Creating and Breaking Habit in Healthcare Professional Behaviours to Improve Healthcare and Health

Potthoff, Sebastian; McCleary, Nicola; Sniehotta, Falko F.; Presseau, Justin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97529-0_14

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“…Actions that are ideally performed rigidly in unvarying contexts -for example, hand hygiene among healthcare professionals following patient contact (Potthoff et al, 2018) -are naturally the most appropriate targets for habit-forming interventions. Research into behaviour-related facilitators is needed to understand how best to promote context-dependent repetition, or to reinforce the impact of each repetition on habit development.…”

Section: Behaviour-related Facilitatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research

Gardner

Arden

Brown

et al. 2021

Psychology & Health

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Objective: Habitual behaviours are triggered automatically, with little conscious forethought. Theory suggests that making healthy behaviours habitual, and breaking the habits that underpin many ingrained unhealthy behaviours, promotes long-term behaviour change. This has prompted interest in incorporating habit formation and disruption strategies into behaviour change interventions. Yet, notable research gaps limit understanding of how to harness habit to change real-world behaviours. Methods: Discussions among health psychology researchers and practitioners, at the 2019 European Health Psychology Society 'Synergy Expert Meeting' , generated pertinent questions to guide further research into habit and health behaviour.

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Section: Behaviour-related Facilitatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research

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Brown

et al. 2021

Psychology & Health

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“…Second, overriding strong habits using self-discipline requires a great deal of effort (e.g., Wood 2017), and many auditors may be unwilling or unable to exert such effort. Consistent with this, recent research with healthcare professionals, who also face incentives to override unwanted habits, documents that undesirable habitual behaviors such as those related to prescribing antibiotics persist in the field (see Potthoff, McCleary, Sniehotta, and Presseau 2018;Potthoff et al 2019).…”

Section: How Context Moderates the Effect Of Habit Strengthmentioning

confidence: 80%

A Habit Strength-Based Explanation for Auditors' Use of Simple Cognitive Processes for Complex Tasks

Bonner¹,

Kadous²,

Majors³

2021

The Accounting Review

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We experimentally examine whether audit seniors' use of simple cognitive processes for a complex task is affected by the strength of habits that they developed as staff. A habit is a mental association between a behavior and a specific context. We propose that, for seniors with stronger habits to use simple processes, the typical audit room context automatically activates those processes, making it harder to select the processes that are more effective for a complex task. As predicted, we find that seniors with stronger habits identify fewer issues with a complex estimate than seniors with weaker habits when in the typical context. Seniors with stronger habits perform better in an alternative context that does not activate the simple processes, while those with weaker habits do not. Additional analyses validate that habit strength underlies our results and explore how the audit setting influences the development and enactment of habitual behaviors.

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“…MRP instructional materials, as well as Easwaran’s ( 2008 , 2013 ) original writings and teachings, encourage training oneself to repeat when walking, when falling asleep, or when waiting in queues. Consistent with research on habits, such repetition is viewed as facilitating the overlearning and hyperstabilization of skills for recalling and benefiting from the mantram, thereby strengthening long-term coping capacities (Arnaudova et al 2018 ; Potthoff et al 2017 , 2018 ; Shibata et al 2017 ).…”

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Mantram Repetition as a Portable Mindfulness Practice: Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

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Objective Mantram or holy name repetition has long been practiced in every major religious tradition. Repetition of a mantram as a mindfulness practice is helpful for stress management and resilience building. The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the key features of mantram and the Mantram Repetition Program (MRP) developed in the US Veterans Healthcare System, the evidence base for the MRP, and its applications. Methods MRP practices are portable and do not require an extended or regularized period of sitting, in contrast to most methods of meditation. Core functions of MRP practices include focus shifting, frame activation, and fostering of mindfulness. We review scientific research, including multiple randomized trials, that has investigated the MRP. Results Research on the MRP has documented reductions in posttraumatic stress symptoms, insomnia, hyperarousal, and depression, as well as enhancement of quality of life, self-efficacy, and mindfulness. Mantram repetition may possess comparative advantages for managing symptoms of various mental health conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and chronic diseases. Conclusions MRP practices can be integrated into daily routines to manage stress and improve coping, safety, efficacy, calmness, and resilience. The inclusion of mantram repetition alongside conventional mindfulness-based practices for stress management will improve their cultural and religious inclusiveness, enabling societies and organizations to build greater collective resilience. Mantram repetition can be readily used in the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on healthcare workers, patients, and the public.

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Creating and Breaking Habit in Healthcare Professional Behaviours to Improve Healthcare and Health

Cited by 7 publications

References 115 publications

Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research

Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research

A Habit Strength-Based Explanation for Auditors' Use of Simple Cognitive Processes for Complex Tasks

Mantram Repetition as a Portable Mindfulness Practice: Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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