HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY CRITICAL ESSAY
Critically evaluate the design and efficacy of the intervention study and application of the theory to the intervention.
Find one published paper that presents one Health Psychology intervention study. The paper should present an intervention study where the intervention design is underpinned by Health Psychology theory and the target population must be have a chronic condition.
The intervention should aim to change any of the following: behaviour; beliefs; attitudes; knowledge; psychosocial outcomes; intentions; physical health. This paper needs to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The intervention must focus on a chronically ill population.
Chosen Rheumatoid Arthritis as the chronic illness and the believe this study (PDF) ATTACHED uses Levenathal’s self regulatory model.
this is a critical essay so include pros and cons and also compare other studies/interventions
critique the intervention, not just the study, – how did they use the theory to underpin it? Did they do what they said they did? Was the theory applied correctly? Was the intervention effective and is that due to the theory?
You also critique the study they used to test the intervention but make sure you critique the way the intervention was designed and how the theory was applied.
