HealthBeliefModell
The Health Belief Model (HBM), sometimes referenced in German as das Gesundheitsglaubensmodell, is a psychological framework used to understand and predict preventive health behaviors. It was developed in the United States in the 1950s–1960s by social psychologists such as Herman Rosenstock and colleagues, to explain why people might or might not participate in health-related actions like screening.
The model identifies several cognitive factors that influence decision making: perceived susceptibility to a health issue,
According to the model, individuals are more likely to take preventive action when they believe they are
HBM has been applied to a broad range of health behaviors, including vaccination uptake, cancer and diabetes
Limitations of the model include modest predictive power for complex behaviors shaped by social, economic, and