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Published on: March 14, 2017
Psychosocial determinants of health care utilization in sickle cell disease patients
1Psychology Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2018, USA.
Abstract:
This article reviews the literature on psychosocial factors associated with sickle cell disease and health care utilization. The Health Belief Model is proposed as a framework that may help guide our understanding about how these variables influence health care utilization. Since the existing literature on psychosocial variables and health care utilization among sickle cell disease patients is scant, studies from related behavioral medicine research will be presented as a basis for future research. This review suggests that identifying modifiable psychosocial variables associated with utilization could aid in the development of interventions aimed at reducing utilization and thereby reducing health care costs.
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