scholarly journals Heat Waves and Climate Change: Applying the Health Belief Model to Identify Predictors of Risk Perception and Adaptive Behaviours in Adelaide, Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2164-2184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derick Akompab ◽  
Peng Bi ◽  
Susan Williams ◽  
Janet Grant ◽  
Iain Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Adaptive Behaviours ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

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.

scholarly journals Using Health Belief Model, TriRisk Model, and Fatalism to predict COVID-19 Social Distancing Compliance Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-145
Author(s):  
S. Lahiry ◽  
R. Karmakar ◽  
S. Parameswaran
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Cognitive Risk ◽  
Compliance Behavior ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Objectives. The study has a translational focus to examine the applicability of the Health Belief Model, the TriRisk model, and fatalism-belief in the context of the COVID-19 disease, specifically to test if they help us predict recommended compliance behavior. Another objective is to examine how the three components of the TriRisk model work together. Background. Amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic, governments everywhere need to deploy more targeted strategies to make social distancing effective and reduce human to human transmission of the virus. Study design. The study predicted the lockdown compliance behaviour from constructs of the TriRisk model and fatalism-belief, using multiple linear regression and mediation analysis. Participants. 357 Participants across India; age range: 15—78 years; 41.5% men and 58.5% women. Measurements. Components of the health belief model, fatalism, and recommended compliance behavior were assessed using Multi-item and single-item scales. Results. Experiential risk perception was the strongest predictor of compliance behavior, followed by perceived barriers and gender. Deliberative risk perception and affective risk perception were significantly positively correlated with compliance behavior, though not statistically significant predictors. Experiential risk perception mediated the path between cognitive risk assessment and compliance behavior. Conclusions. The present study has implications for designing and trying out compliance enhancement intervention through use of appropriate experiential risk content in designing public campaigns to increase compliance behavior.

scholarly journals Risk perception and adherence to preventive behaviours related to the COVID-19 pandemic: a community-based study applying the health belief model – CORRIGENDUM

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aziz Kamran ◽  
Khatereh Isazadehfar ◽  
Heshmatolah Heydari ◽  
Ramin Nasimi Doost Azgomi ◽  
Mahdi Naeim
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model
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