Health Behavior Change: Using the Health Belief Model for Exercise

This report explores the application of the Health Belief Model to personal health behavior change, specifically focusing on increasing exercise to improve cardiovascular health. The report details the theoretical constructs of the Health Belief Model, including perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, modifying variables, cues to action, and self-efficacy, and how these constructs influence an individual's motivation to adopt healthier behaviors. It reflects on personal experiences and challenges in adopting regular exercise, highlighting the importance of addressing factors such as family history of cardiovascular disease, perceived benefits of exercise, potential barriers, personality traits, and self-confidence in achieving health goals. The report concludes that understanding and addressing these constructs is crucial for successful health behavior change.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Introducing healthy habits in individual is related to their psychological behaviours. This
report is based on specific personal health change and utilizes health behaviour change theory the
health believe model to explain the efforts made to introduce specific health change. The specific
health change which is focus of this report is increasing excursive to improve cardiovascular
health.
MAIN BODY
The health belief model is a social psychological health behavior change model which
explains in predicts health related behaviors with specific focus on uptake in health services of
individuals. The theoretical constructs provided in this model are perceived
susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, modifying variables,
cues to action and self-efficacy (Ataei and et. al., 2021).
The first theoretical construct of this model perceived susceptibility looks at subjective
assessment made by individuals relating to the risk of developing a specific health problem. If
the level of susceptibility of risk of a disease is high then individuals I'm more prone to engage in
health behaviors low susceptibility leads to denial of health risk and engagement with health
behaviors. In case of the personal health problem of heart disease the risk is high because of
history of cardiovascular disease in family history. This makes the received
susceptibility high and engagement in healthy change behaviors increases.
The second theoretical construct provided in this model is perceived severity which refers
to the subjective evaluation of severity of a health problem and its consequences. individuals
with higher perceived severity have more possibility of engaging in health change behaviors to
prevent dangerous results in comparison to individuals with low perceived severity. the high
perceived ability of cardiovascular diseases has prompted changes.
In the next element of this model, the perceived benefit of the health
behavior are highlighted (Luquis and Kensinger, 2019). If the perceived benefit of the health
change behavior are highly valued than the motivation to engage with the behavior will be high
and if the health behavior do not provide significant benefits than engagement with health
change behavior will be low. In case of personal health change of increasing exercises the health
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benefits are last as this improves overall health not just cardiovascular health. this how do I get
motivation for trying health change behaviors.
The possible barriers and their perceived degree also effects health change behaviors in
individuals. This consists of optical suggests side effects and emotional discomfort. The level of
barriers associated with adopting personal health change behavior of improving excursive is not
high which provides encouragement for continually trying to adopt this behavior.
Modifying psychological and cultural elements such as personality also affect adoption of
health change behaviors (Yuen and et. al., 2020). Because of introverted personality may help
change behavior of imposing exercising and going outside to exercise is affected negatively.
The call to action which prompts health change behavior in individual can be external
internal. The call to action in personal health change behavior is the external trigger of regarding
media about the future consequences of ignoring heart problems. This is low level call to action
which was not able to maximize driver towards changing health behavior. The last element of
this model is self-efficacy which focuses on the perception of an individual about competence on
successfully completing end changing health behavior. Personal competence in being able to
change and style is average because of low physical activities since childhood.
In order to change this behavior I need to develop extroverted personality and also
improve my confidence on my competency. in addition to this I have to improve my knowledge
on cardiovascular health problems so that I'm motivated towards achieving this core and
changing health behavior.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that report it is concluded that health behavior can
we change to the application of help believe model which provides different theoretical
constructs that impact Ability to change health behavior. The level of different constructs
impacts motivation towards changing health behavior and can be used to understand what action
needs to be taken to ensure successful change in health behavior.
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REFRENCES
Books and Journals
Ataei and et. al., 2021. An analysis of farmers’ intention to use green pesticides: The application
of the extended theory of planned behavior and health belief model. Journal of Rural
Studies, 81. pp.374-384.
Luquis, R. R. and Kensinger, W. S., 2019. Applying the health belief model to assess prevention
services among young adults. International Journal of Health Promotion and
Education, 57(1). pp.37-47.
Yuen and et. al., 2020. The effect of emotional appeal on seafarers’ safety behaviour: An
extended health belief model. Journal of Transport & Health, 16. p.100810.
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