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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Analysis of hindering and facilitating factors of help-seeking behavior in schizophrenia based on COM-B model: a descriptive qualitative study.

Rui Ma, Yu Wang, Xiao-Qing Wang, Kai Yu, Chen-Chen Zhang, Yu-Qiu Zhou

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Rui Ma *Department of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Yu Wang *Department of Nursing, Fu Wai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, 451460, Henan, China.
Xiao-Qing WangDepartment of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Kai YuDepartment of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Chen-Chen ZhangDepartment of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Yu-Qiu ZhouDepartment of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China. hmuhlxy@163.com.

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Abstract

backgroundTimely and systematic professional treatment is crucial in schizophrenia prognosis, but the global rate of mental health service, now, use or help-seeking behavior is low.

methodsIn-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 participants with the diagnosis of schizophrenia between October to December 2021. The participants were purposively sampled from a psychiatric hospital's. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim into NVivo 12.0.

resultsThe findings were summarized under 3 themes and 12 subthemes: (1) capability (lack of knowledge due to insufficient mental health literacy or lack of insight, inability to access disease information due to a lack of mental health literacy, and symptoms-related barriers); (2) opportunity (lack of disease information sources, inability to balance work and study during prolonged hospitalization, accessibility and convenience of medical resources, and the acquisition and utilization of social support); and (3) motivation (awareness of the disease and professional treatment, negative experiences of disease episodes, past medical experience, confidence in tcuring the disease, and the fulfillment of daily life and self-worth).

conclusionThe medical help-seeking behavior of people with the diagnosis of schizophrenia is the result of the interaction of many barriers and facilitators, and challenges persist today. Interventions can be implemented with the BCW framework and our results to precisely eliminate delays in the diagnosis and treatment of mental problems.

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Help-Seeking BehaviorMental Health ServicesSchizophreniaHumansMental HealthQualitative ResearchCOM-BDescriptive qualitative studyHelp-seeking behaviorInfluencing factorsSchizophrenia

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