6. Self-initiated The term care The term care • • seeking has has been seeking behaviours. negative removed. Examples: direct conations for Confirming of • requests for help, some people. appointments has indirect care-seeking For example, been removed as (for example, care seeking an example. might be seen This cluster has confirming • as attention examples that are appointments), seeking seeking. broader than to be physically close to Alternative names treatment • others, self-reported for the cluster specifically (for worsening of mental include example, seeking “Report health from to be close to …”, to be others extends to “Seeking close to others” gaining assistance (or the from carers). opposite), in “Change 6. Self-initiated care-seeking requests for behaviour” assistance. Examples: (change in direct requests for frequency, care help, indirect setting, and care providers), indications of need “Increased for support, seeking input”, to be physically close “Exploring to others, further worsening of resources”, mental health “Increased requests for assistance”, “Self-reporting help seeking,
6. Self-initiated behaviours. Examples: direct requests for help, indirect care-seeking (for example, confirming appointments), seeking to be physically close to others, self-reported worsening of mental health • The term care seeking has negative conations for some people. For example, care seeking might be seen as attention seeking. • Alternative names for the cluster include “Report from …”, “Seeking to be close to others” (or the opposite), “Change in care-seeking behaviour” (change in frequency, care setting, and care providers), “Increased input”, “Exploring further resources”, “Increased requests for assistance”, “Self-reporting help seeking, • The term care seeking has been removed. • Confirming of appointments has been removed as an example. • This cluster has examples that are broader than treatment specifically (for example, seeking to be close to others extends to gaining assistance from carers). 6. Self-initiated requests for assistance. Examples: direct requests for help, indirect indications of need for support, seeking to be physically close to others, worsening of mental health
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