CCP Patient Engagement & Behavioral Change Strategies 3

Question 1

A care manager notices a patient nods during education but later cannot recall any instructions. This pattern MOST likely indicates a problem with which factor?

Accepted Answer

Health literacy

Answer

Inability to recall verbal instructions despite apparent engagement is a classic indicator of low health literacy affecting comprehension.

Question 2

According to the Health Belief Model, perceived barriers are BEST addressed by:

Accepted Answer

Reducing the perceived cost or difficulty of the recommended behavior

Answer

The Health Belief Model addresses perceived barriers by identifying and reducing the obstacles that prevent health action.

Question 3

Which type of goal-setting approach is associated with the highest likelihood of chronic disease behavior change according to evidence-based practice?

Accepted Answer

SMART goals collaboratively developed with the patient

Answer

SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) collaboratively developed with patients are most strongly associated with sustained behavior change.

Question 4

A 68-year-old patient with chronic kidney disease says, 'My friends all eat salty food at our weekly dinners and I don't want to be different.' This statement BEST represents which barrier to self-management?

Accepted Answer

Social norm conflict

Answer

Social norm conflict occurs when a patient's health behaviors clash with group norms, creating social pressure that undermines self-management.

Question 5

When using brief action planning (BAP) with a patient, the care manager should ensure the plan includes which three elements?

Accepted Answer

What, when, and how often the patient will perform the behavior

Answer

Brief Action Planning requires patients to specify what they will do, when they will do it, and how frequently to create an actionable, concrete self-management plan.

(CCP) Chronic Care Professional Certification Practice Test

(CCP) Chronic Care Professional Certification Practice Test

CCP Patient Engagement & Behavioral Change Strategies 3