In the health belief model, which of the following is included among factors that combine to influence health behaviors?
A) Actual barriers, including financial, to health behaviors
B) A patient's objective vulnerability to disease/disability
C) How severe a patient's disease or disability is in reality
D) The benefits of health behaviors perceived by a patient
Question 2
Which of the following most accurately reflects an essential contrast between continuum theories and stage theories of health behavior relative to patient adherence?
A) Continuum theories explain adherence as developing gradually; stage theories explain adherence as developing discretely.
B) Continuum theories explain adherence as multifactorial; stage theories explain adherence by a limited number of factors.
C) Continuum theories explain adherence as being uniform; stage theories explain adherence as varying by steps in a process.
D) Continuum theories explain adherence by classifying people along a continuum; stage theories will not classify individuals.
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