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Devesh V Oberoi1, Moyez Jiwa2, Alexandra McManus3
1Department of Medical Education, Curtin University, Perth WA, Australia deveshvarun.oberoi@curtin.edu.au.
Objective:
To explore the help-seeking pathway for lower bowel symptoms in men diagnosed with benign bowel diseases.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analyzed thematically using Andersen's Model of Patient Delay as the theoretical framework.
Results:
The major delaying factors were attribution of symptoms to self-limiting conditions, failure to make time to visit a GP, low expectation of help from the GP, fear of cancer diagnosis and embarrassment.
Conclusion:
The major causes of delay in help-seeking were related to the participants, whereas factors associated with treatment delay were less prominent in diagnostic delay.
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