Behavioral deviations: healthcare-seeking behavior of chronic disease patients with intention to visit primary health care institutions

Autor: Shiyin Wu, Shanshan Du, Ruimei Feng, Wenbin Liu, Weimin Ye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09528-y
Popis: Abstract Background Although primary health care (PHC) has been proven to be effective in preventing and treating chronic diseases, the visits rate of PHC institutions is still not ideal. Some patients initially express a willingness to visit PHC institutions but end up seeking health services at non-PHC institutions, and the reasons for this behavior remain unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the factors that contribute to behavioral deviations among chronic disease patients who originally intended to visit PHC institutions. Methods Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey among chronic disease patients with original intention to visit PHC institutions in Fuqing City, China. The analysis framework was guided by Andersen’s behavioral model. Logistic regression models were employed to analyze the factors affecting the behavioral deviations among chronic disease patients with a willingness to visit PHC institutions. Results A total of 1,048 individuals were finally included and about 40% of the participants with the original willingness to seek care from PHC institutions finally chose non-PHC institutions in their subsequent visits. The results of logistic regression analyses indicated that at the predisposition factor level, older participants (aOR60-69 = 0.602, P
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