Health Belief Model Focus Group
Constructs related to perceived susceptibility severity benefits and barriers.
Health belief model focus group. The health belief model hbm was used as a guide in developing questions for the focus groups. A great deal of the skepticism about the value of focus groups probably arises from the. A twenty to thirty people who represent a diverse range of perspectives.
Results from a focus group study in a community based prevention project european journal of public health volume 25 issue 3. Analyzing focus group data the analysis and interpretation of focus group data require a great deal of judgment and care just as any other scientific approach and regardless of whether the analysis relies on quantitative or qualitative procedures. A focus group approach was used to explore the issue under study.
Focus group research is a research method suitable for investigating opinions beliefs and perceptions on non sensitive topics like smoking. Four focus groups n 30 were organised to elicit nurses perception of the factors that influence their compliance with standard precautions. And self efficacy were probed.
Kloosterboer karolien van den brekel antonia h. The health belief model is a very widely used conceptual framework designed to explain health behaviors and has been useful for health intervention programs 16 it. All groups were conducted with two researchers trained in qualitative research methods.
Each question related to a construct of the hbm. Focus group instrument development the health belief model provided the theoretical background for the parent focus groups. Rengers niels peek niek j.
The health belief model hbm was used as a guide in developing questions for the focus groups. We held separate focus groups for participants of low and high ses because ses has shown to be an important factor in the outcome beliefs of smoking 26 and the prevalence of hard core smokers is higher among those with a lower ses 6. Health belief model c integrative health model d social cognitive theory.