Richard Of A Life: A Case Study: Richard, A Navajo Man Of 45 Years

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The case study I chose is: Richard is a Navajo man of 45 years. He smokes 30 cigarettes per day. He is required by work not to smoke in the building. His productivity is affected by his many cigarette breaks. Richard does not like the idea of needing help to quit smoking.
Some of the influential factors include:
Predisposing factors include any characteristic of a person that motivates a certain behavior before its occurrence (McKenzie et al., 2013). In this case study, Richard beliefs or positive attitude toward smoking, lack of the knowledge regarding smoking risks (low perception of smoking risks), and low self-efficacy caused him to smoke excessively at work.
Enabling factors include the characteristics of the environment that can facilitate

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