Which of the following statements is true?

The health belief model is a social psychological health behavior change model developed to explain and predict health-related behaviors.

According to this model, a person’s willingness to change their health behaviors primarily comes from their health perceptions.

In this case, the statement reflects an understanding of the perceived severity of diabetes and the importance of keeping blood sugar under control to prevent negative consequences.

Choice B is incorrect because the social ecological model focuses on the interplay between individuals and their environment.

Choice C is incorrect because the transtheoretical model (TTM) focuses on the stages of change in behavior.

Choice D is incorrect because the diffusion model focuses on how innovations spread through a population.

Pender focuses on helping people achieve higher levels of well-being.

It describes the multidimensional nature of persons as they interact within their environment to pursue health.

The model focuses on three areas: individual characteristics and experiences, behavior-specific cognitions and affect, and behavioral outcomes.

Choice A, perceived benefits to action.

Choice B, perceived barriers to action preventing the change.

Choice C, that the behavior will likely result in a positive outcome are all factors that can influence an individual’s decision to change behavior according to Pender’s model.