Question

Define/explain in detail Kurt Lewin change theory, include the advantages and example, relate it to covid19 pandemic. please include the creditable site

Answer 1

Kurt Lewin change theory :

• Kurt Lewin theorized a three-stage model of change that is known as the unfreezing-change-refreeze model that requires prior learning to be rejected and replaced.
• Lewin's theory states behavior as "a dynamic balance of forces working in opposing directions"

Concepts:

Driving forces:

• Driving forces are forces that push in a direction that causes change to occur.
• Driving forces facilitate change because they push the person in the desired direction.
• They cause a shift in the equilibrium towards change.

Restraining forces:

• Restraining forces are forces that counter driving forces.
• Restraining forces hinder change because they push the person in the opposite direction.
• Restraining forces cause a shift in the equilibrium which opposes change.

Equilibrium:

• Equilibrium is a state of being where driving forces equal restraining forces and no change occurs
• Equilibrium can be raised or lowered by changes that occur between the driving and restraining forces.

Stages:

consists of three distinct and vital stages:

1.unfreezing:

• Unfreezing is the process that involves finding a method of making it possible for people to let go of an old pattern that was counterproductive in some way.
• unfreezing is necessary to overcome the strains of individual resistance and group conformity.
• Unfreezing can be achieved through the use of three methods.

1. first, increase the driving forces that direct behavior away from the existing situation or status quo
2. second decrease the restraining forces that negatively affect the movement from the existing equilibrium.
3. Third, find a combination of the two methods listed above.

2.Moving to a new level or changing or movement:

• This stage involves a process of change in thoughts, feeling, behavior, or ll three, that is in some way more liberating or more productive.

3.Refreezing:

• Refreezing is establishing the change as a new habit. so that it now becomes the standard operating procedure.
• Without this stage of refreezing, it is easy to go back to the old ways.

Advantages:

1.Its easy to understand

2.It focuses on behaviors

3.The model makes sense

Example:

Tasks that are not relevant or useful anymore are still being performed by force of habit without anyone questioning their legitimacy. similarly, people might have learned to do things one way, without considering other more efficient methods.

The Covid 19 pandemic has elicited a clear sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo, as evidenced by the fact that society has experienced a transformational change in a very narrow time frame. From a public health perspective, the dissatisfaction with the status quo appeared quickly at the onset of the pandemic, with an immediate recognition that vaccination efforts and drug trials must be expedited. From a medical perspective, the dissatisfaction with the status quo facilitated a rapid rise in telehealth and increased collaboration between primary and secondary care. from a societal perspective, the dissatisfaction with the status quo was based on universal understanding
that remote working would reduce spread of infection and that community efforts were needed to help those in need.while the pandemic has caused disruption to lifestyles,it has also brought about hanges such as reduced environmental impacts,revitalised community spirit and enhanced focus on funding for healthcare systems which we should now aim to sustain.

Public health principles and research are garnering widespread media attention as we begin to see issues of vaccination,controlled trials,infectious diseases and protective behaviors battling for ront pages in newspapers.A piethora of behaviorlal changes to improve outcomes in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-coV-2) have emerged,with varying evidence bases.These suggestions range from decreasing alcohol intake to increasing vitamin D intake.If the behavioral changes from this pandemic can be refrozen there is potential to accelarate years of public health directed change within the space of a few months

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