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Behavior Change Theories and Models Within Health Belief Model Research: A Five-Decade Holistic Bibliometric Analysis.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mpox vaccine acceptance and uptake in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC global and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Health literacy and the health belief model in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A bibliometric analysis of global research trends (1982-2026).Medicine · 2026Article
- Meeting Family Education and Support Needs in the Early Psychosis Context: Description and Evaluation of a Pragmatic Family Program.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Improving healthy eating behaviour among in-school adolescents through collaborative instructional intervention: a theory-driven quasi-experimental study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices of Lebanese diabetic patients and their relation to medication adherence and doctor-patient communication: A cross-sectional study.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Assessing family planning progress in exemplar countries: development of a conceptual framework and case study methodology.BMJ global health · 2026Review
- Behavioral Modeling in Weight Management: A Global Bibliometric and Content Analysis of Health Belief Model Applications.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Awareness of Preeclampsia Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Nasarawa State.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Coping strategies for managing medication side effects among patients with chronic diseases in Northwest Ethiopia: An interpretive phenomenological study.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Article
- Time to first sexual experience and its predictors among young women (15-24 years) in Zambia: Evidence from 2024 Demographic and Health Survey.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression in Patients with Schizophrenia: The Mediating Roles of Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health-Related Self-Efficacy in a Cross-Sectional Structural Equation Analysis.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Influencing Factors of Dietary Guidance Compliance in Patients with Esophageal Cancer During Preoperative Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Qualitative Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- The realism of behavioral theory-based vs. non-theory-based AI agents during a simulated infant formula shortage.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2026Article
- Psychological and socio-contextual factors influencing preventive healthcare decision-making: evidence from IT and ITES companies in three cities of India.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Assessing the impact of educational intervention based on a health belief model to modify cardiovascular disease risk factors among Egyptian University administrative staff: a quasi-experimental study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under Five Years Old: Analysis of the Demographic and Family Health Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Beyond the Handicap: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health Amongst Registered Golfers in Spain.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving Medication Adherence and Lifestyle Changes: An Image-Based Educational Tool for Patients with Heart Failure.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
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Abstract
The health belief model (HBM) has gained significant scholarly attention over the past five decades. This study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the HBM research landscape to reveal its evolving trends and impact. The analysis utilized data from the Scopus database to explore publication patterns, influential sources and researchers, international collaborations, and thematic trends in the HBM-related literature. The findings demonstrate a substantial growth in HBM publications, with a peak of more than 11% in 2022-2023. The United States, Iran, China, the United Kingdom, and Australia are the most productive countries, and prominent HBM researchers include Lau JTF, Champion VL, and Jeihooni AK. Thematic analysis reveals a shift from broader topics of HBM to more specific areas, such as COVID-19, health behavior, and digital health interventions. The current study highlights the sustained and growing interest in HBM, its diverse applications, and the collaborative efforts of researchers worldwide to develop and refine this influential theoretical framework in public health and behavioral science.
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