Self-Care in Health

Levin, Lowell S.; Idler, Ellen L.

doi:10.1146/annurev.pu.04.050183.001145

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“…Others have struggled with the variety of overlapping fonns of behavior, such that there has developed a specialized literature in "wellness" behavior (e.g. 1,33, 177), one in self-care behavior (56,102,112), and one in "compliance" or adherance to medical regimens (10, 29, 64). Self-care and compliance behavior generally refer to the opposite extremes of dependency on therapists in sick-role behavior.…”

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Modifying and Developing Health Behavior

Green

1984

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Section: Classification Of Health-related Behaviormentioning

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Modifying and Developing Health Behavior

Green

1984

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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“…Health information seeking is common everyday behaviour, and millions of people surf the Internet every day seeking information ranging from health promotional activities to symptoms, diagnoses and treatments [2][3]. It is estimated that between 70-90% of healthcare is undertaken by individuals without the involvement of healthcare professionals, suggesting that before people seek treatment from healthcare professionals they will try to treat the problems themselves, often first consulting the Internet [4][5][6]. The Internet also provides a possibility for anonymity, and is a less invasive or stigmatizing way of finding information about sensitive health topics, like mental health problems [8][9][10].…”

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An infodemiological study using search engine query data to explore the temporal variations of depression in Finland

Tana¹

2018

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A majority of healthcare is undertaken by individuals without the involvement or knowledge of healthcare professionals. People often try to treat health problems themselves, often first consulting the Internet, with search engines as natural starting points. Health information seeking conducted in search engines generate big data, data that can provide valuable insights into patterns of symptoms and disease, especially for stigmatizing or sensitive health topics, like mental health problems. The aim of this article is to utilize search engine query data for trends and temporal variations of depression in Finland. The key findings of this study show that depression related Internet search query volumes are slightly increasing during the time periods studied. The results also show that search query volumes follow seasonal patterns with peaks during autumn and spring and troughs during the summer months and mid-winter. Of all weekdays, Sundays have the highest search volume for depression related queries. These results present new meaningful insights into the epidemiology of depression, as it can give insights into the part of the population that does not present for treatment or professional help. It can also help health professionals and other officials to understand broader patterns of mental illness when planning services and campaigns.

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“…Research is needed on the extent of SH/SC for mental disorders, its effectiveness and how effectiveness can be increased. Levin and Idler (1983) list six reasons for the current prominence given SH/SC concepts and practices: (a) Chronic diseases are major health problems; (b) Research increasingly indicates that lifestyle and personal responsibility are of etiologic significance in many conditions; (c) The changing structure of health care delivery has increased the role of many para-and semi-professional groups; (d) A wide range of new, unorthodox techniques and approaches to healing are being used, many of which do not involve physicians; (e) Increased information on SH/SC are available along with the appropriate technology; (f) A number of social movements (feminism, gay liberation, consumerism, religious fundamentalism, fiscal conservatism) have endorsed anti-professional stances toward health. Although Levin and Idler offer this list with regard to physical illness, these factors are appropriate in the case of MH and illness.…”

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Mental health and public health: Strengthening a working relationship

Goldstein¹

1989

J Primary Prevent

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This paper sets out some reasons for the relatively slight interactions between the fields of mental health and public health. These reasons include the problematic nature of case definition in the mental health field, the vague etiologic concepts in mental health, the stigma attached to mental illness, numerous ongoing professional conflicts, and the perceived failure of the community mental health center movement in the 1960s and '70s. The public health field is, itself, a broad based endeavor which is currently suffering from a large loss of financial resources. This has resulted in public health taking on a defensive posture which is implicitly inhospitable to mental health. The remainder of the paper specifies some areas in which contact between mental health and public health might be most productive, given the reality of the aforementioned constraints.

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Self-Care in Health

Cited by 97 publications

References 43 publications

Modifying and Developing Health Behavior

Modifying and Developing Health Behavior

An infodemiological study using search engine query data to explore the temporal variations of depression in Finland

Mental health and public health: Strengthening a working relationship

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