Talk to Me, Not at Me: An Ethnographic Study on Health-Related Help-Seeking Behavior Among Socially Marginalized Danish Men

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Pedersen ◽  
Helle Haslund-Thomsen ◽  
Tine Curtis ◽  
Mette Grønkjær
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Public Parks ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Municipal Health

Research shows that men tend to have delayed health-related help-seeking behavior. In this ethnographic study, we explored influential factors related to health-related help-seeking behavior among socially marginalized men who seem not to benefit from existing municipal health care services in a large Danish municipality. The study included 200 hours of participant observations and 25 ethnographic interviews with men between 45 and 65 years of age in their own homes and in public parks among their peers. In this study, we found that the men had several complex and interacting social- and health-related conditions, which seemed to affect their health-related help-seeking behavior. We conclude that collaborative initiatives between the outreach team who occasionally visits bench sites in the public parks and the municipal health care services in the local areas could lay the groundwork for encouraging men’s health-related help-seeking behavior and aid men in supporting each other.

Variation in Utilization of Health Care Services for Rural VA Enrollees With Mental Health-Related Diagnoses

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher E. Johnson ◽  
Ruth L. Bush ◽  
Jeffrey Harman ◽  
Jane Bolin ◽  
Gina Evans Hudnall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Critical issues for employees in inter-municipal health care services: a multiple case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Holen-Rabbersvik ◽  
Tom Roar Eikebrokk ◽  
Rune Werner Fensli ◽  
Elin Thygesen ◽  
Åshild Slettebø
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Municipal Health

The influence of weather on health-related help-seeking behavior of senior citizens in Hong Kong

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Ting Wong ◽  
◽  
Marcus Yu Lung Chiu ◽  
Cynthia Sau Ting Wu ◽  
Tsz Cheung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Use of health care services in seasonal affective disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 180 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Eagles ◽  
Fiona L. Howie ◽  
Isobel M. Cameron ◽  
Samantha M. Wileman ◽  
Jane E. Andrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Seasonal Affective Disorder ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Use Of Health Care

BackgroundLittle is known about the presentation and management of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in primary care.AimsTo determine the use of health care services by people suffering from SAD.MethodFollowing a screening of patients consulting in primary care, 123 were identified as suffering from SAD. Each was age— and gender-matched with two primary care consulters with minimal seasonal morbidity yielding 246 non-seasonal controls. From primary care records, health care usage over a 5-year period was established.ResultsPatients with SAD consulted in primary care significantly more often than controls and presented with a wider variety of symptoms. They received more prescriptions, under went more investigations and had more referrals to secondary care.ConclusionsPatients with SAD are heavy users of health care services. This may reflect the condition itself, its comorbidity or factors related to the personality or help-seeking behaviour of sufferers.

scholarly journals Burden of Misconception in Sexual Health Care Setting: A Cross-Sectional Investigation among the Patients Attending a Psychiatric Sex Clinic of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Yasir Arafat ◽  
Srijony Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The People ◽  
Health Related

Background. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia with about 160 million people and achieved health related Millennium Development Goals (MDG) significantly. But sexual health is still an untapped issue with predominant myths and misconception. Objective. We aimed to look into the proportions of patients attending sexual health care services due to misconceptions. Methods. The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 patients attending Psychiatric Sex Clinic (PSC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Respondents were included in the study with convenient sampling from November 2016 to March 2017. Data were collected through face-to-face interview with semistructured preformed, pretested questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS software 16.0 version. Results. Most of the patients (93%) were male, 60% were married, 62% were urban habitant, 42% were under grade 10, and 33% were service holder. Total 55% of the patients had misconceptions and 29% visited only for misconception; 14% had Premature Ejaculation; and 12% had desire disorder. 32% of the patients had psychiatric disorders and among them depression was most common, 13%. Conclusion. Positive openness in sexual health and appropriate strategy should be taken to improve the quality of sexual life as well as reduce the misconception in the people of Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Health Seeking Behavior and Utilization of Health Care Services in Eastern Hilly Region of Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sailesh Bhattarai ◽  
Surya Bahadur Parajuli ◽  
Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi ◽  
Ishwari Sharma Paudel ◽  
Nilambar Jha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The People ◽  
Seeking Behavior

noBackground & Objectives: Preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative health care services depend not only in availability & accessibility of it but also on awareness and attitude of the people and various inter-woven social structure that determines in making choice. The objective of this study was to explore health seeking behavior and utilization of health care services in the rural places in VDCs of Ilam district of Eastern Nepal.Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in between period of March 25th 2013 to April 10th 2013 Fikkal and Pashupatinagar VDCs in Ilam district with sample of 300 people. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire.Results: One fifth of the populations were found to be seeking traditional healers’ service and 80 percent among modern treatment system were relying on private treatment facility for treating sickness. People who had lived more than 20 years in that place and who felt modern health services were costly were likely to use service of traditional healers. Similarly people suffering from chronic illness, having health facility more than 30 minutes and using stretcher or walking as means of transportation were using government health centers more compared to private services.Conclusion: Significant people still use traditional healers’ service and the government health facility utilization was low as compared to private. The people living for longer period in that place and having the concept that modern health centers are costly were primary user of traditional healing system. Health facility nearby or people who could afford for automobile travel facilities were using costly private health centers.JCMS Nepal. 2015; 11(2):8-16

scholarly journals Help-Seeking Behavior and Health Care Navigation by Bhutanese Refugees

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Yun ◽  
Papia Paul ◽  
Parangkush Subedi ◽  
Leela Kuikel ◽  
Giang T. Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Bhutanese Refugees ◽  
Seeking Behavior
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