scholarly journals Influenza vaccination uptake and associated factors among elderly population in Hong Kong: the application of the Health Belief Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 706-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. H. Mo ◽  
J. T. F. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Vaccination Uptake ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

scholarly journals Influenza vaccination uptake among Iranian Older Adults: Application of the Health Belief Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad ali Morowatisharifabad ◽  
Zahra Aalipour ◽  
Sara Jambarsang ◽  
Masoumeh Abbasi Shavazi ◽  
Masuda Mojahed
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Vaccination Uptake ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Health Beliefs and Optimism as Predictors of Preventive Health Decisions in Hong Kong Chinese

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1059-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian C. L. Lai ◽  
P. Nicholas Hamid ◽  
Sheung Tak Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

The effects of components of the Health Belief Model and optimism on preventive intention were examined in 144 Hong Kong Chinese. Two variables related to the Health Belief Model, susceptibility and severity, were experimentally manipulated for an imaginary flu outbreak and a hypothetical vaccine. Participants indicated their intention to take the hypothetical vaccine after reading each of the 4 combinations of high versus low susceptibility and severity. Analysis suggested that both higher susceptibility and higher severity were associated with stronger behavioral intention to take the vaccine. Higher optimism scores were significantly associated with lower intention to take preventive action. In addition, a significant interaction was observed for optimism and severity. The effect of optimism was higher when severity was low than when it was high. Implications of these findings for research among Chinese were discussed.

scholarly journals Credibility of self-reported health parameters in elderly population

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roi Amster ◽  
Iris Reychav ◽  
Roger McHaney ◽  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Joseph Azuri
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Aim: Examining the credibility of self-reported height, weight, and blood pressure by the elderly population using a tablet in a retirement residence, and examining the influence of health beliefs on the self-reporting credibility. Background: Obesity is a major problem with rising prevalence in the western world. Hypertension is also a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Self-report, remotely from the clinic, becomes even more essential when patients are encouraged to avoid visiting the clinic as during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reporting of height and weight is suspected of leading to underestimation of obesity prevalence in the population; however, it has not been well studied in the elderly population. The Health Belief Model tries to predict and explain decision making of patients based on the patient’s health beliefs. Methods: Residents of a retirement home network filled a questionnaire about their health beliefs regarding hypertension and obesity and self-reported their height, weight, and blood pressure. Blood pressure, height, and weight were then measured and compared to the patients’ self-reporting. Findings: Ninety residents, aged 84.90 ± 5.88, filled the questionnaire. From a clinical perspective, the overall gap between the measured and the self-reported BMI (M = 1.43, SD = 2.72), which represents an absolute gap of 0.74 kilograms and 2.95 centimeters, is expected to have only a mild influence on the physician’s clinical evaluation of the patient’s medical condition. This can allow the physician to estimate their patient’s BMI status before the medical consultation and physical examination upon the patient’s self-reporting. Patients’ dichotomous (normal/abnormal) self-report of their blood pressure condition was relatively credible: positive predictive value (PPV) of 77.78% for normal blood pressure (BP) and 78.57% for abnormal BP. The relatively high PPV of BP self-reporting demonstrates an option for the physician to recognize patients at risk. Regression analysis found no correlation between the anthropometric parameters and the Health Belief Model.

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