Which of the following are assumptions of the Health Belief Model?
1. Individuals interact with the environment, transforming it and being transformed in the process.
2. Health professionals must initiate the changes in order for change to occur.
3. Individuals actively seek to regulate personal behaviors.
4. Healthcare professionals are part of the interpersonal environment that influences people across their lifespan.
1, 3, 4
Rationale:
The key person for making change is the patient.
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