Health literacy is the skill required for accessing, reading and comprehending health information to make info health decision and engaging in self care and disease management
The purpose of the health belief model
It is used to predict general health behaviours and the likelihood of the individuals concerned to undertake recommended health action.
Identify 4 ways we can improve health literacy
Decrease the required level to understand health information
education
access to services
promote seeing health professionals
The difference between perceived severity and susceptibility is that susceptibility is the likelihood the behaviour an individual partakes in will lead to negative health outcomes. severity is how serious the diseases that a person is susceptible to can be
Percieved susceptibility
An individuals assessment of their risk of developing a condition, goal is to change perceptions of susceptibility for behaviour change
Perceived severity
Assessment of the seriousness of the condition and its consequence, seeks to increase awareness of the outcomes from the behaviour to increase the quality of one’s life
Percieved benefits
Show the greater quality of life after changing a behaviour, encourages greater quality of life by changing a behaviour
Percieved barriers
Things that stop an Individual from changing their behaviour, the impact would be a change in mentality to overcome them for benefits
Cues to action
Information that triggers action to be taken, this spurs people internally to change their behaviour
Self efficacy
An individual’s self belief that they can change their behaviour and ability to take action, encourages an action plan and help seeking to change the behaviour
