Decision Making in Health Related Behaviors

by Zoe Joanna Hill

Decision-making involves a complex set of variables including cues and barriers to action that can trigger specific patterns of behavior. With respect to health and health care, the influences of gender, culture and trust may affect perceived health status and decision making preferences. In contemporary nursing practice, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on cultural competency as means of elimi-nating potential barriers to care. Cultural competency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3639024532
• ISBN13: 9783639024531
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"