Open AccessApplying “Stages of Readiness to Change” Model to Dentists’ Decisions to Participate in Medicaid: An Exploratory Study
Author(s) -
Elham Kateeb,
Susan C. McKernan,
Natoshia M. Askelson,
Elizabeth T. Momany,
Peter C. Damiano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s318357
Subject(s) - medicaid , psychological intervention , scale (ratio) , medicine , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , psychology , gerontology , health care , nursing , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , economic growth
The Stages of Readiness to Change (SOC) behavioral model describes behavior change as a process and distinguishes individuals based on their current behavior and readiness to change that behavior. SOC can be used to improve dentists' participation in a state public dental benefit program (Medicaid) by targeting them at different SOC with interventions, strategies, and tools tailored to those stages. Therefore, this study assessed the usefulness of using SOC to describe dentists' attitudes towards and participation in Medicaid. Dentists' participation in Medicaid is of interest to policymakers, and this study demonstrates a method to identify potential opportunities for intervention.