ArticlePloS one2018
Health seeking behavior as a predictor of healthcare utilization in a population of patients with spinal pain.
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Effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) to Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress and Low Back Pain
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32 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Impact of mobile Internet use on health-seeking behaviors: evidence from China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Using artificial intelligence to improve pain assessment and pain management: a scoping review.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2023Article
- Factors correlated with neuropathic pain among industrial workers in Vietnam: a multi-site cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Coronavirus Disease Pandemic Effect on Medical-Seeking Behaviors Even in One Resource-Competent Community: A Case Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Impact of Student-Faculty Collaborative Clinics on Patients' Health Seeking Behaviors in Underserved Communities.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- The role of care-seeking behavior and patient communication pattern in online health information-seeking behavior - a cross-sectional survey.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- The Urban-Rural Disparities and Associated Factors of Health Care Utilization Among Cancer Patients in China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Health seeking behaviour among Lebanese population: A highlight on seeking care from pharmacists.The European journal of general practice · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe global burden of low back pain is growing rapidly, accompanied by increasing rates of associated healthcare utilization. Health seeking behavior (HSB) has been suggested as a mediator of healthcare utilization. The aims of this study were to: 1) develop a proxy HSB measure based on healthcare consumption patterns prior to initial consultation for spinal pain, and 2) examine associations between the proxy HSB measure and future healthcare utilization in a population of patients with spine disorders.
methodsA cohort of 1,691 patients seeking care for spinal pain at a single military hospital were included. Cluster analyses were performed for the identification of a proxy HSB measure. Logistic regression was used to identify the predictive capacity of HSB on eight different general and spine-related high healthcare utilization (upper 25%) outcomes variables.
resultsThe strongest proxy measure of HSB was prior primary care provider visits. In unadjusted models, HSB predicted healthcare utilization across all eight general and spine-related outcome variables. After adjusting for covariates, HSB still predicted general and spine-related healthcare utilization for most variables including total medical visits (OR = 2.48, 95%CI 1.09,3.11), total medical costs (OR = 2.72, 95%CI 2.16,3.41), and low back pain-specific costs (OR = 1.31, 95%CI 1.00,1.70).
conclusionHealth seeking behavior prior to initial consultation for spine pain was related to healthcare utilization after consultation for spine pain. HSB may be an important variable to consider when developing an individualized care plan and considering the prognosis of a patient.
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