Utilizing a Health Behavior Model to Design Drug Education/Prevention Programs

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Iverson
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Behavior Model ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Health Behavior Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

The underlying philosophical and practical problems encountered when designing drug education/prevention programs are reviewed. The necessity for utilizing a health behavior model as the basis for any prevention program is discussed and the Health Belief Model is proposed as the model of choice. The Health Belief Model is described and its most relevant components are outlined. The drug education material and teaching methodology which complement the model are reviewed as well as specific suggestions regarding selection of the most appropriate material for inclusion in the program.

scholarly journals Perception of Ophthalmologists to COVID-19 Using Health Belief Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enmar Almazyad ◽  
Abeer Ahmad ◽  
Deema Jomar ◽  
Rajiv Khandekar ◽  
Samar Al-Swailem
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Purpose:To assess ophthalmologists preparedness in such a critical period in the history of pandemics, a logical socio-psychological framework assessment using the health belief model (HBM) is essential to evaluate their risk perception, their willingness to actively participate in engaging in protective health behavior and acknowledge its benefits and their capability to perform adequate successful methods in limiting the spread of COVID-19 and overcome the barriers they might encounter while implementing such precautions.Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted in King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital using a questionnaire-based (HBM) was distributed to 135 ophthalmologists in the institute to evaluate their risk perception on COVID-19, and determine which components of the HBM contribute to preventive health behavior related to the COVID-19 infection.Results:The questionnaire had a reasonable response rate ( 79.3%, 107 ophthalmologists including; 48 consultants, 51 fellows, and 36 residents). The study demonstrated that this model is useful and mapped how several components were significantly correlated to actions. Most significantly, perceived susceptibility was the most important predictor of action. The second most important determinant of action was the perceived benefit.Conclusion:Pandemics such as COVID-19 are more likely to happen again in the future. Explicit attention to factors influencing motivation, such as threat perception to adopt appropriate health-related behavior to limit the spread of communicable diseases, is necessary. This study has successfully represented preparedness and risk behavior perception of ophthalmologists to the novel COVID-19 pandemic in one of the largest tertiary eye hospitals in the middle east using the health belief model.

The Health Belief Model as a Conceptual Framework for Explaining Contraceptive Compliance

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilynn E. Katatsky
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Medical Regimens ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

The problem of compliance in family planning is discussed in relation to the lack of theoretical and conceptual clarity in research, which has produced contradictory, and often inconsistent findings. Current research has contributed little to explaining the phenomenon of compliance and to directing further research. The Health Belief Model, which has been demonstrated to have application in the areas of preventive health behavior and compliance with medical regimens, is offered as a potentially useful conceptual framework for family planning research. The generalization of the Health Belief Model to family planning behavior is seen as an out-growth of the theoretical strength of the Model and the similarities between family planning and other health behavior.

Construction of the Hyman-Baker Mammography Questionnaire, a Measure of Health Belief Model Variables

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1203-1215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Bernstein Hyman ◽  
Stephen Baker
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Zero Correlation ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Despite its considerable promise as a screening tool, mammography has thus far not been as widely used as seems warranted. One conceptualization of patient-related factors or motivation useful in previous research on use of services is the Health Belief Model, which postulates that health behavior can be predicted by people's perceptions of the seriousness of the disease, their susceptibility to the disease, and their perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to the health behavior. Yet no psychometrically sound measure of these variables as related to mammography was found in a search of the literature. This study reports the construction and preliminary validation of such an instrument. Factor analysis, moderate or zero correlation of the subscales, and a higher mean score on the Barriers subscale for women referred for mammography as compared to those actually presenting for mammography support the validity of the questionnaire. Although reliability coefficients for Benefits were low, those for Susceptibility and Barriers were adequate. The questionnaire appears to be a promising measure awaiting further validation.

Predicting Participation in Premarital Prevention Programs: The Health Belief Model and Social Norms

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieran T. Sullivan ◽  
Lauri A. Pasch ◽  
Tara Cornelius ◽  
Ellen Cirigliano
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

A PILOT STUDY OF CHILDHOOD HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND ASTHMA USING THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 250 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Cormier ◽  
Daniel C. Ferreira ◽  
Kara M. Vise ◽  
Lawrence P. Cahalin
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Childhood Health ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model
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