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The health belief model (HBM) is a social psychological health behavior change model developed to explain and predict health-related behaviors, particularly in regard to the uptake of health services. [1][2] The health belief model also refers to an individual's beliefs about preventing diseases, maintaining health, and striving for well-being. [3]
Case management is the coordination of community-based services by a professional or team to provide quality mental health care customized accordingly to individual patients' setbacks or persistent challenges and aid them to their recovery. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Case management seeks to reduce hospitalizations and support individuals' recovery through an ...
SBCC by health practitioner SBCC on the Development-Entertainment spectrum.. Social and behavior change communication (SBCC), often also only "BCC" or "Communication for Development (C4D)" is an interactive process of any intervention with individuals, group or community (as integrated with an overall program) to develop communication strategies to promote positive behaviors which are ...
Home health nurses have a wide range of duties and services provided, and in addition to services provided nurses also consult with doctors on the status of the patient and provide feedback on any potential changes that need to be made to the care plan. Some responsibilities that home health nurses take on include promoting health and disease ...
The Andersen healthcare utilization model is a conceptual model aimed at demonstrating the factors that lead to the use of health services. According to the model, the usage of health services (including inpatient care, physician visits, dental care etc.) is determined by three dynamics: predisposing factors, enabling factors, and need.
Health is a basic human right and human need, and all human rights are interconnected. Thus, health must be discussed along with all other basic human rights. [ 1 ] Health equity is defined by the CDC as "the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health". [ 5 ]
Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [6] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include valuing diversity, having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having ...
Behavior change, in context of public health, refers to efforts put in place to change people's personal habits and attitudes, to prevent disease. [ 1 ] Behavior change in public health can take place at several levels and is known as social and behavior change (SBC). [ 2 ] More and more, efforts focus on prevention of disease to save ...