Utility of the Modified Health Belief Model in Predicting Compliance with Treatment by Adult Patients with Advanced Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13650064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Newell (0000-0002-9227-4978, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, corresponding author), Susan M Newell (Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Northwest Ohio), James H Price (0000-0002-9643-692X, Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance, The University of Toledo), Reemt R Baumann (Department of Research and Social Foundations, The University of Toledo), Stephen M Roberts (0000-0002-5432-302X, Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance, The University of Toledo) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 783-791 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1986.59.2.783 |
| PMID | 3809342 |
| OpenAlex | W1986239061 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
The purpose of this study was twofold. The primary purpose was to assess why some adult patients with advanced cancer who attend local outpatient clinics used unorthodox cancer therapies while others did not. Another purpose was to survey the prevalence of use of such unorthodox treatment by these patients. A questionnaire was developed based on the Health Belief Model, with an emphasis on cancer treatment. In addition, locus of control questions were developed to measure the participants' locus-of-control orientation about cancer treatment. Also included were attitude questions based on Ajzen and Fishbein's value-expectancy model, to measure the difficulty which barriers to treatment (e.g., cost, side effects) caused the respondents. The final test had eight subscales and demographic questions. Internal reliabilities ranged from .56 to .88. Stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that the variables which accounted for the largest portion of explained variance (10%) of use of unorthodox therapies were knowledge, attitudes, and education. The incidence of unorthodox cancer treatments was 23%. Also, the user of unorthodox therapies was likely to be younger, better educated, more knowledgeable concerning cancer treatments, and had more negative attitudes toward the barriers to cancer treatment
Cancer · Cancer treatment · Control (management · Environmental health · Expectancy theory · Health belief model · Health education · Life expectancy · Locus of control · Population · Public health · Test (biology · Theory of planned behavior · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies · Health and Wellbeing Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 1990 - 1991 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |