Ultimate Flashcards

A health educator is implementing a smoking cessation program using motivational interviewing. Which of the following represents the spirit of motivational interviewing MOST accurately?

Answer: Collaboration, evocation, and autonomy support

The spirit of motivational interviewing is characterized by collaboration (partnership), evocation (drawing out motivation), and autonomy (respecting the person's right to choose).

When prioritizing health problems for intervention, the PATCH (Planned Approach to Community Health) model recommends considering which two primary factors?

Answer: Importance and changeability

PATCH prioritizes health problems based on their importance (burden on the community) and changeability (likelihood of improvement through intervention).

A worksite health promotion coordinator notices that employee participation in wellness programs drops significantly after mandatory enrollment ends. This BEST illustrates which concept from self-determination theory?

Answer: Autonomous versus controlled motivation

Self-determination theory distinguishes autonomous (intrinsic) motivation from controlled motivation; when external control is removed, behavior driven only by controlled motivation often ceases.

A health educator conducting a needs assessment uses a method where community members rank health priorities independently, then discuss and re-vote. This is an example of which technique?

Answer: Nominal group technique

The nominal group technique involves structured individual ranking, group discussion, and re-voting to build consensus on priority health issues.

Which type of validity evidence is gathered when a health knowledge test is reviewed by subject matter experts to confirm it covers all relevant content areas?

Answer: Content validity

Content validity is established through systematic expert review confirming that test items adequately sample the full domain of knowledge being measured.

According to the Transtheoretical Model, a person in the 'preparation' stage is BEST described as someone who:

Answer: Is intending to take action in the immediate future and has a plan

In the preparation stage, individuals intend to act within the next month and have often taken some small steps, such as joining a gym or setting a quit date.

A health educator is evaluating a diabetes prevention program by comparing pre- and post-test scores of participants without a control group. This evaluation design is BEST described as a:

Answer: Quasi-experimental pre-post design

A pre-post design without random assignment or a control group is a quasi-experimental design, which limits causal inference about program effectiveness.