Robin Bailey, Adrian Wells
Development and initial validation of a measure of metacognitive beliefs in health anxiety: The MCQ-HA
Psychiatry research
steady improvement quality life led increased survival time elderly especially noncommunicable diseases study healthseeking behavior hsb determinants essential provision comprehensive care facilitate policy development crosssectional study conducted among 350 elderly participants 60 years age urbanized village delhi data collected using semistructured questionnaire detailed general systemic examination done tests significance applied assess hsb various demographic clinicosocial economic variables total 874 study population suffering least one noncommunicable disease ncd majority study subjects ncds 7266 diagnosed getting treatment symptom disease also 5294 participants inappropriate hsb hsb significantly associated gender age duration illness importantly modifiable variables like level literacy distance preferred health facility presence multimorbidity hsb found inappropriate half participants policymaking focus modifiable variables like education distance health facility multimorbidity especially commonly ignored diseases like osteoarthritis diabetes