This investigative study summarizes the five most prevalent healthcare models and seven instruments to help the reader determine which model is the most effective in measuring health-related ideas and behaviors in subjects of varying populations. Their significance to the science and art of health promotion and analytical techniques are also reviewed. The purpose of the study is to consider var...

There abound antagonisms in the health care practice and the religious beliefs of people from different societies. When health care practices cross the line of their beliefs, the people will rise to the occasion and oppose the practices. Religion and science are two opposing doctrines. What scientists believe sometimes collide with what different religious contexts uphold. An example where ther...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between religiously based beliefs about suffering and health among older Mexicans. METHODS A nationwide survey of older Mexican Americans was conducted (N=1,005). Questions were administered to assess beliefs about finding positive outcomes in suffering, the benefits of suffering in silence, other dimensions of religion, and ...

The magnitude of the problem of smoking challenges health providers to persuade patients of the importance of trying to quit. Smoking behavior and cessation techniques are discussed in terms of the health decision model, a third-generation model combining health beliefs, decision analysis, and behavioral decision theory. This review suggests the need for physicians to emphasize factors such as ...

Interviews with 32 community behavioral health providers elicited perceived benefits and barriers of using electronic health records. Themes identified were (a) quality of care, (b) privacy and security, and (c) delivery of services. Benefits to quality of care were mentioned by 100% of the providers, and barriers by 59% of providers. Barriers involving privacy and security concerns were mentio...

Current general health belief measures that are used to assess health behaviors do not capture the full range of health beliefs present among Latinos. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measure of Latino health beliefs, the Cultural Health Attributions Questionnaire (CHAQ). Three hundred forty participants were recruited in 2 metropolitan areas with large Latino popul...

The United States has experienced rapid growth of the Asian American population in the last decade. People of mixed ancestry are a significant proportion of Asian America. Little is known about the health beliefs and health practices of this extremely diverse population. Thirteen older racially mixed Asian Americans, ranging in age from 48-94, were interviewed in a qualitative study that includ...