The health belief model comprises of the level of concern‚ motivation‚ and previous experiences that individuals have‚ and the intertwining of these components to explain and predict behaviour in the prevention of an illness (Singapore University of Social Sciences‚ 2018). The elderly’s access to healthcare are marked by factors such as the elderly’s gender as well as the area that they live in‚ be it in an urban area or a rural area‚ where these factors determine the level and type of accessibility
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The health belief model (HBM) offers an excellent strategy to address the case of Harris described in the case study. This is because according to DiClemente‚ Salazar & Crosby (2013)‚ the health belief model is simple‚ logical‚ and well-articulated. In applying this model to the case of Harris; who started smoking at the age of 14‚ has been smoking for about seven years‚ appears to be becoming addictive‚ and is becoming aware of the dangers of smoking because he is developing some health issues‚
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The paper will use Health Belief Model to explain the situation or behaviors of cancer patients. Health Belief Model is a psychological model‚ it uses to explain and predict an individual’s health behaviors through understanding one’s attitude and beliefs towards health. The model was composed by three main assumptions. First‚ if he/she think that himself/herself can avoid the negative health condition. Second‚ if the person has a positive attitude towards taking an advised action can avoid the negative
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The health Belief Model assumes that people are largely rational in thought and action‚ and take any action to prevent and change their health behavior. There are four perception serve as constructs of health belief model; they are perceived seriousness‚ perceived susceptibility‚ perceived benefits‚ and perceived barriers. Perceived seriousness is define as a belief the one’s has on the seriousness of the disease. For example the person might have beliefs that the disease would create difficulties
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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
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a ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO What is alcohol? Alcohol is the most commonly used drug. If you make careless decisions regarding alcohol‚ you may be faced with serious consequences – including possible jail time‚ suspension of your driver’s license‚ injury‚ or even death effects Alcohol is a drug that is absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It is broken down by the liver and then eliminated from the body. There are limits to how fast the liver can break
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The Health Belief Model along with the Ecological Model of Health Behavior are critically important tools in public health messaging. Ultimately‚ people make decisions to change their behaviors because of several factors. If they feel vulnerable to the threat and perceive the threat to be extreme enough to take action they will make changes. Additionally‚ the perception of barriers must be manageable and they must believe that their actions will make a difference in changing a negative outcome. Individuals
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Drugs and Alcohol 1 Introduction The connection between youth offending and drug and alcohol use cannot be denied. Drugs and alcohol are part of the personal stories of most young offenders in New Zealand. International criminological and drug literature supports the view that those young people who use illicit drugs are more likely to engage in criminal activity. 1 Further investigations show a clear link between the age at which a young a person first tries marijuana and the likelihood
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The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young
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Community Nova Southeastern University June 29th 2011 Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency‚ but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts. The terms have a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_abuse)
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