LESSON 4.4

Health Services


Health Belief Model

Examples on how you would utilize the 6 concepts of the Health Belief Model to form your questions for an interview.

  • Perceived Susceptibility: What is your understanding of diabetes and how will it affect you?
  • Perceived severity:  What is your view on the severity of diabetes? Do you feel diabetes could have a big impact on your life?
  • Perceived benefits: Do you believe that healthy eating and healthy lifestyle changes can cure or help prevent diabetes? How far would you go to make changes in your life?
  • Perceived Costs: If you are or ever were diagnosed with diabetes, what would stop you from making lifestyle changes?

Motivation: If you had or have diabetes, what would be your motivation to make changes?