Exploring factors influencing healthcare-seeking behaviors in disabled stroke patients:an intergenera-tional support perspective
Objective This study aims to examine the current status and primary influencing factors of healthcare-see-king behaviors in disabled stroke patients and explore the impact of intergenerational support on their healthcare-seeking be-haviors.The goal is to provide a theoretical foundation for promoting rational healthcare behaviors in this patient popula-tion.Methods A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted from January to March 2023 using the convenience sam-pling method on 608 patients in the special database system for the management of the stroke prevention and control project.The survey covered four aspects:patients'general information,degree of disability,intergenerational support,and current medical treatment behaviors.Multiple linear regression was employed to analyze the influencing factors of healthcare-seeking behaviors in disabled stroke patients.Results Among 608 stroke patients with disability,the scores were(30.30±5.22)for healthcare-seeking behaviors and(16.91±0.83)for intergenerational support.The multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age,monthly income,distance to medical care,intergenerational care,transportation to medical care,degree of emotional communication,and frequency of emotional communication were influencing factors for healthcare-seeking be-havior in disabled stroke patients(P＜0.05).These factors explained 41.6％of the total variance.Conclusion The overall healthcare-seeking behaviors of disabled stroke patients are reasonable,and intergenerational care support,as well as inter-generational emotional support,positively influence their healthcare behaviors.The elderly,low-income and remote patients should be given more attention.Additionally,implementing measures to enhance children's intergenerational support can im-prove the healthcare-seeking behaviors of disabled patients.
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