Becker - Health belief model 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyHealth and clinical psychologyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Steff06Created on: 26-03-16 10:45 What was the aim of Becker's research? To use the health belief model to explain mother's adherence for their asthmatic children. 1 of 12 Describe the methodology of Becker's research Correlation between beliefs reported during interviews and compliance with self reported administration of asthma medication. 2 of 12 Who were the participants in this study? 111 mothers responsible for administering asthma medication to their children. 3 of 12 Describe the procedure in this research? Each mother was interviewed for around 45 minutes. 4 of 12 What were the mothers asked questions about? Their perception of their child's susceptibility to illness and asthma, how serious asthma is and how much it interferes with their child's education. 5 of 12 What other questions were the mothers asked? How much it caused embarrassment and interfered with the mother's activities. Asked about faith in doctors and effectiveness of medication. 6 of 12 What were the findings concerning the mother's perception of the child having a serious illness and administration of the medication as required? A positive correlation was found between mother's perception of the child having a serious illness and administering medication as required. 7 of 12 What findings were found regarding a mother's belief about her child's susceptibility to asthma attacks and compliance with medical regimes. A positive correlation was found between mother's belief about child's susceptibility to asthma attacks and compliance with medical regimes. 8 of 12 How did variables of marital status and educational level link with compliance? A married mother was more likely to comply and the greater the mother's educational level, the more likely they were to comply. 9 of 12 What was a negative correlation found between? Costs of medication and treatment and compliance. 10 of 12 What was a large factor that influenced compliance? If the child's asthma interfered with the mother's activities, they were more likely to comply. 11 of 12 What were the conclusions drawn from Becker's research? The health belief model is a useful model to predict and explain different levels of compliance with medical regimes. 12 of 12
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