Ashley E. Thompson|Yvonne Anisimowicz|Baukje Miedema|William Hogg|Walter P. Wodchis|Kris Aubrey?Bassler
The influence of gender and other patient characteristics on health care-seeking behaviour: a QUALICOPC study
Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital|Dalhousie University|Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital|Dalhousie University|Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital|Dalhousie University|University of Ottawa|University of Toronto|Memorial University of Newfoundland
canadians health careseeking behaviour physical mental health issues examined using international quality cost primary care qualicopc survey conducted 2013 canadathis study used crosssectional patient experiences survey collected 7260 patients 759 practices across 10 canadian provinces part qualicopc study responsive care scale rcs constructed reflect degree health careseeking behaviour across 11 health conditions using several patient characteristics independent variables four multiple regression analyses conductedpatients selfreports indicated gender differences health careseeking behaviour women reporting visited primary care provider greater extent men physical mental health concerns overall patients less likely seek care mental health concerns comparison physical health concerns women men results regressions indicated age illness prevention trust physicians chronic conditions important factors explaining health careseeking behaviours mental health concernsthis study confirms gender differences health careseeking behaviour advances previous research exploring detail variables predicting differences health careseeking behaviour men women variables better predictors health careseeking behaviour response mental health concerns physical health concerns likely reflecting greater variation among seeking mental health care study implications working improve barriers health care access identifying likely engage health careseeking behaviours variables predicting health careseeking consequently accessing primary care targeted policies developed put place promote health careseeking behavior