Pender, Nola JView/ Open. Health promotion is directed at increasing a patient’s level of well-being Pender’s Health Promotion Model is one of the most widely used models to identify and change unhealthy behaviors and promote health [10,11]. HEALTH_PROMOTION_MANUAL_Rev_pdf. by. Nola J. Pender. Predicting factors and explanatory constructs of health behavior in Pender’s model include perceived benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy; behavioral emotions; and interpersonal and situational Health pro