8.1.1 Health Belief Model (HBM)

• The Health Belief Model (HBM) explains and predicts health-related behaviors by assessing beliefs about a health threat
• What does 'Perceived Susceptibility' refer to in the HBM?

  Vulnerability to a health condition
• Perceived Barriers are the negative aspects or costs
• What are 'Cues to Action' in the HBM?

  Triggers for health behavior
• Self-Efficacy in the HBM refers to an individual's confidence in their ability to perform a healthy behavior.
• What is one limitation of the HBM?

  Oversimplifies health behaviors
• Match the component of the HBM with its description:

  Perceived Susceptibility ↔️ Belief about vulnerability

  Perceived Severity ↔️ Seriousness of consequences

  Perceived Benefits ↔️ Positive outcomes expected

  Perceived Barriers ↔️ Negative aspects of action

  Self-Efficacy ↔️ Confidence in ability
• Arrange the following HBM components in order of their potential influence on health behavior, starting with the belief about vulnerability.

  1️⃣ Perceived Susceptibility

  2️⃣ Perceived Severity

  3️⃣ Perceived Benefits

  4️⃣ Perceived Barriers

  5️⃣ Cues to Action

  6️⃣ Self-Efficacy
• Perceived Susceptibility increases the likelihood of action if an individual believes they are vulnerable
• Perceived Severity motivates action if an individual believes the consequences of a health condition are serious.
• How does Self-Efficacy influence health behavior in the HBM?

  Enhances confidence to succeed
• Self-efficacy enhances action if an individual is confident in their ability to succeed
• Order the components of the Health Belief Model (HBM) based on their influence on health behavior

  1️⃣ Perceived Susceptibility

  2️⃣ Perceived Severity

  3️⃣ Perceived Benefits

  4️⃣ Perceived Barriers

  5️⃣ Cues to Action

  6️⃣ Self-Efficacy
• Perceived susceptibility increases the likelihood of action if an individual believes they are vulnerable to a health condition.
• Perceived severity motivates action if an individual believes the consequences are serious
• What does perceived benefits refer to in the HBM?

  Positive outcomes of action
• Perceived barriers discourage action if an individual believes costs or obstacles are too high.
• Cues to action can be triggered by internal or external reminders
• How does self-efficacy influence health behavior in the HBM?

  Enhances likelihood of action
• Match the HBM component with its description:

  Perceived Susceptibility ↔️ Belief about vulnerability

  Perceived Severity ↔️ Perceived seriousness of consequences

  Perceived Benefits ↔️ Positive outcomes of action
• Perceived susceptibility refers to an individual's belief about their vulnerability
• Perceived severity is the belief about the seriousness of health condition consequences.
• What motivates an individual when they perceive the benefits of adopting a healthy behavior?

  Positive outcomes
• Perceived barriers are the negative aspects or costs associated with taking action
• Match the HBM component with its description:

  Perceived Susceptibility ↔️ Vulnerability to a health condition

  Perceived Severity ↔️ Seriousness of consequences

  Perceived Benefits ↔️ Positive outcomes from action

  Perceived Barriers ↔️ Costs or obstacles to action
• Perceived susceptibility is an individual's belief about their vulnerability to a health condition.
• What is the perceived seriousness of the consequences of a health condition called in the HBM?

  Perceived Severity
• Perceived benefits are the positive outcomes expected from adopting a healthy behavior
• What triggers health behavior in the HBM?

  Cues to Action
• Self-efficacy is an individual's confidence in their ability to successfully perform a health-related behavior.
• What does the Health Belief Model (HBM) explain and predict?

  Health-related behaviors
• Perceived susceptibility refers to an individual's belief about their vulnerability to a health condition
• Perceived benefits encourage action if an individual believes the advantages outweigh the costs.
• What role do cues to action play in the HBM?

  Trigger action
• Self-efficacy enhances action if an individual is confident in their ability to succeed
• A person who believes they are susceptible to lung cancer and perceives the benefits of quitting smoking is more likely to quit if they receive a cue to action and have high self-efficacy.
• What is the Health Belief Model (HBM) primarily based on?

  Beliefs about health risks
• Match the HBM component with its description:

  Perceived Susceptibility ↔️ Belief about being at risk

  Perceived Severity ↔️ Perceived seriousness of consequences

  Perceived Benefits ↔️ Positive outcomes of healthy behavior
• The Health Belief Model (HBM) is used to explain why some people adopt healthy behaviors while others don't.
• What does perceived susceptibility measure in the HBM?

  Vulnerability to health condition