behavior in patients with MI. According to HBM, the decision to seek medical care is based on the perceived threat that the symptoms cause, and this, in turn, is dependent on perceived susceptibility and perceived severity of the disease. According to HBM, patients with diabetes who were informed aboutMI and their risk for it would likely seek medical care more quickly whenMI symptoms occur. Other elements, according to HBM, that affect decisionmaking are perceived benefits of and barriers to care-seeking, individual self-efficacy, and sociodemographic circumstances. Triggers or reminders to act are important, and symptoms could be such triggers. In the Common Sense Model, individuals are active problem solvers who make sense of a threat to their health through assessing their perceived symptoms and relating them to their individual knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Action plans for coping with problems and emotions are formulated and initiated, and the individual appraises the success of the coping actions. If there is not enough progress in solving the problem, the coping plan will be reassessed and changed.