Healthy Living Flashcards
What was the aim of Rotter 1996 on theories of health belief ?
To investigate the locus of control Theory
What was the aim of Bandura on theories of health belief ?
To assess the self efficacy of patients overcoming snake phobias by systematic desensitisation
What was the aim of Keating at Al on methods of health promotion?
To assess the extent to which mass media campaign (VISION) resulted in increased awareness and prevention of AIDS
What was the aim in Wakefields Study of methods of health promotion?
To see whether school, home or public bans on smoking had an effect on school children’s smoking habits .
What was the aim of Ruiter study on methods of health promotion ?
To examine the effect of fear arousal and attitudes towards participating in early detection activities for breast cancer
What was the aim of bulpits study on features of Adherence to medical regimes?
To review research on adherence in hypertensive patients
What was the aim of Lustmans study on features of adherence to medical regimes
To see if there is a link between depression and non-adherence in diabetic patients medication
What was the aim of Watt et al study on features of adherence to medical regimes
To see if a “funhaler” can improve child adherence to medical regimes
What was the aim of Becker et al study on theories of health belief ?
To use the HBM to explain a mothers adherence to their child’s drug regime for asthma
What were the participants in Becker?
111 mothers aged 17-54 with children aged 9 months - 17 years
What was the method / sample in rotter?
Review article of six pieces of research
What were the participants in Bandura ?
9 females , 1 make aged 19-57 years who replied to an advert
What were the participants In keating?
3278 people aged 15-49 from Nigeria and 60% were married
What were the participants in Wakefield?
17287 students from 202 schools in the US one from each county , aged 14-17 , 80% completed the questionnaire
What were the participants in Roiter?
88 female undergraduates from a university in the Netherlands .. Mean age 20
