The Health Belief Model Applied to Understanding Diabetes Regimen Compliance

The Health Belief Model Applied to Understanding Diabetes Regimen Compliance

not necessarily result in lack of illness. A psychosocial framework for understanding patient compliance is the Health Belief Model, which is based upon the value an individual places on the identified goal and the likelihood that compliance will achieve that goal. This Model has been useful to explain noncompliance, to make an "educational diagnosis," and for designing compliance-enhancing int...

Compliance with a medical regimen for asthma: a test of the health belief model.

Understanding young children's health beliefs and diabetes regimen adherence.

Previous studies of chronic illness management in children have focused mainly on parents' health beliefs. However, children's health beliefs also can be an important factor in predicting adherence. Indeed, children 6 to 10 years old spend most waking hours away from home, are under less parental supervision, and are becoming more responsible for their own care. The purpose of this study was to...

Nurses\' Compliance with Standard Precautions Based on Health Belief Model in Emergency Departments

Abstract Introduction: Nurses' compliance with standard precautions is a viable tool for decreasing health hazards in health centers. Objective: This study aimed to identify factors affecting compliance with standard precautions (SPs) of infection control based on the health belief model (HBM) among emergency department nurses employed in the educational-therapeutic centers affiliated with G...

Effective Factors on Oral and Dental Health of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Based on the Health Belief Model

Aims: One of the most commonly diagnosed chronic diseases in the world is diabetes. Considering the prevalence of oral and dental problems in diabetic patients and importance of evaluating the behavior of patients based on behavioral models, the present study was conducted to survey the effective factors on the oral and dental health of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 based on the health...