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Health Contract Calendars

A Tool for Health Professionals With Older Adults

^a The University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Allied Health Sciences, Galveston, Texas
^b The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Correspondence: David Haber, PhD, The University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Allied Health Sciences, Galveston, Texas 77555-1028. E-mail: dhaber{at}utmb.edu.

Decision Editor: Nancy Morrow-Howell, ACSW, PhD

A modification of the health contract technique was applied by 4 geriatric fellows from the Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, and 3 family medicine residents from the Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, to a diverse group of 48 older adults. The innovation, a calendar component to the health contract, allowed for the calculation of specific success rates. Fifteen clients had a 100% success rate, and 21 were highly successful, 8 not too successful, and 4 unsuccessful.

Key Words: Health behavior change • Provider–client relationship • Behavior management

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