The Health Belief Model? Impacts on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Parents or Guardians of Children with Cancer

The Health Belief Model (HBM) is applied by focusing on the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of individuals. This model suggests that a person will take a health-related action such as useof Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) if that person feels that a negative related condition or side-effects can be avoided, or has a positive expectation of taking a recommended action, or perceives that the benefits of partaking in a new behaviour or new action will reduce the chances of developing a medical condition or illness and It?s related symptoms.