&lt;p&gt;Self-Reported Morbidity and Health-Seeking Behavior and its Predictors Among a Geriatric Population in Western Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study&lt;/p&gt;

Feyisa, Beshadu Bedada; Deyaso, Seble Fekadu; Tefera, Gosaye Mekonen

doi:10.2147/ijgm.s283906

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“…In this study, the commonest ailment reported by our respondents was musculo-skeletal problems. This finding is in agreement with similar studies conducted in many developing countries [24,27,29,[35][36][37] However, in contrast to our findings, hypertension was the commonest ailment in other studies [20,38,39].…”

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“…A greater majority, (93.7%) of our study subjects admitted to being ill before the study. This is in tandem with other studies conducted in the rest of the world that have shown that most of the geriatric populations face various illnesses with varying prevalence [24][25][26][27] Findings from our study showed that less than half, (47.8%) of the respondents used the public health facilities during illness. This result was however higher than the study conducted in southwest Ethiopia [28] and a household survey carried out in Nigeria [29] where only 45.6 and 31.2% visited the health facility during illness respectively.…”

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Assessment of Health Seeking Behaviour of the Elderly in a Rural Community of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Oche,

Ezenwoko,

Danmadami

et al. 2024

CAJPH

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Introduction: The ageing populations of Nigeria has increased from 4.61% in 2020 to 4.78 % in 2022 and are vulnerable to long term diseases of insidious onset such as cardiovascular illness, Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cancers, diabetes, and musculoskeletal disease. This study was carried out to assess the health problems of the elderly ad their health seeking behaviours. Materials and methods: This was cross-sectional descriptive study carried out amongst elderly persons aged 60 years and above in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Using a combination of multistage and systematic sampling methods, a total of 347 respondents were recruited into the study. A set of pretested questionnaire was used for data collection after obtaining ethical approval and informed consent from study subjects. Results: Less than half of the respondents (47.8%) had appropriate health seeking practices by visiting health facilities during spells of illness. The commonest illness experienced by the elderly in this community was musculoskeletal diseases followed by hypertension and visual problems. A total of 95.7% of the respondents were not covered with any form of health insurance scheme. Predictors of health seeking behavior included duration of illness more than ten years and belonging to upper socio-economic class. Conclusion: Very few of the elderly in this community had appropriate health seeking behavior with most of them not covered by any health insurance. There is the need to establish the community based health insurance scheme and bring on board all elderly persons so as to minimize out of pocket expenses by the aged.

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Assessment of Health Seeking Behaviour of the Elderly in a Rural Community of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Oche,

Ezenwoko,

Danmadami

et al. 2024

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“…This was not in line with Feyisa et al, where financial dependency was the main reason, as employed older persons had a higher likelihood of accessing appropriate HSB. 39 Besides possessing better financial resources to access formal care sources, these employed people also had appropriate health conditions during the pandemic. This often led to the postponement of formal healthcare visits, with self-medication being adopted.…”

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Evaluation of health-seeking behaviour among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bali and Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Suriastini¹,

Sikoki²,

Umaroh³

et al. 2023

JPHD

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The COVID-19 pandemic poses the highest risk to older people with comorbidities, as the rapid spread of the virus reduces the community's access to formal healthcare facilities. This leads to the search for medical alternatives from several informal health sources. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate healthcare-seeking behaviour (HSB) among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also aims to determine the factors influencing this behaviour. Data were obtained from Older People Community-Based Study in Bali and Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, between December 2020 and March 2021, using a phone survey technique. These were analyzed using bivariate (Chi-square test) and multivariate (logistic regression) analyses, to examine the association between the binary outcome of HSB types and explanatory factors. The result showed that 58.3% of the 1241 participants were female, as most were elementary graduates (31.5%) with the average age being 69 years old. During the pandemic period, 49.8% sought medical care at formal health facilities, with a 36% reduction observed in the visitations to formal wellness centres, compared to the pre-pandemic interval. In the multivariate logistic regression, some positive and significant factors were found to influence HSB in visiting formal health facilities. These factors included higher education level/university (AOR=2.04, p<0.05), unemployed status (AOR=1.36, p<0.05), unhealthy lifestyle (AOR=2.53, p<0.001), chronic hypertension disease (AOR=1.78, p<0.001), diabetes (AOR=3.73, p<0.001), and lung disorder (AOR=2.76, p<0.01). In addition, the proportion of inappropriate HSB was relatively high, leading to the necessity to apply the following alternative healthcare techniques, (1) Telephone consultation with professional clinicians, and (2) Provision of village-level care agents, to help monitor older persons' medical conditions during a health crisis.

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“…The perceived need for healthcare can be an important factor which prompts patients to seek healthcare services. 19 , 20 While it is encouraging that most study participants had still perceived themselves as being at risk for CRC following surgery (and there still being a need for additional oncology care), patient educational materials on CRC would also be of benefit in raising awareness around the consequences of incomplete oncology treatment in those who do not feel the need for further oncology care due to misconceptions related to the seriousness of the disease.…”

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Patient’s attitudes and perceptions around attending oncology consultations following surgery for colorectal cancer: A qualitative study

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Background: The oncology consultation following surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) is usually the first step in the receipt of chemotherapy. Non-compliance with this consultation results in non-receipt of recommended chemotherapy, when appropriate, and worse clinical outcomes. This study sought to explore South African patients’ attitudes and perceptions around attending scheduled oncology consultations following their CRC surgery. Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with patients who had surgery for CRC at a quaternary South African hospital and who had to decide whether they would return for an oncology consultation. The “Model of health services use” informed the design of the interview guide, which included questions on factors that impact health seeking behavior. Demographics of participants, CRC disease stage, and compliance with scheduled oncology consultations were also collected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data, while deductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. Results: Seven participants were interviewed. The median age was 60.0 years and four participants (57.1%) were female. Black African, White, and Asian participants accounted for 85.7% of the study sample. Most participants had stage III CRC (71.4%). The oncology consultation no-show rate was 14.3%. Participant’s knowledge and beliefs around CRC proved to be an important predisposing factor that influenced follow-up decisions. Family support and religion were cited as important enabling factors. Travel costs to the hospital and frustrations related to the clinic appointment booking/scheduling process were cited as important disabling factors. Lastly, the participant’s self-perceived need for additional oncology care also appeared to influence their decision to return for ongoing oncology consultation after the initial surgery. Conclusion: Several contextual factors can potentially influence a patient’s compliance with a scheduled oncology consultation following CRC surgery. A multipronged approach which addresses these factors is required to improve compliance with oncology consultations.

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<p>Self-Reported Morbidity and Health-Seeking Behavior and its Predictors Among a Geriatric Population in Western Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>

Cited by 5 publications

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Assessment of Health Seeking Behaviour of the Elderly in a Rural Community of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Assessment of Health Seeking Behaviour of the Elderly in a Rural Community of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Evaluation of health-seeking behaviour among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bali and Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Patient’s attitudes and perceptions around attending oncology consultations following surgery for colorectal cancer: A qualitative study

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