Health Beliefs Flashcards
(26 cards)
What are health beliefs
Person convictions and attitudes individuals have about health and illness that can influence their health behaviours (Jones et al. 2014)
Health beliefs influence the perception of health service
Misra and kaster 2015
What factors affect health beliefs
Culture norms,socioeconomic,media sources, self efficacy, health locus, expectancy
How does culture norms affect health beliefs
Beliefs and pravtices prevalent in an individuals culture shapes their beliefs on health and illness (latif 2020)
Socioeconomic status
Individuals with higher income have access to better health care facilities and information,
And higher education leads to higher health literacy which leads to individual proactive behaviours
(Jansen et al.2018)
How does media sources affect health beliefs
Public health campaigns can shape beliefs about health risks and prevention
(Chen and wang 2021)
Example: young people gaining health content and using it to their benefit (Lim et al. 2022)
Rotters theory involves
Expectancy, reinforcement and locus of control
What is locus of control
Is when the individual has beliefs that the control a particular situation that affects them to an extent
What is internal locus control
Individual believes that they have control of events happening to them
What is external control
Individual believes that they have no control over things happening to them but chance or external factors do
Internal LOC and health
believe they’re in control of their health which makes them engage in positive health behaviours and have a proactive approach
External factors and health
Reliance on health care providers as they don’t believe they have control over their health
LOC.c itation
Rodriguez et al 2023
What is expectancy
Specific behaviours will lead to desired effect
Example of expectancy
If past behaviour was rewarded an individual will expect the behaviour to be rewarded again
Expectancy in health contexts
Individuals with high expectancy engage more in health promoting behaviours if they believe their actions will be rewarded/lead positive health outcomes
What is health literacy
Ability to understand and apply health info
Health literacy and LOC
high internal LOC= seek health info and engage in healthcare system which enhances their health literacy
high external LOC= struggle with health literacy as they might not take personal responsibility for their health
Importance of understanding individuals LOC
-Help healthcare providers tailor their communication and interventions
Patients with internal LOC thrive witn empowerment and encouragement strategies
Patients with external LOC thrive with support and guidance
(Rodriquez et al 2023)
Importance of health literacy
Enhance health literacy can shift individuals LOC which increases adherence to treatment ( Purcell et al.2023)
Importance of rotters theory
Provides valuable insights on how individuals perceive and manage health
Self efficacy
Individual believes in their ability to carry out behaviours to get desired performance
How does self efficacy play a r9le in health
It influences whether an individual will engage in a health behaviours or not
High self efficacy means better health outcomes
Self efficacy and health beliefs
If one has strong belief in one’s ability to manage health, it can enhance positive health beliefs leading to proactive behaviours
