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Summary
People who worry about their health, regardless of actual health status, seek more medical care affiliations. This study explores factors influencing healthcare seeking behavior and provider affiliations.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Health Services Research
- Medical Sociology
Background:
- Understanding patient affiliation with medical care providers is crucial for healthcare system design.
- Previous research has not fully explored the factors driving variations in the number of provider affiliations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop the concept of affiliation with medical care providers using household survey data.
- To identify key variables associated with having an unusual number of affiliations with medical care providers.
Main Methods:
- A modified deviant case analysis was employed to study individuals with extreme numbers of affiliations.
- Multiple regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors of the mean number of affiliations.
Main Results:
- 4.1% of the sample had no affiliations, while 7.3% had four or more.
- Worry about health status was a significant predictor, distinguishing those with high affiliations from non-participants.
- Number of health conditions, sex, insurance, worry about health, income, disability days, and family structure explained 19.5% of the variance in affiliations (R2=19.5%).
Conclusions:
- Subjective health concerns, particularly worry, play a significant role in healthcare seeking behavior.
- The findings contribute to understanding how individuals navigate healthcare systems and inform social psychological models of health behavior.
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