Tim Corney, Karin du Plessis, Brett Woods, Catherine Lou, Anita Dewhurst, Daveena Mawren
If you are feeling alone and you are not feeling safe, it impacts everything': a mixed-methods exploration of international students' accommodation, subjective wellbeing and mental health help-seeking
BMC public health
background effective selfcare crucial maintaining health among older adults resourceconstrained communities study examined selfcare practices healthseeking behaviors associated factors among older adults urban slums india materials methods mixed methods study conducted among 432 adults aged 65 years participants selected multistage random sampling five slum areas selfcare practices healthseeking behaviors demographic information chronic conditions selfefficacy health literacy assessed interviews qualitative data explored indepth interviews 30 participants results inadequate health literacy 194 45 low selfefficacy 162 375 common 324 75 adequate diet 378 875 took medications properly 86 20 monitored diabetes complications 194 45 patients underwent recommended cancer screening 324 75 patients saw doctors twice year age sex education income comorbidities selfefficacy health literacy significant associations alongside facilitators social support barriers limited healthcare access suboptimal prevention orientation emerged conclusion suboptimal prevention orientation overreliance secondary care instead selfcare among elderly people problematic given limited use geriatric services grassroots health workers improve health literacy selfefficacy home visits enable selfcare healthcare access inequities vulnerable groups merit policy attention