Nursing - Applying Health Belief Model to Alcoholism Treatment and Implication for Healthcare Delivery
Perceived susceptibility
"Perceived susceptibility" is the patient's subjective perception of his/her risk of contracting an illness or disease, which would be alcoholism in the instant case There is significant disparity individual perceptions of personal susceptibility an illness or disease (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008, p. 48). Application of this key concept to treatment of Hispanic youth patients using or addicted to alcohol may consist of: discerning the populations at risk of becoming alcoholic and their risk levels for alcoholism; personalizing the risk based on an individual patient's characteristics or behavior; and educating the patient in order to more properly align his/her perception with his/her actual risk of becoming alcoholic (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008, p. 48).
Perceived severity
"Perceived severity" refers to the patient's perception of the seriousness of either contracting or failing to treat an illness or disease. There is significant disparity in a patient's perception of the severity of the possible illness or disease. In addition, when gauging the severity, the patient often weighs the possible medical consequences, such as disability or death, as well as the possible social consequences to his/her social relationships and family life (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008, p. 48). This key concept can be applied to treatment of Hispanic youth patients using or addicted to alcohol by identifying and communicating the proven consequences of risks and conditions of alcoholism (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008, p. 48).
3. Perceived benefits
"Perceived benefits" are the patient's perception of the efficacy of available actions to reduce the threat of alcoholism or to cure it. The actions taken by a patient to prevent or cure alcoholism depend on his/her reflection on and estimation of both perceived susceptibility and perceived benefit, such that the patient accepts a recommended action if it is deemed beneficial (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008, p. 48). This key concept can be applied to treatment of Hispanic youth patients using or addicted to alcohol by discerning the several actions that can be taken, how they can be taken, when they can...
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