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

Tatiana Dubayova; Jitse P. van Dijk; Iveta Nagyova; Jaroslav Rosenberger; Eva Havlikova; Zuzana Gdovinova; Berrie Middel; Johan W. Groothoff

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

Tatiana Dubayova^*, Jitse P. van Dijk, Iveta Nagyova, Jaroslav Rosenberger, Eva Havlikova, Zuzana Gdovinova, Berrie Middel, Johan W. Groothoff

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Abstract

This systematic review focuses on the role of the intensity of fear in patient's delay in cancer and in myocardial infarction.

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.

High levels of fear are associated with earlier help-seeking in both diseases; for low levels of fear, the picture is unclear.

The level of fear is an important factor, which should be taken into account when facilitating help-seeking by patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-468
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Public Health
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0149-0
Publication status	Published - Oct-2010

Keywords

Patient's delay
Help-seeking behavior
Fear
Anxiety
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
BREAST-CANCER
PSYCHOLOGICAL-FACTORS
HELP-SEEKING
SYMPTOMS
DIAGNOSIS
WOMEN
DETERMINANTS
MELANOMA
REASONS

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