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| Question | Answer |
| HBM psychological model that attempts to explain and predict health behaviors | |
| The two components of HBM are? | 1) the desire to avoid illness, or conversely get well if already ill 2) the belief that a specific health action will prevent, or cure, illness |
| in HBM behaviour is a outcome from | The HBM Constructs: 1. Perceived susceptibility - refers to a person's subjective perception of the risk of acquiring an illness or disease. (*chance of getting something) 2.Perceived severity - refers to ones feelings on the seriousness of contracting an illness or disease. 3.Perceived benefits - refers to ones perception of the effectiveness of various actions available to reduce the threat of illness/disease. 4.Perceived barriers - refers to ones feelings on the obstacles to performing a recommended health action. 5.Cue to action - This is the stimulus needed to trigger the decision-making process to accept a recommended health action.(strategies to activate readiness) 6.Self-efficacy - refers to the level of a person's confidence in his or her ability to successfully perform a behavior |
| Limitations of HBM | It does not account for: A person's attitudes/ beliefs/ or other individual determinants that dictate a person's acceptance of a health behavior. Behaviours that are habitual Behaviours that are performed for non-health related reasons such as social acceptability. Environmental / economic factors that may prohibit or promote the recommended action. It assumes that everyone has access to equal amounts of information on the illness or disease. It assumes that cues to action are widely prevalent in encouraging people to act and that "health" actions are the main goal in the decision-making process. The HBM is more descriptive than explanatory, and does not suggest a strategy for changing health-related actions. In preventive health behaviors, early studies |
| The HBM is more descriptive than? | .....Explanatory ( + does not suggest a strategy for changing health-related actions) |
| In preventive health behaviours: early studies showed that perceived Susceptibility, Benefits, and Barriers (found in HBM) were associated with? | ....the desired health behaviour. |
| Example of perceived septability (julie exercising more to improve her better health) | Julie reads a newspaper health article on exercise =exposure= personalising the risk associated with in activity |
| Example of perceived serverity (julie/exercise/better health) | watching a online video once p/w surrounding obesity = exposure/ exposing Julie to the severity on lack of exercise (=increases Julies perceived severity) |
| Example of percived benefits (julie/exercise/health) | Attending a group with a speaker that explaining the positive effects associated with exercise, inc Julies understanding. enhancing her perceived benifits |
| example of percived barriers (julie) | Julie sees attending group a barrier to exercising - but she will receive txt ev. 3 days - reminding her of the benifits |
| example of ques to action (julie) | create a exercise diary - a reminder system;to take action. |
| example of self efficacy (julie) | Julie to go to the gym with a personal trainer - they are the skilled/professional. Julie will give her confidence to exercise - inc her self efficay |
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