The Health Belief Model and Entry into Alcoholism Treatment

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Abstract
The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used to study alcoholism treatment utilization. In-treatment (INT) samples of male and female subjects were compared with male and female subjects in two not-in-treatment (NOT) problem-drinker groups on variables hypothesized to affect health-related behaviour. Only two of the five HBM components.sbd.perceived severity and cues to action.sbd.showed strong, consistent relationships with the decision to enter treatment. Women and men in treatment had higher perceived illness severity than those not in treatment. The INT sample reported a greater number of unusual events (cues to action) during the previous month than the NOT group.