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Editor, Senior Moderator
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2020 Mar 26. pii: S1551-7411(20)30293-X. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.017. [Epub ahead of print]
Community pharmacists and communication in the time of COVID-19: Applying the health belief model.
Carico RR Jr[SUP]1[/SUP], Sheppard J[SUP]2[/SUP], Thomas CB[SUP]3[/SUP].
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Abstract
The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presents an unprecedented health communications challenge. Healthcare providers should reinforce behaviors that limit the spread of the pandemic, including social distancing and remaining in the home whenever possible. Formal communications toolkits may not be prepared in a timely fashion. Community pharmacists can reinforce mitigation behaviors by applying the health belief model (HBM). This commentary provides an overview of the HBM and offers suggestions on how community pharmacists can use it as a guide to patient communication in these uncertain contexts.
Copyright ? 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Communication; Coronavirus/COVID; Health belief model; Pandemic
PMID:32247680PMCID:PMC7118622DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.017
Community pharmacists and communication in the time of COVID-19: Applying the health belief model.
Carico RR Jr[SUP]1[/SUP], Sheppard J[SUP]2[/SUP], Thomas CB[SUP]3[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presents an unprecedented health communications challenge. Healthcare providers should reinforce behaviors that limit the spread of the pandemic, including social distancing and remaining in the home whenever possible. Formal communications toolkits may not be prepared in a timely fashion. Community pharmacists can reinforce mitigation behaviors by applying the health belief model (HBM). This commentary provides an overview of the HBM and offers suggestions on how community pharmacists can use it as a guide to patient communication in these uncertain contexts.
Copyright ? 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Communication; Coronavirus/COVID; Health belief model; Pandemic
PMID:32247680PMCID:PMC7118622DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.017