Peer Response – Health Belief Model

Peer Response – Health Belief Model

Hello San,

Great job! Your discussion is well-structured, with a clear and simple explanation of the health belief model, labor and delivery patient education, and social support. Psychological theories such as the health belief model contribute to the designing of effective public health interventions. As you have mentioned, there are six variables that can predict health-promoting behavior. Each tenet provides different avenues for the enhancement of public health messaging (Karl et al., 2022). To add on, proper patient education in labor and delivery of vaccinations and treatments is vital. Health education improves misunderstanding of diseases, behaviors, and lifestyles and helps achieve the purpose of nursing and vaccination (Yao et al., 2022). Lastly, social support and social networking are multidimensional and can be incorporated as social capital. They can be described as structural or functional and formal or informal. For instance, nursing care is a formal support to patients who might have no friends (Drageset, 2021). Social networking is essential in providing care to patients but can be dangerous, as you have mentioned.

References

Drageset, J. (2021). Social support (G. Haugan & M. Eriksson, Eds.). PubMed; Springer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585650/

Karl, J. A., Fischer, R., Druică, E., Musso, F., & Stan, A. (2022). Testing the effectiveness of the health belief model in predicting preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Romania and Italy. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 627575. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627575

Yao, M., Gu, X., Mo, Y., Xia, C., & Tang, L. (2022). The role of health education in vaccination nursing. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2022, 6078846. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6078846

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The Health Belief Model explains reasons specific individuals seek preventive health care measures and other individuals have no desire to seek preventive health care measures (Murdaugh et al., 2019). The Health Belief Model originally consisted of four tenets, and now there are six, which include (Elizabeth Boskey, 2023):

Perceived Severity- Health behaviours change based on the seriousness of the consequences.

Perceived Susceptibility- Health behaviours change when individuals feel at risk

Perceived Benefits- Health behaviours change if the individual gains something in return

Perceived Barriers- Health behaviour change is an inconvenience
Cues to Action- turning a want to make a health change action into an actual change.

Self-Efficacy- belief in self to make health care changes

In labour and delivery, proper education regarding vaccinations and treatments for the patient and newborn can promote health and overcome misunderstandings. Some examples include:

Explanation of the importance of Vitamin K needed for blood to clot.
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment to prevent infection in newborn eyes
Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns after delivery for liver protection from viruses
Tdap vaccine for patients to aid in the prevention of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
Education regarding consent needed for infant hearing screen

Social support, in combination with social networking via internet-based methods, is used to promote health. Social Support is essential in maintaining mental and physical health. With social networking, individuals feel valued, accepted, and in control, and they can seek help without being judged. Physicians and local hospitals use social networking to interact, provide education, and promote health behaviours to patients and individuals in the community. Examples include hospital patient portals, blogs, Instagram, and Facebook networks (Ventola, 2014).

Social Support and social networking can be dangerous due to limited, incomplete, and poor-quality information. It can cause vulnerability among users that misinterpret information. Social networking can also allow patients to share their personal information, affecting the safety of the individual (Ventola, 2014).

References

Ventola, C. L. (2014). Social Media and Health care Professionals: Benefits, risks, and best practices. P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103576/Links to an external site.

Murdaugh, C. L., Parsons, M. A., & Pender, N. J. (2019). Health Promotion in Nursing Practice. Pearson.

Elizabeth Boskey, P. (2023, April 7). How the health belief model influences your behaviours. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/health-belief-model-3132721