Health belief model Flashcards
(26 cards)
perceived susceptibility definition:
One’s belief of the chances of getting a condition
Perceived Susceptibility Application:
Heighten perceived susceptibility if too low
Perceived Susceptibility example
25% of 15-24 year olds have an STD
Perceived Severity definition:
One’s belief of how serious a condition and its consequences are
Perceived Severity application:
Specify and describe consequences of the risk and the condition
Perceived Severity examples
- There are no symptoms most of the time
- You could get cervical cancer
- Could become infertile
Perceived Benefits def
One’s belief in the efficacy of the advised action to reduce risk or seriousness of impact
Perceived Benefits application
• Clarify the positive effects to be expected
Perceived Benefits ex:
- Condoms
- Reduce risk of getting an STD
- Not spreading the infection further
- Don’t need prescription, available over the counter
Perceived Barriers def
One’s belief in the tangible and psychological costs of the advised behavior
Perceived Barriers application
• Identify and reduce barriers through reassurance, incentives, and assistance
Perceived Barriers ex:
- Different brand and types of condoms that you could try and see what is better
- “ condoms don’t feel good”
- “herpes doesn’t feel good either”
Cues to Action def
Strategies to activate “readiness”
Cues to Action application
- An external event that motivates a person to act
* Provide reminders
Cues to Action ex:
• looked up too, someone you knew that came out and expressed what they had
self efficacy def
Confidence in one’s ability to take action
self efficacy application
• Provide training, guidance, skill-building activities and positive reinforcement
self efficacy ex:
- Skill building
* Show how to put on condom the right way
smart objective examples:
By the end of the school year, district health educators will have delivered lessons on assertive communication skills to 90% of youth participants in the middle school HIV prevention curriculum
By year two of the project, LEA staff will have trained 75% of health education teachers in the school district on the selected scientifically based health education curriculum.
non smart objective: *not as specific
Teachers will be trained on the selected scientifically based health education curriculum
90% of youth participants will participate in lessons on assertive communication skills.
process objective:
document and measure the integral steps your organization will take to achieve its goal
• What your program will do, and
• How your program will do it.
example of a process objective:
- Distribute 100 handwashing brochures per day at Minnesota State Fair
- Conduct one community meeting per quarter with North Metro Alliance
- Successfully fulfill 25 technical assistance requests per month
impact objectives
demonstrate how your program or organization has changed participants’ attitudes, knowledge, or behavior in the short term. Along with outcome objectives, they show how your program benefits participants.
impact objectives examples:
- Participants will leave the Positive Body Image program with higher levels of self-esteem regarding their own bodies and how they fit into a world of diverse body types
- Participants will leave the Introduction to Vaccination program with changed attitudes regarding vaccination
