The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)

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Empirical Evidence The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) was tested in the following research articles that were chosen by our group members. Each article will be summarized. The instruments, interventions, and research findings will be reported. In a 2014 study by Mariana MacPhail, et al., the purpose of this study was to use HAPA, and a HAPA based healthy eating modification, to bring about improved dietary behavior, and healthy outcomes with adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. There were a total of 87 participants; who consented to participate in the study. They all had attended primary care diabetes clinics in Australia. One of the instruments was questionnaires at baseline, and at a 4-month follow up. Both were the …show more content…

The research findings in this study supported The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model for physical activity for people with multiple sclerosis. In the recent 2016 study “Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Health Action Process Approach Inventory for Healthful Diet Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients” a pilot test was conducted that would find incorporate a The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)-based inventory that would appropriate diets for people with diabetes. The sample included 121 participants. They were referred by nurses from two hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. The participants were referred to face- to-face, trained interviewers. The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)-based inventory used risk perceptions, outcome expectancies, action self- efficacy, behavioral intention, action planning, coping planning, maintenance self-efficacy, and recovery self-efficacy. Each was rated using a 7-point scale, with contents varying accordingly. Healthy Eating Behavior was self-reported using the nutritional style questionnaire formulated by Renner and …show more content…

It was hypothesized that The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) would predict smoking reduction in young adults. Ten high schools in Poland were visited. It involved 832 students. The students were asked a brief questionnaire about their beliefs pertaining to smoking (Time 1). Then the students completed a second questionnaire (Time 2), a month later. The third questionnaire was given 6 months, past Time

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