The impact of the intensity of fear on patient’s delay regarding health care seeking behavior: a systematic review

OBJECTIVES: This systematic review focuses on the role of the intensity of fear in patient’s delay in cancer and in myocardial infarction. METHODS: In a search of literature published between 1990 and June 2009, 161 articles were found. After the use of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 articles...

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Autores principales: Dubayova, Tatiana, van Dijk, Jitse P., Nagyova, Iveta, Rosenberger, Jaroslav, Havlikova, Eva, Gdovinova, Zuzana, Middel, Berrie, Groothoff, Johan W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20467882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0149-0
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: This systematic review focuses on the role of the intensity of fear in patient’s delay in cancer and in myocardial infarction. METHODS: In a search of literature published between 1990 and June 2009, 161 articles were found. After the use of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 articles in cancer and 4 articles in myocardial infarction remained. RESULTS: High levels of fear are associated with earlier help-seeking in both diseases; for low levels of fear, the picture is unclear. CONCLUSION: The level of fear is an important factor, which should be taken into account when facilitating help-seeking by patients.

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