The effects of health beliefs and prevention behavior intentions on eating out during the COVID-19 pandemic : Applying a health belief model

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 169-185
Author(s):  
Ok Hyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Behavior Intentions ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Eating Out ◽  
Belief Model

scholarly journals Nonattendance at Scheduled Appointments in Outpatient Clinics Due to COVID-19 and Related Factors in Taiwan: A Health Belief Model Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4445
Author(s):  
Yi-Ping Hsieh ◽  
Cheng-Fang Yen ◽  
Chia-Fen Wu ◽  
Peng-Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Outpatient Clinics ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Belief Model

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of hospital visits and attendance at scheduled appointments have dropped significantly. We used the health belief model (in three dimensions) to examine the determinants of non-attendance of scheduled appointments in outpatient clinics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in Taiwan (n = 1954) completed an online survey from 10 April 10 to 23 April 2020, which assessed how people perceived and responded to the outbreak of a fast-spreading infectious disease. We performed both univariate and multivariate logistic regression to examine the roles of cognitive, affective, and behavioral health belief constructs in nonattendance at scheduled appointments. The results indicated that individuals who perceived high confidence in coping with COVID-19 were less likely to miss or cancel their doctor’s appointments, whereas individuals who reported high anxiety and practiced more preventive health behaviors, including avoiding crowded places, washing hands more often, and wearing a mask more often, were more likely to miss or cancel their appointments due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-heterosexual participants had a lower rate of nonattendance at scheduled appointments compared with heterosexual ones. The study results increase our understanding of the patients’ cognitive health beliefs, psychological distress, and health behaviors when assessing adherence to medical appointments during a pandemic.

Treatment Preferences for Postpartum Depression Among New Israeli Mothers: The Contribution of Health Beliefs and Social Support

2021 ◽  
pp. 107839032110420
Author(s):  
Meital Simhi ◽  
Julie Cwikel ◽  
Orly Sarid
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Treatment Preferences ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Model Components ◽  
Belief Model

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) may have adverse outcomes for mothers, their infants, and families. Despite the negative consequences of PPD many women hesitate to seek treatment. The theoretical concepts of this study were based on the health belief model, which focuses on the individual’s attitudes, beliefs, and intentions to seek treatment. Objective: The aim of the study was to examine whether health beliefs and social support mediate the links between sociodemographic variables and treatment preferences for PPD. Method: Cross-sectional survey, including 1,000 Jewish mothers attending the maternal and child health clinics in Israel for their infant’s medical exam, 4 weeks to 6 months postpartum. Results: Mother’s age and years of education correlated positively with preferences to receive treatment in the private sector and from professionals working in mental health clinics. The greater the number of children, the less likely new mothers were to favor these preferences. Structural equation modeling showed several mediating pathways: social support mediated the links between sociodemographic variables to health belief model components such as perceived benefits, barriers, and environmental cues. Health belief model components also mediated the links between sociodemographic factors and preferences for place of treatment, professionals, and modes of treatment for PPD. Conclusions: Health belief model components and social support are important mediating components that help explain mothers’ PPD treatment preferences. Health professionals such as psychiatric or public health nurses should increase awareness of women at risk for PPD and elicit their preferred treatment options.

Transcultural Adaptation and Validation of Champion’s Health Belief Model Scales for Prostate Cancer Screening

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-313
Author(s):  
Mohammad H. Abuadas ◽  
Wasileh Petro-Nustas ◽  
Zainab F. Albikawi ◽  
Manar Nabolsi
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Prostate Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Belief Model

Background: Examining men’s health beliefs regarding prostate cancer screening is a vital issue and requires a reliable and valid scale. Purpose: Modify Champion’s Revised Health Belief Model Scale to measure Jordanian men’s beliefs about PCS, translate to Arabic, culturally adapt, and test its psychometric prosperities. Method: This was a methodological study in which 432 healthy men were selected by convenient sampling. Analysis included estimation of content validity indices, internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity. Results: Exploratory factor analysis yielded seven significant factors which explained variance 68.9% of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that scale fit the data significantly. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient ranged from .83 to .92. Conclusion: Scale was found to be a valid and reliable for use with Jordanian men.

Gender Differences in Health-check Attendance and Intention in Young Adults: An Application of the Health Belief Model

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Munley ◽  
Angus McLoughlin ◽  
Jeremy J. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model ◽  
Do So

AbstractHealth-check attendance intention and behaviour in young men and women was compared, and the data used to determine whether health belief model constructs were able to predict such intentions and behaviour. Sixty male and sixty female respondents completed questionnaires asking about past health-check attendance behaviour, future attendance intention, and health beliefs. More females than males had previously attended a general health check, and females had stronger intentions to do so in the future. Regression analyses indicated that health-check attendance intention was predicted for both males and females by responses to cues to action. For females, previous health-check attendance was related to responses to cues to action and perceptions of barriers to attendance. None of the health belief model constructs was found to account for previous attendance behaviour of males. The results of the study support recent calls for health promotion initiatives aimed at men, but suggest that they should target cognitions other than those included within the health belief model.

scholarly journals The Validity and Reliability of Health Belief Scale for Testicular Cancer Self-Examination

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilknur Aydin Avci ◽  
Busra Altinel
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Testicular Cancer ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
The Health Belief Model

This study aimed to create a measurement tool for the determination of university students’ health beliefs about testicular cancer (TC) and self-examination. This is a methodological and cross-sectional study. The study sample included 425 university students. Consents and approvals were obtained from the relevant institutions and the ethics committee prior to the research. The data were collected using an interview form that included questions about descriptive characteristics, family history of TC, and knowledge, beliefs, and practice of self-examination. The health belief model including 41 questions about self-examination and the interview form were administered to the students in their classrooms at a suitable time. Principal components analysis and varimax rotation were used for the examination of the structures of the factors. Accordingly, factor patterns, self-values, and the variance percentages they explained were evaluated. The average age of the participants is 22.2 ± 2.3 (min = 17; max = 40). Of them, 98.8% of the participants are single ( n = 420). Of them, 56.2% have heard about TC before, and 18.4% said they were informed about TC. Factor loading of the items in the first factor was 0.64 to 0.89, while it was 0.48 to 0.75 for the items in the second factor, 0.50 to 0.87 for the items in the third factor, 0.37 to 0.68 for the items in the fourth factor, 0.51 to 0.68 for the items in the fifth factor, and 0.65 to 0.79 for the items in the sixth factor. The health belief model scale may be used in TC screenings for males to measure susceptibility, seriousness, health motivation, barriers, benefits, and self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Health beliefs about hypertension among hypertensive elderly people in Khammam urban locality: health belief model

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3892
Author(s):  
Nagapraveen Veerapu ◽  
Philip Ravi Kumar Baer ◽  
Meghana Kudumula
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Life Style Changes ◽  
Belief Model

Background: Increased globalization, urbanization, improvements in science and technology, information technology made life style changes; prone to increased risk of non communicable diseases. Beliefs about hypertension determine behaviour of the hypertensive people towards hypertension and its complications. Health beliefs about hypertension can be studied by health belief model. The objectives were to know the socio-demographic characteristics and to quantify the health beliefs among elderly hypertensive people in the light of Health belief model.Methods: A cross sectional study was done for a period of 6 months from January 2018 to June 2018 among people aged 50 years and above who were hypertensives in Khammam urban locality. Randomly 160 people were selected for the study. Data was collected by using a semi-structured questionnaire. Analysis will be done using proportions.Results: The average number of years the individuals known to have hypertension was 6.38 years. The current systolic blood pressure in most of the elderly was in between 140-149 mm of Hg. The current diastolic BP in most of the elderly was 81-90 mm of Hg was followed by less than 80 mm of Hg. In the study, health beliefs were quantified. More than half of elderly had perceived threat of hypertension (54.6%). The health beliefs of perceived benefits were 44%. Perceived threats of barriers were 62.7%.Conclusions: The information obtained will be useful for planning the health education or health promotion programs based on the needs and deficiencies of the people.

scholarly journals Understanding Flu Vaccination Acceptance Among U.S. Adults: The Health Belief Model and Media Sources

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2019) ◽  
pp. 35-37
Author(s):  
Tong Xia ◽  
Connor Grady ◽  
Michael Cacciatore ◽  
Glen Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Flu Vaccination ◽  
Flu Vaccine ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Based on previous studies about the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the reinforcing relationship between media selectivity or preference and individual’s behavior, this study used a national representative adult sample to assess flu vaccination as the result of an appraisal of relevant health beliefs, trust towards the authoritative entities (e.g. CDC & FDA) and vaccine-related media information, in addition to one’s existing behavior pattern. Results showed that not-vaccinated individuals differ significantly in their vaccine-related health believes and the trust towards the authoritative information sources. This group acquired less recommendation from health care providers and more negative sentiments about flu vaccine overall. After controlling for the existing behavior, media selectivity and perceived vaccine benefit are predicting individual’s vaccination hesitancy and intention in the coming flu season.

scholarly journals Penerapan Perilaku Pencegahan Penyakit Diabetes Mellitus Menggunakan Health Belief Model Di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor – Salatiga

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venti Agustina ◽  
Rosiana Eva Rayanti ◽  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Prevention Of Diabetes ◽  
The Health Belief Model

AbstrakPrediabetes adalah kondisi di mana kadar gula darah seseorang melebihi batas normalnamun belum terlalu tinggi untuk masuk dalam kategori penyakit diabetes mellitus, untukmencegah terjadinya diabetes mellitus bagi pasien pre-DM adalah dengan menerapkanperilaku pengendalian untuk mencegah penyakit diabetes mellitus. Tujuan penelitian iniuntuk mendeskripsikan perilaku pencegahan pasien pre-DM terhadap diabetes mellitusberdasarkan teori Health Belief Model di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor Salatiga. Desain penelitianadalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan observasi dan wawancara menggunakan panduanwawancara terkait Health Belief Model dengan menghubungkan faktor persepsi kerentanan,keseriusan, manfaat, hambatan dan isyarat untuk bertindak. Populasi dalam penelitian iniyakni pasien pre-DM teregistrasi 1 tahun terakhir di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor. Jumlahpartisipan sebanyak lima orang dengan kriteria GDP 100-125 mg/dl dan atau keluargamemiliki riwayat penyakit DM. Hasil perilaku pencegahan diabetes mellitus dari persepsikerentanan (keturunan penyakit kelurga), persepsi keseriusan (respon psikis), persepsihambatan (kesibukan pekerjaan), persepsi cues to action (diet gula, olahraga, konsumsi obatherbal dan medis), persepsi manfaat (perilaku yang dilakukan dalam pencegahan diabetesmellitus). Kesimpulan terdapat hambatan perilaku pencegahan terutama pada aktivitas fisikolahraga hal ini disebabkan kesibukan pekerjaan sehingga partisipan belum teratur dalammelakukan olahraga.Kata kunci: Diabetes Mellitus, Health Belief Model, Pre-DMAbstractPrediabetes is a condition in which a person's blood sugar level exceeds the normallimit but is not yet too high to be categorized as diabetes mellitus. To prevent diabetesmellitus for pre-DM patients is to apply control behavior to prevent diabetes mellitus. Thepurpose of this study was to describe the prevention behavior of pre-DM patients againstdiabetes mellitus based on the theory of the Health Belief Model at Puskesmas Sidorejo LorSalatiga. The research design was qualitative with an observation and interview approachusing an interview guide related to the Health Belief Model by linking perceived factors ofvulnerability, seriousness, benefits, barriers and cues to action. The population in this studywere pre-DM patients registered in the last 1 year at Sidorejo Lor Health Center. Thenumber of participants as many as five people with the criteria for GDP 100-125 mg / dl and/ or their families have a history of DM disease. The results of diabetes mellitus preventionbehavior from perceptions of vulnerability (family disease), perceptions of seriousness(psychological response), perceptions of barriers (busy work), perceptions of cues to action(sugar diet, exercise, consumption of herbal and medical drugs), perceived benefits(behaviors that are carried out in the prevention of diabetes mellitus). The conclusion is thatthere are barriers to preventive behavior, especially in physical activity, this is due to busywork so that the participants are not regular in exercising.Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Health Belief Model, Pre-DM

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