scholarly journals Do Men Know Which Lower Bowel Symptoms Warrant Medical Attention? A Web-Based Video Vignette Survey of Men in Western Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 474-486
Author(s):  
Devesh V. Oberoi ◽  
Moyez Jiwa ◽  
Alexandra McManus ◽  
Richard Parsons
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Early Presentation ◽  
Lower Bowel ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Bowel Symptoms ◽  
Belief Model

The current study aims to explor how men would advise other men about seeking help for lower bowel symptoms and also to determine the factors that may influence help seeking. A purposive sample of Western Australian men aged 18 years and older was recruited for the study. Participants completed 8 of the 28 randomly assigned video vignettes (video clips) displaying men (older or younger) with various combinations of one or more lower bowel symptoms. Participants were asked if the person in the vignette should seek health advice. Subsequently, the participants answered a set of questions based on the Health Belief Model. A total of 408 participants (response rate = 51%) answered 3,264 vignettes. Participants younger than 50 years, participants who were not tertiary educated and those who had lower incomes, or those living in regional or remote areas were less likely to advise help seeking from general practitioner (GP). Participants who visited their general practitioner less frequently were also less likely to advisehelp seeking. There was a trend to consider unintentional weight loss and diarrhea as minor symptoms not necessitating medical attention compared with rectal bleeding. The findings suggest for a need to improve public awareness among men about the need to seek timely medical advice for lower bowel symptoms in primary care. The importance of early presentation of persistent lower bowel symptoms must be specifically targeted at men younger than 50 years, those with lower incomes, or residing in regional or remote areas.

scholarly journals Community Perception about Children with Hydrocephalus in Lagos State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-164
Author(s):  
Mistura A. Bakare
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study which was anchored in Health Belief Model and Functionalism investigated the perceived cause of hydrocephalus and the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on such perception. Data were collected through questionnaire survey, Focus group discussions (FDGs), In-depth Interviews (IDIs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). Results indicate that perception about the cause of the condition included that it is a kind of punishment for sin (50%), spiritual attacks (27.3%), genetic (13.7%) and infection (9%). Community perception was higher especially with respondents age 42-47 (OR=1.32), female (OR=1.47), tertiary education (OR=0.69), punishment for sin (OR=0.61), spiritual attacks (OR=0.26) and infection (OR=0.48) than genetic factor. Community belief that hydrocephalus does not require medical attention negatively affected seeking medical help early. Other limiting factors were fear of surgical complications, inability of mothers to take responsibility; poor family social supports system and stigmatisation. There is need for stakeholders and agencies to enlighten community members on hydrocephalus and provide social support for children with the condition.

scholarly journals What Affects Maternal Response to Measles Vaccinations? Examining the Health Beliefs Model (HBM)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keren Grinberg ◽  
Yael Sela
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Measles Outbreaks ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Background: Renewed measles outbreaks in recent years indicate that despite the routine availability of vaccines for a disease that is considered contagious, dangerous and deadly, many anti-vaccinationists do not vaccinate their children, which consequently endangers public health. This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence mothers to vaccinate their children, and whether the Health Belief Model (HBM) could predict compliance or non-compliance. Methods: This was a quantitative correlational research, utilizing a 40-item questionnaire administered to 181 mothers in Israel. Results: The findings indicated two main factors that affected mothers' intention to vaccinate their children against measles: first, their perception of the vaccine's advantages, and second, their perception of the severity of the disease. It was also found that the HBM variables significantly affected the intention to administer vaccines. Conclusion: Consequently, raising public awareness of the vaccine's advantages and importance to preventing mass infection, as well as attempts by the health system and practitioners to understand the motivations of anti-vaccinationists (including health beliefs and cultural sensitivities) could significantly increase the percentage of vaccinated children, and eradicate the measles epidemic.

Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in the Evaluation of Patients Leaving the Emergency Room Without Receiving Medical Attention

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Rebolloso Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Medical Visit ◽  
Health Value ◽  
Medical Visits ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Considerations ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Methodological Aspects

The paper provides a thorough review of the major theories and empirical research on medical care looking at previous studies carried out with patients who leave the emergency department without medical evaluation. The model proposed by the author suggests that an association between traditional health belief model and patients' medical visits can be established. In the model it was hypothesized that whether or not a person goes to the office doctor depends upon two variables: 1) the degree to which a person perceives a personal health threat and 2) the degree to which the person perceives that this particular action reduces that threat. These two main variables affect the medical outcome (medical visit) through a series of intervening variables: general health value, health locus of control, severity of the symptoms, and benefits of the medical visit. Methodological aspects of the evaluative proposal and study limitations and implications are discussed.

An Analysis of Help-Seeking Patterns Among College Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 5311-5335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Ameral ◽  
Kathleen M. Palm Reed ◽  
Denise A. Hines
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
College Student Sample ◽  
Belief Model

Despite the negative outcomes associated with sexual assault (SA), dating violence (DV), and stalking victimization, many victims, particularly college students, do not seek help for these crimes. To date, the majority of help-seeking research has focused on one form of victimization, despite substantial evidence that many victims experience more than one form of interpersonal violence. In addition to consideration of such polyvictims, intervention efforts to increase help-seeking to improve victim outcomes may benefit from a clearer understanding of overlapping predictors of help-seeking across victimization types. Using the health belief model (HBM) as a guiding framework, the current study examined predictors of help-seeking for SA, DV, and stalking in a college student sample. Data were collected via a multiyear anonymous email survey of general health and well-being. Demographic predictors of help-seeking and severity indicators informed by the HBM were evaluated across violence types. In addition to replicating previous work, results provided support for the HBM, such that a number of severity indicators, particularly those representing overlap across victimization types, predicted help-seeking at the multivariate level. Results also provide new evidence for overlap of barriers to help-seeking across violence types, with victim’s belief that the incident was not serious enough the most commonly reported reason for not seeking help across all three types of victimization. This overlap may provide opportunities for consolidating prevention and intervention efforts across victimization types.

scholarly journals Health Beliefs, Health Anxiety, and Diagnostic Type in Food Hypersensitivity in Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Melissa Goble ◽  
Judith Eberhardt ◽  
Paul van Schaik
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Hypersensitivity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Belief Model

Abstract. Background: Food hypersensitivity is often self-diagnosed, and research into barriers to help-seeking is scarce. Aims: This study in the United Kingdom sought to establish the relationship between health beliefs, health anxiety, and diagnostic type (medically diagnosed vs. self-diagnosed) in individuals with food hypersensitivity, and qualitatively explored attitudes of self-diagnosed individuals and their barriers to attaining a medical diagnosis. Method: A mixed-methods design involving 107 participants with food hypersensitivity (64 medically diagnosed and 43 self-diagnosed). Participants completed an adapted version of the health belief model questionnaire and a health anxiety questionnaire. A subset of six self-diagnosed participants took part in semi-structured interviews. Results: Binary logistic regression showed that health anxiety, perceived susceptibility, and perceived severity were significantly associated with diagnostic type. Qualitative thematic analysis of interviews yielded three themes: control over food, diagnosis, and treatment; judgment regarding feeling judged negatively on one’s choice of food, and being compared to fad-dieters; and the public’s and participants’ own lack of perceived severity of food hypersensitivity. Limitation: The sample was self-selected and therefore not necessarily representative of the population; however, an adult population was examined in an area that has so far largely studied children. Conclusion: Health psychologists should become involved in developing and testing interventions to help those with food hypersensitivity to control and reduce distress. Further researching the issues of control, judgment, and perceived severity could help tackle barriers to help-seeking behavior.

Men's Help-seeking Behavior with Regards to Lower Bowel Symptoms

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devesh V. Oberoi ◽  
Moyez Jiwa ◽  
Alexandra McManus ◽  
Rupert Hodder
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Lower Bowel ◽  
Bowel Symptoms ◽  
Seeking Behavior

scholarly journals What Affects Maternal Response to Measles Vaccinations? Examining the Health Beliefs Model (HBM)

Sci ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Keren Grinberg ◽  
Yael Sela
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Severity Of The Disease ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Measles Outbreaks ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Background: Renewed measles outbreaks in recent years indicate that despite the routine availability of vaccines for a disease that is considered contagious, dangerous and deadly, many anti-vaccinationists do not vaccinate their children, which consequently endangers public health. This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence mothers to vaccinate their children, and whether the Health Belief Model (HBM) could predict compliance or non-compliance. Methods: This was a quantitative correlational research, using a 40-item questionnaire administered to 181 mothers in Israel. Results: The findings indicated two main factors that affected mothers’ intention to vaccinate their children against measles: first, their perception of the vaccine’s advantages, and second, their perception of the severity of the disease. It was also found that the HBM variables significantly affected the intention to administer vaccines. Conclusion: Consequently, raising public awareness of the vaccine’s advantages and importance to preventing mass infection, as well as attempts by the health system and practitioners to understand the motivations of anti-vaccinationists (including health beliefs and cultural sensitivities) could significantly increase the percentage of vaccinated children, and eradicate the measles epidemic.

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