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Population Health: Health & Health Behaviour

Universiteit Leiden

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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? 
We’ll start with unraveling health behavior, and quite quickly put this knowledge in the perspective of health care and dealing with illness. We’ll look at what is needed for people to cope with a disease and to keep up their quality of life as good as possible. How people can be optimally supported in their healthcare process, creating a collaboration between care providers and patients. Lastly we will see how all these pieces of a puzzle can be used in creating actual interventions in healthcare and what is essential to disseminate them in healthcare practice. 

By following this course you'll get a better understanding of why we behave as we do and how this knowledge can be optimally used to improve health care!

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Intermediate Level

What is mainly important is that you have an interest for human behaviour, combined with an interest in the field of health care.

Approx. 26 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

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

Flexible deadlines

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Intermediate Level

What is mainly important is that you have an interest for human behaviour, combined with an interest in the field of health care.

Approx. 26 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Roos van der Vaart

Assistant Professor

Social Sciences

9,652 Learners

2 Courses

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Universiteit Leiden

Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge and prepares them for careers both within and outside of academia. Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands, founded in 1575. Our motto is: Praesidium Libertatis (Bastion of Liberty) - Freedom of spirit, thought and expression. Leiden University has a campus in Leiden and The Hague, with 7 faculties, 47 Bachelor Programmes, 79 Master Programmes and nearly 30,000 students.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Welcome to Leiden University

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 4 min), 5 readings

4 hours to complete

Understanding health behaviour

In this module we are aiming to find out how health behaviour works. We’ll address theory to unravel health behaviour and look at models that help us explain and change health behaviour. You will also apply this to yourself. In the assignments, you will look at your own health behaviour, using theory to explain it and will decide on determinants you could intervene upon. So, at the end of this module you might have been inspired to make an actual behaviour change!

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Understanding health behaviour in the context of illness

Dealing with a health condition often has a large impact on a person’s daily life. This impact will be the topic of this module. We’ll address the broad range of life domains that a (chronic) condition has an effect on and what it takes to self-manage a health condition. Also, we’ll look at what contextual factors play a role in coping and self-management of a health condition and how this may change over time. In the assignments, you will look into the impact that a disease has on a patient's life, discuss this with someone in your own environment and will use the addressed theory to reflect on that.

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction2mThe impact of illness on quality of life9mWhat is self-management?7mWhat influences disease self-management?7mMeet the expert: Dr. Sasja Huisman11m

1 reading

Modelling factors that influence the impact of illness45m

4 practice exercises

The impact of illness on quality of life: a case example40mPromoting chronic disease self-management40mReflect on your goals10mTest your knowledge20m

Week3

Week 3

7 hours to complete

Empowering patients

In this module we dive into patient-centered care; what it encompasses and how it can be optimalised. You’ll gain insight into strategies and interventions regarding patient empowerment, and we discuss how these can be employed taking risk factors, resilience and (life) goals into account. In the assignments, you will reflect on strategies for motivational interviewing, see how a decision aid works for you and discuss the feasibility of digital tools on a worldwide level.

7 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 41 min), 3 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction2mWhat matters to you?7mThe doctor knows best?7mSupporting patients in the digital age8mMeet the expert: Prof. Andrea Evers14m

3 readings

Putting patients in the center of care: The chronic care model2hShared decision making and motivational interviewing40mWhat is eHealth?20m

5 practice exercises

Motivational interviewing40mWorking with decision aids40mE-health worldwide40mReflect on your goals10mTest your knowledge20m

Week4

Week 4

10 hours to complete

From theory to intervention

In the previous modules we discussed theory and methods to enhance health behavior in order to increase quality of life and improve health care. In this module we’ll set out six steps on how to develop, implement and evaluate theory-based interventions in health care, in order to apply theory into clinical practice. In the assignments, you will use this theory and some scientific papers to briefly go through all the steps of intervention planning yourself.

10 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 28 min), 3 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction2mWhat to intervene on?8mHow to design an intervention?7mImplementation and evaluation10mTo conclude this course59s

3 readings

How to identify what to change?1hA taxonomy of behaviour change methods1hAn overview of implementation theories1h

5 practice exercises

Detecting your stakeholders40mIntervention mapping: An example of HIV prevention40mReflect on your goals10mTest your knowledge20mFinal Assessment1h 30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM POPULATION HEALTH: HEALTH & HEALTH BEHAVIOUR

by NQJan 3, 2020

An excellent course. Very difficult final assessment.

by NJJun 2, 2019

Interesting course. I found the modules on illness, self-management and eHealth particularly helpful and engaging. My thanks to the educators and course organisers.

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