Developing religiously-tailored health messages for behavioral change: Introducing the reframe, reprioritize, and reform (“3R”) model

Developing religiously-tailored health messages for behavioral change: Introducing the reframe, reprioritize, and reform (“3R”) model | 2018 | Social Science & Medicine | by Aasim I. Padelaa, Sana Malika, Milkie Vua, Michael Quinne, and Monica Peeke | The authors argue that there are benefits and potential ethical challenges to using religiously tailored messages to promote health behaviors. Their theoretically driven 3R model aids interventionists in crafting messages that address beliefs that hinder healthy behaviors. It is particularly useful in the context of faith-based interventions for it highlights the ethical choices that must be made when incorporating religious values and beliefs in tailored messages.