Research progress of Episodic Future Thinking in health behavior decision-making of chronic disease patients / 中华护理杂志

Health behavior decision-making often involves the balance of gains and losses at different time points,which affects the choice and maintenance of health behaviors.As a cognitive processing method of"pre-experiencing"future events,Episodic Future Thinking(EFT)can promote the formation of health intentions and health behavior change by increasing the value of future health outcomes.This paper reviews the concept,intervention model and action effect of EFT in health behaviors,in order to provide references for nurses to innovate health education and behavior management from the perspective of behavioral economics.