Psychiatric Symptoms and Help-Seeking Behavior Among the Elderly

Husaini, Baqar A.; Moore, Stephen T.; Cain, Van A.

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“…28 As this, however, does not explain the imbalance between male and female among younger patients, another factor could have been that women are more likely to use external help than men. 29 Reports on drug information services in other countries showed a gender distribution comparable to our findings. 30,31,32 As expected, patients contacting the service more than once were older, had to take more drugs or were suffering from more diseases, which increased the number of medication-related questions.…”

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Drug information for patients—an update of long‐term results: type of enquiries and patient characteristics

Huber

Kullak‐Ublick

Kirch

2008

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug

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Purpose To analyse the type of enquiries to a drug information service in Germany, available exclusively for patients. Methods Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients who used the service, number and kind of drugs taken, existing diseases, reasons for enquiry as well as type of answers provided were recorded. For the present evaluation we analysed all enquiries to the service from August 2001 to January 2007. Results A total of 5587 enquiries were received. 5013 enquiries from 4091 patients were available for further analysis in detail. The patient group using the service most frequently were women between 61 and 70 years (23.3%). 1457 enquiries (29.1%) were made by patients who had contacted the information service once or several times before. The group of drugs most often asked about were cardiovascular drugs (33.4%), followed by drugs for the nervous system (16.2%) and for the alimentary tract and metabolism (12.4%). On average, each patient had questions about 2.6 (median 1; 1–22) drugs simultaneously. Common reasons for contacting the service were adverse drug reactions (22.1%), the need for general information about the drug (19.9%), information about therapy (12.4%) and drug interactions (10.2%). Conclusions A lot of patients need additional information about their medication, especially concerning drug groups that are frequently prescribed. The presented drug information service can be one helpful tool to counteract these information deficits and to increase patients' knowledge about their drugs. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Drug information for patients—an update of long‐term results: type of enquiries and patient characteristics

Huber

Kullak‐Ublick

Kirch

2008

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug

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“…These findings are consistent with previous research assessing athletes' attitudes toward and expectations of sport psychology consulting (e.g., Martin et al, 1997), in which male athletes seem to identify with their own ethnicity, culture, or race more than do female athletes. Findings related to healthcare and prevention have been remarkably consistent and have shown that, as a group, men of different ages (e.g., Husaini, Moore, & Cain, 1994), nationalities (e.g., D 'Arcy & Schmitz, 1979), and ethnic and racial backgrounds (Neighbors & Howard, 1987) seek professional help less frequently than do women (see Addis & Mahalik, 2003). Moller-Leimkuhler (2000) suggests that traditional social or cultural norms associated with masculinity, such as the inhibition of emotional expression, may hinder reporting and helpseeking in males.…”

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Attitudes toward sport psychology consulting of adult athletes from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany

Martin¹,

Lavallee

Kellmann

et al. 2004

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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MANCOVA was conducted with past sport psychology consulting experience as a covariate and attitudes about sport psychology as dependent variables. Follow-up univariate and discriminant function analyses were then performed to identify the attitudes that maximized differences related to gender, nationality and type of sport. Results revealed that attitudes about sport psychology services might be influenced by gender, nationality, and type of sport. Sport psychology practitioners must be sensitive to how personal characteristics and past experiences influence athletes' expectations and attitudes toward sport psychology consulting to improve the services they offer.

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“…Indeed, men are less likely to seek help for causes as diverse as depression, substance abuse, marital difficulties, and chronic stress (Husaini et al, 1994;Lewis & O'Brien, 1987;McKay, Rutherford, Cacciola, & Kabasakalian-McKay, 1996;Padesky & Hammen, 1981;Thom, 1986;Weissman & Klerman, 1977). When men are diagnosed with serious health problems, they are less likely to consult a medical care provider (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998).…”

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Understanding How Masculine Gender Scripts May Contribute to Men's Adjustment Following Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Burns

Mahalik

2007

Am J Mens Health

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Prostate cancer is the most prevalent solid tumor malignancy and second-leading cause of death from cancer for American men. As a consequence of treatment-related side effects, men living with prostate cancer experience various obstacles to positive mental health. Unfortunately, relatively little is known about factors that promote or impede men's adjustment to these obstacles. In this article, the authors identify three masculine gender scripts that may contribute to men's adjustment following treatment for prostate cancer. To organize the discussion, the authors review related literature and, through case examples, illustrate how masculine gender scripts may influence men's adjustment. Directions for gender-sensitive interventions and future clinical research are provided.

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Psychiatric Symptoms and Help-Seeking Behavior Among the Elderly

Cited by 100 publications

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Drug information for patients—an update of long‐term results: type of enquiries and patient characteristics

Drug information for patients—an update of long‐term results: type of enquiries and patient characteristics

Attitudes toward sport psychology consulting of adult athletes from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany

Understanding How Masculine Gender Scripts May Contribute to Men's Adjustment Following Treatment for Prostate Cancer

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