Health Literacy: An Effective Component to Overcome Perceived Barriers to Adoption of Preventive Behaviors in the Health Belief Model

A health belief model is used to evaluate people's beliefs about health problems and predict engagement in health-promoting behaviors. Overweight and obesity are health problems that could be corrected by healthier diet. Eighty-seven employees of the Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital participated in a month-long program that offered 500-calorie vegetarian meals. The health belief model questionnaire was designed and administered. Body composition (weight, body mass index, body fat, body water, and muscle mass) was measured weekly. Additionally, the number of meals taken and visits to nutrition consultants were analyzed. Overall, a higher perceived susceptibility was related to a decrease in weight, body fat, and muscle. Higher perceived benefits or higher perceived barriers were both related to a decrease in weight and body fat, but to an increase in body water and muscle. In the overweight or obese group, a significant correlation was found between perceived barriers and weight. No significant relationship was found between the health belief model and the total number of meals or number of visits to nutrition consultants. Perceived benefits and barriers were significantly related to changes in weight, body fat, body water, and muscle. With vegetarian meal plans as the cue for action, the health belief model can be utilized to predict changes in body composition.

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Applying the Health Belief Model in Explaining the Stages of Exercise Change in Older Adults

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism ◽

10.1515/pjst-2016-0029 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 221-225 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Krzysztof Sas-Nowosielski ◽

Andrzej Hadzik ◽

Joanna Górna ◽

Małgorzata Grabara

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Health Belief Model ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

Health Belief ◽

Health Behaviours ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

Abstract Introduction. The benefits of physical activity (PA) have been so well documented that there is no doubt about the significance of PA for personal and social health. Several theoretical models have been proposed with a view to understanding the phenomenon of PA and other health behaviours. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if and how the variables suggested in the Health Belief Model (HBM) determine physical activity stages of change in older adults. Material and methods. A total of 172 students of Universities of the Third Age aged 54 to 75 (mean = 62.89 ± 4.83) years agreed to participate in the study, filling out an anonymous survey measuring their stage of exercise change and determinants of health behaviours proposed by the HBM, including: perceived benefits of physical activity, perceived barriers to physical activity, perceived severity of diseases associated with sedentary lifestyle, perceived susceptibility to these diseases, and self-efficacy. Results. The results only partially support the hypothesis that the HBM predicts intentions and behaviours related to the physical activity of older adults. Only two variables were moderately-to-strongly related to stages of exercise change, namely perceived barriers and self-efficacy. Conclusion. Interventions aimed at informing older adults about the benefits of physical activity and the threats associated with sedentary lifestyle can be expected to have rather a weak influence on their readiness for physical activity.

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Evaluation of Preventive Behaviors of Corona Virus (Covid 2019) Among Family Health Ambassadors of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2020 Using the Health Belief Model

Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32598/jsmj.20.2.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 150-161

Author(s):

Morteza Khafaie ◽

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Banafsheh Mahjoob ◽

Mehdi Mojadam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Belief Model ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Health Belief ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

Background and Objectives: A new generation of corona virus in the areas of China, Wuhan City has been expanded and has caused many deaths. The virus is highly contagious and spreads rapidly. So far, thousands of people have been infected with the virus. The aim of this study was to investigate the status of preventive behaviors of corona virus among household health ambassadors of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences using the health belief model. Subjects and Methods This study is a cross-sectional study of analytical type that was conducted on 1020 household health ambassadors of the cities covered by Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in the fall of 1399. Samples were taken using available sampling and by sending an online questionnaire link to the participants. The questionnaire was completed online. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, whose validity and reliability were determined. For data analysis, Spss software, descriptive and analytical statistics were used. Results The mean age of study participants was 31.12±7.66 years. The scores of perceived benefit were 18.81±1.80 and self-efficacy 31.76±3.71, which was higher than other structures. Correlation coefficient test showed a significant correlation between corona virus preventive behaviors and all model constructs. In regression analysis, it was found that model constructs predicted 23.7% (R2=0.237) of behavior changes. Conclusion The results confirm the predictive role of perceived benefits, barriers and perceived self-efficacy concepts in corona virus disease prevention behaviors based on the Health Belief Model. Therefore, methods of promoting these constructs, such as verbal persuasion, raising awareness of the benefits, barriers and abilities of individuals through virtual media and providing appropriate models for them, can be used as factors to improve preventive behaviors of corona virus.

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Health Behaviors of Livestock Industry Workers Regarding Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Northwest of Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-111784/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Malek Abazari ◽

Davoud Adham ◽

Abedin Saghafipour ◽

Zahra Taheri-Kharameh ◽

Amin Babaei Pouya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Behaviors ◽

Health Belief Model ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Health Belief ◽

Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute, feverous disease that is either caused by tick bites or the direct contact of humans with the blood and tissues of infected livestock. The majority of patients suffering from this disease are slaughterhouse workers (including butchers), farmers, veterinarians and hospital staff. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the health behaviors of butchers regarding CCHF and study factors affecting such behaviors based on the health belief model.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 500 butchers in Ardabil Province in 2020 by a multistage sampling method. The participants of the study completed the researcher-made questionnaire of health belief model and health behaviors model relevant to CCHF.The collected data were then analyzed by descriptive statistical tests and linear regression analysis. Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 44.4 (10.5), and 96% were males. Only xxx% of the participants displayed acceptable disease-preventive behaviors. The validity and reliability of the developed questionnaire were confirmed by the Cronbach-alpha index. The results of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the constructs of the model explained 84% of the total variance. The results of the study revealed that among the variables of the health belief model, perceived susceptibility (p-value = 0.006, β = 0.152) and perceived barriers (p-value = 0.05, β = 0.14) were the strongest factors predicting disease-preventive behaviors regarding CCHF.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the health belief model can predict preventive behaviors for CCHF.Therefore, designing and executing interventions based on the results of this study may encourage such preventive behaviors in butchers.

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The effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on the promotion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive behaviors among subjects referred to health centers in Fasa city (Fars province, Iran)

Kontakt ◽

10.32725/kont.2019.021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 206-213

Author(s):

Mohammadreza Kheiri ◽

Ali Khani Jeihooni ◽

Abdulhakim Alkamel ◽

Pooyan Afzali Harsini

Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Health Belief Model ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Health Belief ◽

Health Centers ◽

Fars Province ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

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The role of health beliefs and health literacy in women's health promoting behaviours based on the health belief model: a descriptive study

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01564-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mahla Ghorbani-Dehbalaei ◽

Marzeyeh Loripoor ◽

Mostafa Nasirzadeh

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Health Beliefs ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Health Belief ◽

Preventive Behaviors ◽

Health Promoting ◽

Belief Model ◽

The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background Health literacy and health beliefs are factors that can effectively contribute to adoption of preventive behaviors among women. The present study was done to explore the role of health beliefs and health literacy in women's health promoting behaviors based on the health belief model (HBM). Methods The descriptive study was conducted in 2020 on 431 female students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS) who had been selected through stratified sampling. Data collection tool was a questionnaire which covered eight demographic information, 41 health literacy questions and 50 researcher-developed questions of health belief based on HBM constructs. Data were collected electronically and SPSS version 20 and independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression were used for data analysis at a significance level less than 0.05. Results The preventive behaviors were adopted by 75.57% of the population and the total health literacy score was found to be 52.71 out of 100. According to the Multiple regression analysis, self-efficacy (β = 0.414, p = 0.001) and cues to action (β = 0.299, p = 0.001) were found to be the first and second robust predictors of behavior, respectively. Health literacy, self-efficacy, cues to action and perceived susceptibility constructs predicted 52.1% of preventive behaviors. Conclusion It is recommended that researchers design, implement and evaluate interventions based on behavioral change theories, especially the self-efficacy theory, in order to promote women's health.

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