health belief model Flashcards
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HBM
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- suggests an individual is most likely to undertake the health behaviour if they believe:
1. a threat to their health is real and serious
2. that the benefits of taking the suggested action outweigh the barriers
2
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key concepts
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- perceived seriousness
- perceived susceptibility
- cost-benefit analysis
3
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perceived seriousness
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- the probability that you will change your behaviour depends on how serious you consider the risk to be
4
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perceived susceptibility
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- people won’t change their health behaviours unless they believe that they are at risk
5
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cost benefit analysis
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- what are the advantages vs disadvantages of taking this action (benefits v barriers)
6
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perceived benefits
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- unless you are convinced you will gain from the behaviour, you are less likely to do it
7
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perceived barriers
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- people often don’t change their health behaviour as they believe something will stop them from doing so (e.g too difficult, too expensive)
8
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modifying factors
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- demographic variables
- cues to action
- self-efficacy
9
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demographic variables
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- central elements of the model are affected by:
1. age
2. gender
3. culture
10
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self efficacy
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- you need to have faith in your ability to achieve the change in behaviour to get the results you want
11
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cues to action
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- things that exist in the surroundings that makes us focus on wanting to change our behaviour
12
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strength (eval)
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- helps to understand people’s perception of health and the factors that will influence them to seek health advice
13
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weakness (eval)
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- other health models may better explain behavioural change
- e.g: viewing self efficacy was a motivator to change
14
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key study: (becker et al)
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- aim to use the HBM to explain mothers’ adherence to treatment for their asthmatic children
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strength (key study eval)
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- the researchers collected two types of data
