVIOUR
Interesting course. I found the modules on illness, self-management and eHealth particularly helpful and engaging. My thanks to the educators and course organisers.
An excellent course. Very difficult final assessment.
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