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Seeking Health Care II
Seeking Medical Attention
What Influences Seeking Medical
Attention
Seeking medical attention is a special
case of engaging in health related
behavior
The same models discussed previously
apply
Research using these models has found a
number of factors related to seeking health
care
Illness Behavior
Activities undertaken by people
experiencing symptoms in order to:
Define the illness
Seek relief
Seeking health care is one of many illness
behaviors
Factors Influencing Illness
Behavior
Personal Reluctance
Personal View of Illness
Attitudes about illness/health care
Social and Demographic Factors
Age
Gender
Cultural
Economic
Symptom Characteristics
Visibility of symptoms
Perceived Severity
Interference
Frequency and persistence
Sick-Role Behavior
Behavior after diagnosis
Same goal as illness behavior, different
dynamics
Not the person’s fault
Relief from responsibility
Take steps to get well
The right to make health-related decisions
The right to become dependent on others
Being in the hospital is a special case
Being in the Hospital
First “hospitals” were temples in ancient Greece
Throughout history hospitals have been run by
religious groups
Catered to poor, who usually died of diseases
they didn’t have when they entered
People with resources were treated at home
All this changed as medical technology
advanced
Currently hospitals = medical centers. Provide
numerous services
Length of Hospital Stay
Average Stay (in days)
8
7.5
7
6.5
6
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
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Use of Hospitals (Class Session #7)
Discharges per 1,000 Population
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
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Being in the Hospital: Problems
Depersonalization
Lack of Information
Treating as if the
person were not there
Information overload
Sometimes the
medical staff just
doesn’t know
Loss of control
“Good” patient versus “bad”
patient
“Good” patient refers
to one who
conforms and
complies.
assumes non-person
role
does not complain
appears cheerful
conforms to routine
Learned
Helplessness
“Bad” patient
asks questions
demands answers
complains
attempt to restore
control
fails to conform
Disobedient
Reactance
Preparing for Procedures
Preparation is fundamentally about increasing
perceived control
Information Control
Providing Information
Modeling Procedures
Children
Cognitive Control
Anderson (1987)
Focus on the benefits
Behavioral Control
Anderson (1987)
Information and Behavioral Control: Anderson
(1987) Study
Hypothesis: Does information and coping
preparation improve recovery?
Practical purpose: How to improve hospital care to
help patients cope with surgery?
Design: 60 male open-heart surgery patients
randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups:
Standard Care (control group)
Information Only
Information plus Coping
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Standard Care (Control Group)
Pamphlets
Nurse Contacts
Information Only
Standard care
Videotape: subjective and objective
information
Information plus Coping
Standard care
Information Only treatment
Exercise training: coughing, breathing,
movement
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Results: Anxiety
44
Standard Care
42
Anxiety Score
40
38
36
Information Only
34
32
Info + Coping
30
Admission
Before Surgery
After Surgery
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Results
In addition, compared to Standard Care,
both psychological treatments equally . . .
improved physical recovery
reduced complications
Information Plus Coping provided no
added benefit beyond Information Only
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Modeling Procedures
Modeling is often used with children
Puppet shows
Preschoolers and young school children
Videos/demonstrations
Older children