Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases
Objective: To explore the help-seeking pathway for lower bowel symptoms in men diagnosed with benign bowel diseases. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analyzed thematically using Andersen's Model of Patient Delay as the theoretical framework. Results: The major d...
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| author | Oberoi, D. Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Hodder, R. |
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| description | Objective: To explore the help-seeking pathway for lower bowel symptoms in men diagnosed with benign bowel diseases. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analyzed thematically using Andersen's Model of Patient Delay as the theoretical framework. Results: The major delaying factors were attribution of symptoms to self-limiting conditions, failure to make time to visit a GP, low expectation of help from the GP, fear of cancer diagnosis and embarrassment. Conclusion: The major causes of delay in helpseeking were related to the participants, whereas factors associated with treatment delay were less prominent in diagnostic delay. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-437942017-10-02T02:28:04Z Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases Oberoi, D. Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Hodder, R. Objective: To explore the help-seeking pathway for lower bowel symptoms in men diagnosed with benign bowel diseases. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analyzed thematically using Andersen's Model of Patient Delay as the theoretical framework. Results: The major delaying factors were attribution of symptoms to self-limiting conditions, failure to make time to visit a GP, low expectation of help from the GP, fear of cancer diagnosis and embarrassment. Conclusion: The major causes of delay in helpseeking were related to the participants, whereas factors associated with treatment delay were less prominent in diagnostic delay. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43794 10.5993/AJHB.39.1.3 PNG Publications restricted |
| spellingShingle | Oberoi, D. Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Hodder, R. Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title | Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title_full | Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title_short | Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| title_sort | barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43794 |