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18 Δεκ 2014 · Whilst these responses may play a useful role in limiting the burden on healthcare services for benign and minor conditions, a continuing and important issue is delay in seeking help for symptoms that are indicative of life-threatening diseases.
Health-care-seeking behavior is that action taken by an individual in response to a stimulus (such as the perception of a symptom) that he or she decides is indicative of a condition needing evaluation by a health professional.
Three overarching categories of reasons emerged based on the necessity, availability, and desirability of care-seeking: 1) low perceived need to seek medical care; 2) traditional barriers to medical care, in which people may want to seek care but are limited in their ability to do so; and 3) unfavorable evaluations of seeking medical care, in ...
Health literacy, defined as an individual’s ability to understand, process, and apply health-related information, plays a pivotal role in treatment-seeking behavior. A lack of health literacy can hinder one’s comprehension of symptoms, medical advice, and the importance of timely intervention.
23 Σεπ 2024 · Not only patients struggle to assess the timeliness of healthcare seeking; also healthcare professionals find this challenging. Too quick healthcare seeking can use healthcare resources unnecessarily, puts pressure on the system, and limits time for more medically relevant issues.
2 Μαΐ 2012 · The number of patients required is 242 (121 in each arm), all between 18 and 65 of age with medically unexplained symptoms that had seeked medical attention in primary care at least 10 times during the previous year.
Results: The steps in the decision process to seek medical care were drawn from the data. These consisted of appraisals of the presence and cause of symptoms, treatment options and the severity of symptoms and their impact on quality of life.
