Health Belief Model Essay

The core assumptions of the Health Belief Model (HBM) are based on the premise that a person will develop a health behavior and is willing to take action to avoid the occurrence of the disease. Furthermore, the person needs to believe that they have the possibility of developing the disease, that they can avoid the disease, that the cost of the change outweighs the benefit and that the person can effectively implement the recommended behavior. Furthermore, the major concepts of the HBM are perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barriers, cues to action and self-efficacy (de Chesnay and Anderson, 2016, p. 155-156).

According to the Common Sense Model (CSM), when a health threat is perceived by the individual, they progress through three stages: (1) mental representations of the health threat; (2) coping actions or behaviors that help the individual cope with the health threat; and (3) how well the coping strategies manage the

They can both be applied to care coordination. My dad recently has a stroke. He was in charge of everything and my parents were not adequately prepared to face the new health challenges. His ambulation has been severely affected and they may have to move into an assisted living. The HBM is preventative because the individual would find ways to avoid a stroke by changing their eating habits, exercise regimen, reducing BMI and medication compliance. On the other hand, the CSM is more reactive and it expresses how the individual perceives the threat, copes with the threat and how they will manage the threat. In the example of my father, the catastrophic event occurs, so he will be PT, OT, Speech Therapy and rehabilitation. My parents have to develop coping strategies, so that they both can live out their years with autonomy as long as