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Medical Care Avoidance Among Older Adults.
Journal of Applied Gerontology : the Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2017 December 2
OBJECTIVE: To examine factors and reasons associated with medical care avoidance among older adults in the United States.
METHOD: Analysis of data on 2,155 adults aged 65 and older, who completed the 2008 Health Information National Trends Survey.
RESULTS: Nearly one fourth of older adults reported medical care avoidance ( n = 449; weighted % = 22.5%). Of these, more than one third reported doing so because of feeling uncomfortable when their body is examined (34.5%) or fearing a serious illness (35.9%) and with fewer reporting avoiding care because it made them think of dying (14.3%). Likelihood of avoidance was higher among those with worse self-reported health status, severe psychological distress, lower health self-efficacy, lower confidence in obtaining health information, lower trust in doctors, less patient-centered communication, lower perceived health care quality, and those who were current smokers. Qualitative reasons for avoidance corroborated quantitative results.
CONCLUSION: Avoidance by older adults appears to be largely associated with evaluations of the quality of care and provider communication.
METHOD: Analysis of data on 2,155 adults aged 65 and older, who completed the 2008 Health Information National Trends Survey.
RESULTS: Nearly one fourth of older adults reported medical care avoidance ( n = 449; weighted % = 22.5%). Of these, more than one third reported doing so because of feeling uncomfortable when their body is examined (34.5%) or fearing a serious illness (35.9%) and with fewer reporting avoiding care because it made them think of dying (14.3%). Likelihood of avoidance was higher among those with worse self-reported health status, severe psychological distress, lower health self-efficacy, lower confidence in obtaining health information, lower trust in doctors, less patient-centered communication, lower perceived health care quality, and those who were current smokers. Qualitative reasons for avoidance corroborated quantitative results.
CONCLUSION: Avoidance by older adults appears to be largely associated with evaluations of the quality of care and provider communication.
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