Becker:Health belief

Question 1

Who developed health belief model?

Answer 1

Rosenstock

Question 2

How is it used?

Answer 2

To predict if someone will adopt a healthy behaviour

Question 3

variables?

Answer 3

perceived threat (susceptibility+seriousness)
Benefits outweigh costs
Internal+external cues
Demographic variables

Question 4

Aim?

Answer 4

To use HBM to explain mothers Adherence to Asthma medication for their children

Question 5

Method?

Answer 5

Self-report 
(beliefs and compliance)
Clinical tests 
(Covert Blood tests 70%)
Correlation 
(between beliefs and compliance to medical regime)

Question 6

Participants?

Answer 6

111 mothers (17-54) 
       children (9m-17)

Question 7

Procedure?

Answer 7

• Childs susceptibility
• Seriousness
• Interference with education, mothers activities and embarrassment
• effectiveness of doctor and medication

Question 8

Results?

Answer 8

• positive correlation between susceptibility/seriousness and compliance.
• Negative correlation between compliance and disruption of daily routines, inaccessibility of chemists and child complaining.
• Two demographic factors, marital status & educational level
• 1 conflict with HBM, compliant mothers reported less faith in medical practitioners.

Question 9

Conclusions?

Answer 9

HBM useful model to predict and explain different levels of compliance to medical regimes.