Health Belief Model Paper
In Case Study One, Mrs. Anderson endures common challenges that involves both work and life balance. She works 70 hours weekly, which is excessive when a regular full time job requires 40 hours a week. The stress at work, the absence of physical exercise, and the accumulation of long hours of sitting has caused her to have lower back pain and difficulty sleeping. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s body mass index (BMI) interpretations, Mrs. Anderson is overweight and is pre-hypertensive (CDC, n.d.-a; CDC, n.d.-b).
The barriers to behavior change in this case are that Mrs. Anderson’s work is very stressful and the majority of her time is spent at work. After working long hours, she is exhausted and has no energy or …show more content…
According to Whitlock, Orleans, Pender, and Allan (2002), the HBM’s main focus is on the patient perceptions of a health threat, identification of barriers, and the promotion of modified behaviors. This HBM is ideal for health prevention as well as promotion. As the Nurse Practitioner (NP), my main role is to educate Mrs. Anderson on hypertension and her weight. The NP has the responsibility to educate the patient on the potential consequences of a health problem, assist in identifying potential modifications in order to promote behavior change, and prevent those consequences. Mrs. Anderson has to perceive a threat to her health, the seriousness of the threat, and that she is susceptible for other potential health problems. She also has to identify and understand the consequences versus the benefits of behavioral modification. In order for change to occur, she requires this trigger or cute to action (Whitlock et al., 2002). In this scenario, Mrs. Anderson has sought medical assistance for her lack of sleep and lower back pain. The NP triggers change by reviewing the benefits of changes to the patient’s behavior and encourage adherence to the behavior. Mrs. Anderson has to believe in her ability to change her behavior in order for her to stay compliance. The NP’s role with non-adhering patients is to continue to educate and encourage change despite failure to adhere by the
The barriers to behavior change in this case are that Mrs. Anderson’s work is very stressful and the majority of her time is spent at work. After working long hours, she is exhausted and has no energy or …show more content…
According to Whitlock, Orleans, Pender, and Allan (2002), the HBM’s main focus is on the patient perceptions of a health threat, identification of barriers, and the promotion of modified behaviors. This HBM is ideal for health prevention as well as promotion. As the Nurse Practitioner (NP), my main role is to educate Mrs. Anderson on hypertension and her weight. The NP has the responsibility to educate the patient on the potential consequences of a health problem, assist in identifying potential modifications in order to promote behavior change, and prevent those consequences. Mrs. Anderson has to perceive a threat to her health, the seriousness of the threat, and that she is susceptible for other potential health problems. She also has to identify and understand the consequences versus the benefits of behavioral modification. In order for change to occur, she requires this trigger or cute to action (Whitlock et al., 2002). In this scenario, Mrs. Anderson has sought medical assistance for her lack of sleep and lower back pain. The NP triggers change by reviewing the benefits of changes to the patient’s behavior and encourage adherence to the behavior. Mrs. Anderson has to believe in her ability to change her behavior in order for her to stay compliance. The NP’s role with non-adhering patients is to continue to educate and encourage change despite failure to adhere by the