Based on the health belief model, discuss three factors that influence an individual's intention to change a health behavior
Factors that might influence an individual's intention to change include:
• Perceived susceptibility to contracting a disease, such as heart disease, diabetes, or cancer
• Perceived severity of the disease state, such as to what degree the disease will impact his/her life, physically, socially, and emotionally
• Perceived benefits and barriers to adopting a lifestyle that would lessen the impact of the disease
• Self-efficacy, or the belief that one can make the necessary change to lessen health risk
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