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dc.contributor.authorOberoi, D.
dc.contributor.authorJiwa, Moyez
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorHodder, R.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:10:11Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:10:11Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:09:04Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationOberoi, D. and Jiwa, M. and McManus, A. and Hodder, R. 2015. Barriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases. American Journal of Health Behavior. 39 (1): pp. 22-33.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43794
dc.identifier.doi10.5993/AJHB.39.1.3
dc.description.abstract

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.

dc.publisherPNG Publications
dc.titleBarriers to help-seeking in men diagnosed with benign colorectal diseases
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume39
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage22
dcterms.source.endPage33
dcterms.source.issn1087-3244
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Health Behavior
curtin.departmentCentre of Excellence for Science Seafood & Health
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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