Which of the following describes one advantage of the Health Belief Model (HBM)?
a. It is one of the most recently developed models based on evidence-based practice principles.
b. It can reduce the incidence of diseases and disabilities.
c. It can assist with planning programs to increase an individual's motivation to take positive health action.
d. It promotes individual's participation in community-based screening programs.
ANS: C
It can assist with planning programs to increase an individual's motivation to take positive health action. This theory was one of the first theories of health behavior, which began in the 1950s. The model contains six components that attempt to determine what motivates an individual to adopt a health behavior. There is nothing to support that the use of this model will reduce the incidence of diseases and disabilities. It focuses on motivation of changing health behaviors, not partici-pating in screening programs.
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