Symptom attribution and treatment seeking in Australian veterans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Breanna K Wright (0000-0003-3630-7357, Monash University), Helen L Kelsall (0000-0003-0664-3376, Monash University), David M Clarke (0000-0001-7675-9572, Monash University), Alexander C Mcfarlane (0000-0002-3829-9509, The University of Adelaide), Malcolm R Sims, Malcolm Sims (0000-0003-4739-2817), Malcolm R Sim (Monash University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 10-11 |
| Pages | 1498-1510 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105318760156 |
| PMID | 29512405 |
| OpenAlex | W2790203255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
To understand the role of symptom attribution in treatment-seeking behaviours, survey results of 1356 veterans (age = 38-72 years) were analysed. Controlling for symptom frequency, significant relationships were found for specialist and psychological-related consultations. Those who favoured psychological explanations for symptoms were more likely to attend specialist and psychology-related consultations and filled significantly more prescriptions than people who predominantly explained symptoms by situational factors (normalisers). Veterans who favoured somatic explanations attended more general practitioner consultations than normalisers. Attributional style should be considered part of the constellation of factors influencing healthcare usage. Normalisers, the predominant group, used fewest health services and filled fewest prescriptions; this may have important implications for healthcare considering their tendency to minimise or downplay symptoms
Attribution · Health care · Medical prescription · Psychiatry · Situational ethics · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |