The nurse is using the Health Belief Model to conduct a weight loss class for a group of patients. Which should the nurse recognize as mediating factors of the model?
A. The client's cost of the classes.
B. The number of the patients who will be taking the class.
C. Susceptibility of development of complications from being overweight.
D. The amount of time commitment for the class.
E. Perceived severity of an illness that results from being overweight.
Ans:
A. The client's cost of the classes.
C. Susceptibility of development of complications from being overweight.
D. The amount of time commitment for the class.
E. Perceived severity of an illness that results from being overweight.
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