Health Belief Model Flashcards
When was health belief model initially proposed
1958
Provides the basis for much of the practice of health education and health promotion today
Health belief model
Who are the authors of health belief model
*Irwin M. Rosenstock
*Godfrey H. Hochbaum
*Stephen Kegeles
Assumes a person’s primary motivation for taking a positive action so that they can avoid getting a disease
Health Belief Model
One’s belief regarding the chance of getting a given condition
Perceived Susceptibility
One’s belief regarding the seriousness of a given condition
Perceived severity
One’s belief in the ability of an advised action to reduce the health risk or seriousness of a given condition
Perceived Benefits
One’s belief regarding the tangible and psychological cost of an advised action.
Perceived barriers
Strategies or conditions in one’s environment to that activates readiness to take action
Cues to action
One’s confidence in one’s ability to take action to reduce health risks
Self-efficacy
Psychologist, US public health service
Irwin M. Rosenstock
Completed his PhD at the university of Minnesota in 1952
Godfrey Hochbaum
Behavioral scientist, chief of social psychological studies
Stephen Kegels
