ArticleAddiction research & theory2010
Drinking Patterns, Gender and Health III: Avoiding vs. Seeking Healthcare.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Associations of At-Risk Drinking, Current Smoking, and Their Co-Occurrence With Primary Care Service Utilization.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2022Article
- Association of smoking with direct medical expenditures of chronic diseases in north of Jordan: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge: a retrospective cohort study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2018Article
- How Much Do Mental Health and Substance Use/Addiction Affect Use of General Medical Services? Extent of Use, Reason for Use, and Associated Costs.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2017Article
- Smoking and use of primary care services: findings from a population-based cohort study linked with administrative claims data.BMC health services research · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundInability to predict most health services use and costs using demographics and health status suggests that other factors affect use, including attitudes and practices that influence health
methodsA stratified random sample of health-plan members completed a mail survey, yielding 7884 respondents (2995 male/4889 female). We linked survey data to 24 months of health-plan records to examine relationships between alcohol use, gender, health-related attitudes, practices, health, and service use. In-depth interviews with a stratified 150-respondent subsample explored individuals' reasons for seeking or avoiding care.
resultsQuantitative results suggest health-related practices and attitudes predict subsequent service use. Consistent predictors of care were having quit drinking, current at-risk consumption, cigarette smoking, higher BMI, disliking visiting doctors, and strong religious/spiritual beliefs. Qualitative analyses suggest embarrassment and shame are strong motivators for avoiding care.
conclusionsAlthough models included numerous health, functional status, attitudinal and behavioral predictors, variance explained was similar to previous reports, suggesting more complex relationships than expected. Qualitative analyses suggest several potential predictive factors not typically measured in service-use studies: embarrassment and shame, fear, faith that the body will heal, expectations about likelihood of becoming seriously ill, disliking the care process, the need to understand health problems, and the effects of self-assessments of health-related functional limitations.
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