Impaired adjustment r/t health status requiring change in lifestyle

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Definition

Inability to modify lifestyle/behavior in a manner consistent with a change in health status

Related Factors

• Disability or health status requiring change in lifestyle
• Mulitple stressors; intense emotional state
• Low state of optimism; negative attitude towards health behavior; lack of motivation to change behavior
• Failure to intend to change behavior
• Absence of social support for changed beliefs and practices
• (Physical and/or learning disability)

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