Health Belief Model Flashcards
1
Q
What is the health belief model?
A
developed in response to the failure of free tuberculosis health screening program
2
Q
When was it created?
A
1950s by social psychologists
3
Q
What is it for?
A
a value expectancy theory.
- to understand why people take certain actions
- focuses on their attitudes and beliefs regarding healthcare
4
Q
What is it focused on?
A
preventive behaviors. believes people can be successful if they take action
5
Q
What are the 3 phases?
A
- individual perception
- modifying factors
- likelihood of action
6
Q
individual perceptions?
A
-how the person feels about the issue. How they perceive it
7
Q
modifying factors?
A
- perceived threat
- cues to action
8
Q
likelihood of action
A
- perceived benefits
- perceived barriers
9
Q
Self efficacy?
A
a person’s confidence in their own ability to undertake an assignment
