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THE

ECOLOGIC MODEL
Prepared &
Reported by: Lucky
P. Roaquin, RN
AMS II

Understand the historical


overview of ecologic model;
Conceptualize the four
core principles of ecologic
model;
Apply ecologic models for its
main purpose; and
Justify strengths and limitations
of ecologic

model

Background
&
Ecologic Models

History

of

Guiding Principles of
Ecologic Models Types
Application of Ecological Models
to Health Behavior
of Ecologic Model

DEFINITION OF TERMS

ECOLOGIC MODEL
- Provide comprehensive
frameworks for
understanding the multiple and

interacting
determinants of health behavior.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY OF


ECOLOGIC MODELS

Ecology

Based on a rich conceptual


tradition in the behavioral sciences

Accdg. to Stokols (1992),


ecologic models focus on the
nature of peoples transactions

with their physical and sociocultural surroundings.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGIC


MODEL

4 Principles of Ecologic Model

1
. Multiple levels of factors
influence perspectives are
2. proposed.
3 Influences interact across
. levels Multi-level
interventions should be most
4
.

effective in changing behavior


Ecological models are most
powerful when they are behaviorspecific

TYPES OF ECOLOGIC
1. Clark-Leavell Triad Model
There
are three interactive
MODEL
factors that affect health and

illness
TYPES OF ECOLOGIC
MODEL

2. Lever
Model
TYPES
OF ECOLOGIC

MODEL

TYPES
Used to
the
OFshow
ECOLOGIC
relationship between the host,
MODEL
AGE
NT

HOST

ENVIRON
MENT

agent and environment

TYPES OF ECOLOGIC
MODEL

4. Wheel of Causation

contains a hub with the host


at its center surrounded by
multi-factorial variables that
illustrate the multiple
etiological factors of human
infectious diseases

5. Rothmans Pie

A cause of a disease is an
event, condition, or

characteristics that plays an


essential role in producing an
occurrence of the disease

6. Systems Theory Model

used to organize and


demonstrate complex

interactions between systems


using a theoretical base

APPLICATION OF ECOLOGIC MODEL TO


HEALTH BEHAVIOR

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Mr. M
75 y/o
Retired accountant
185 lbs
plays golf every weekend
loves to eat festive foods
smokes and drinks alcohol for
28 years
HPN for 15 years, poorly

managed (+) father


DM for 6 years,
controlled (+) father

poorly

Mr. M
Diagnosed to have CHF a year
ago
Had attacks of HPN with chest
pains (substernal)
With pacemaker inserted on R

chest
Ecologic Model: Web Causation

Mr. Z
46 y/o
tricycle driver for 8 years
smoker since 14 years old;
ocassional alcohol drinker
residing at Blumentritt, Tondo,
Manila
lives with family (wife, 6
children)

eat twice daily (lunch and


dinner)
no immunization since birth
Mr. Z
diagnosed to have PTB
(controlled and under medication)
PTB patient was suspected in
the neighborhood
still with productive cough,
night chills, and chest pains

Ecologic
Model:
Model/Lever Model

Triad

A. Triad Model Agent

Environment
Host

B. Lever
Model

Age
nt

Further

Questlon/s

Mara

alamat!!!!

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