The nurse decides to use the health belief model for a wellness walking program for older adults. The walk is to begin each day at 8 PM. Each day a different participant is to start a chain of phone calls to other participants to remind all to attend
The nurse informs the clients in the clinic that walking will improve their overall health and well-being. Two older adults show up the first night and none the second. Which information should the nurse gather to explain the failure of the program? (Select all that apply.)
A) The severity of the physical challenge related to the client population
B) What stands in the way of taking action toward the goal of health promotion
C) The presence or absence of cues needed for the program to achieve success
D) The presence or absence of a strong team leader among the participants
E) The need to increase persuasion when implementing the program
Ans: A, B, C
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The health belief model, developed by Hochbaum (1956) and Rosenstock (1974), specifies that individual, family, or community health-related behavior depends on (1) the severity of the potential illness or physical challenge, (2) the level of conceivable susceptibility, (3) the benefits of taking preventive action, and (4) what stands in the way of taking action toward the goal of health promotion. This model uses cues as an important way to remind people of healthy behaviors and to promote these actions. A strong team leader and persuasion are not integral parts of the health belief model.
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