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Health Belief Model And Precaution Adoption Process Model

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In the Public Field, we are constantly applying theories in order to better understand how the public works and to better assist the communities in different aspects of health. According to Glanz, Rimer, and Viswanath (2008), theories in which focus on beliefs and actions of individuals are the first theories of health behavior that are still being practiced around the world today. The individual theories either known as intrapersonal theories that are still being used today are the following: Health Belief Model (HBM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Transtheoretical Model (TTM), and the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) (Glanz, Rimer, Viswanath, 2008). Each one of these individual theories can be applied to different scenarios and …show more content…

The concept behind the Health Belief Model is to motivate/encourage people to take positive actions that will lead them towards making better decisions (ReCAPP, NEED DATE). There are four constructs (P’s) followed by two concepts in the Health Belief Model which include the following: Perceived Susceptibility, Perceived Severity, Perceived benefits, Perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy (Glanz, Rimer, Viswanath, 2008).
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According to Glanz, Rimer, Viswanath, 2008), the Transtheoretical Model focuses on the changes in behavior and less on cognitive variables such as the ones used in the Health Belief Model. The Transtheoretical Model also foresees health behavior and change. Sutton (2008) states that the five stages of the Transtheoretical Model are, Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance. The Precaution Adoption Process Model is composed of seven stages which consist of Unaware of Health Issue, Unengaged by Health Issue, Deciding about Acting, Decided Not to Act, Decided to Act, Acting, and Maintenance (McDermott, n.d.). This model believes that people go through different stages before they change their behavior. It also focuses

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