This conceptual paper provides a rationale for combining health behaviour theory with a social marketing
framework in order to develop a community-level asthma campaign for adults aged 55 years and older. The
prevalence of asthma in older adults in Australia is approximately 10%, higher than in many other countries,
and asthma mortality increases with age. In addition, older adults' perceptions of asthma causes and
treatments are often inaccurate. Many older adults believe that asthma is a childhood disease and that the
effects of the condition are relatively minor and would not impact on daily life. In order to address these
misperceptions, it is useful to utilise the constructs of the Health Belief Model in conjunction with a
framework for the development and implementation of a health promotion effort. The social marketing
framework is directly aligned with the most successful methods of promoting health to older adults; tailoring
health messages (promotion) to individuals and the community that they are living in, actively involving the
older adults themselves to understand their health beliefs and behaviours, empowering individuals by
reducing barriers to action (price), enabling individuals to take control of their health (product) through
increased knowledge, and ensuring ease of access (place) to health messages and promotional activities. The
segment of the population aged 55 years and over not only has a demonstrated need for asthma awareness but
also has been largely ignored by past asthma awareness activities. To extend the efforts of previous health
promotion efforts, a campaign must be developed, implemented and evaluated to specifically target older
adults about asthma to address their low perceived susceptibility to, and severity of, the condition. This paper
presents a conceptual framework for the application of the Health Belief Model and social marketing theory to
influence the asthma perceptions of older adults
This conceptual paper provides a rationale for combining health behaviour theory with a social marketingframework in order to develop a community-level asthma campaign for adults aged 55 years and older. Theprevalence of asthma in older adults in Australia is approximately 10%, higher than in many other countries,and asthma mortality increases with age. In addition, older adults' perceptions of asthma causes andtreatments are often inaccurate. Many older adults believe that asthma is a childhood disease and that theeffects of the condition are relatively minor and would not impact on daily life. In order to address thesemisperceptions, it is useful to utilise the constructs of the Health Belief Model in conjunction with aframework for the development and implementation of a health promotion effort. The social marketingframework is directly aligned with the most successful methods of promoting health to older adults; tailoringhealth messages (promotion) to individuals and the community that they are living in, actively involving theolder adults themselves to understand their health beliefs and behaviours, empowering individuals byreducing barriers to action (price), enabling individuals to take control of their health (product) throughincreased knowledge, and ensuring ease of access (place) to health messages and promotional activities. Thesegment of the population aged 55 years and over not only has a demonstrated need for asthma awareness butalso has been largely ignored by past asthma awareness activities. To extend the efforts of previous healthpromotion efforts, a campaign must be developed, implemented and evaluated to specifically target olderadults about asthma to address their low perceived susceptibility to, and severity of, the condition. This paperpresents a conceptual framework for the application of the Health Belief Model and social marketing theory toinfluence the asthma perceptions of older adults
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