Consultation and illness behaviour in response to symptoms: A comparison of models from different disciplinary frameworks and suggestions for future research directions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-87

  Wyke, Sally ^a   Adamson, Joy ^b   Dixon, Diane ^c   Hunt, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; Consulting behaviour; Health service utilisation; Illness behaviour; Illness career; Psychology; Sociology; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MODELING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUTOREGULATION; COMMON SENSE MODEL OF THE SELF REGULATION OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ILLNESS ACTION MODEL; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETWORK EPISODE MODEL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84876733120     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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