Calling the doctor: A qualitative study of patient-initiated physician consultation among rural older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 782-805

  Stoller, Eleanor Palo ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Bell, Ronny A ^a   Chapman, Christine ^a   Altizer, Kathryn P ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

illness behavior; rural aging; utilization of medical care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79960268229     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264310397045     Document Type: Article

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