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	Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 9 No. 3, March 2000   Archives  •  Online Features Brief Report  This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (37)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Related article  • Similar articles in this journal Physician Disclosure of Healthy Personal Behaviors Improves Credibility and Ability to Motivate Erica Frank, MD, MPH; Jason Breyan; Lisa Elon, MPH Arch Fam Med. 2000;9:287-290. Context  While some studies have shown that physicians with healthy personal habits are especially likely to discuss prevention with their patients, to our knowledge no one has published information testing whether physician credibility and patient motivation to adopt healthier habits are enhanced by physicians' disclosures of their own healthy behaviors. Design  Two brief health education videos about improving diet and exercise were produced and shown to subjects (n1 = 66, n2 = 65) in an Emory University general medical clinic waiting room in Atlanta, Ga. In one video, the physician revealed an additional half minute of information about her personal healthy dietary and exercise practices and had a bike helmet and an apple visible on her desk (physician-disclosure video). In the other video, discussion of personal practices and the apple and bike helmet were not included (control video). Results  Viewers of the physician-disclosure video considered the physician to be generally healthier, somewhat more believable, and more motivating than did viewers of the control video. They also rated this physician to be specifically more believable and motivating regarding exercise and diet (P.001). Conclusion  Physicians' abilities to motivate patients to adopt healthy habits can be enhanced by conveying their own healthy habits. Educational institutions should consider encouraging health professionals–in-training to practice and demonstrate healthy personal lifestyles. From the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (Dr Frank); and Rollins School of Public Health (Mr Breyan), Emory University, Atlanta (Ms Elon). RELATED ARTICLE Author's Comment Erica Frank Arch Fam Med. 2000;9(3):290. FULL TEXT   THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES Physical activity habits of doctors and medical students influence their counselling practices Lobelo et al. Br. J. Sports. Med. 2009;43:89-92. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   "Enough about Me, Let's Get Back to You": Physician Self-disclosure during Primary Care Encounters Morse et al. ANN INTERN MED 2008;149:835-837. FULL TEXT   Playing doctor well Flaherty Neurology 2008;70:826-827. FULL TEXT   Body Composition and Physical Fitness in a Cohort of US Military Medical Students Mitchell et al. J Am Board Fam Med 2008;21:165-167. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Self-disclosure during medical encounters Lussier and Richard cfp 2007;53:421-422. FULL TEXT   Putting Promotion Into Practice: The African Americans Building a Legacy of Health Organizational Wellness Program Yancey et al. Health Promot Pract 2006;7:233S-246S. ABSTRACT   Muevete Bogota: promoting physical activity with a network of partner companies Gamez et al. Global Health Promotion 2006;13:138-143. ABSTRACT   Muevete de la actividad fisica a traves de una red de empresas amigas Gamez et al. Global Health Promotion 2006;13:164-169.   Parent Reasons for Nonreturn to a Pediatric Weight Management Program Barlow and Ohlemeyer CLIN PEDIATR 2006;45:355-360. ABSTRACT   Walking the Talk: Fit WIC Wellness Programs Improve Self-Efficacy in Pediatric Obesity Prevention Counseling Crawford et al. AJPH 2004;94:1480-1485. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Physician Health and Patient Care Frank JAMA 2004;291:637-637. FULL TEXT   Breastfeeding Education, Treatment, and Referrals by Female Physicians Arthur et al. J Hum Lact 2003;19:303-309. ABSTRACT   Full-Impact Medicine Mumber JCO 2003;21:61s-61. FULL TEXT   Full-Impact Medicine Mumber JCO 2001;19:3793-3794. FULL TEXT   Characteristics of Women Pediatricians Frank and Meacham CLIN PEDIATR 2001;40:17-26. ABSTRACT   Self-reported Health, Illness, and Self-care Among Finnish Physicians: A National Survey Toyry et al. Arch Fam Med 2000;9:1079-1085. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   Correlates of Physicians' Prevention-Related Practices: Findings From the Women Physicians' Health Study Frank et al. Arch Fam Med 2000;9:359-367. ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT   HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 2000 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.