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DOI: 10.1177/1359105302007003219 Preventive Care in the Context of Men's HealthWestern Australian Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, Australia
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University, Australia
Western Australian Centre for Rural Health and Community Development, Australia
Centre for Health Promotion and Research, Sydney, Australia This study assessed the effectiveness of a health intervention, in diabetes education and risk assessment, to motivate men to take positive action, within the framework of the Health Belief Model. The worksite-based intervention targeted 525 men aged between 40 and 65 years from 27 organizations in the south-west of Western Australia in 1999/2000. Men identified as high risk were referred to their general practitioner. The adopted strategy had a number of strengths, namely that the health risk assessment was topic-specific, personalized, conducted on the worksite and combined with an educational component and a medical follow-up. The focus groups component of the study gave further understanding as to why the adopted strategy had been appropriate for men's needs.
Key Words: diabetes prevention health assessment Health Belief Model worksite intervention
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