INTRO:Misusing Health Services (under/overutilisation)

Question 1

Define “Misusing health services”

Answer 1

• The inappropiate or ineffective use of healthcare services
• (in ways that do NOT align with medical guidelines)
• Which can include the over or underutilisation of services, non adherance of treatment plans.

Question 2

Simple definition “Misuse of health service”

Answer 2

• Innappropiate/ ineffective use of health services.

Question 3

Name 3 consequences of misusing health services

Answer 3

1. Increased healthcare costs
2. Resource strain (overburdered facilities)
3. Health risks (underutilisation)

Question 4

Which demographics tend to use health services more frequently/ regularly?

Answer 4

Children
Women

Question 5

Which demographics tend to use health services LESS frequently/ regularly?

Answer 5

1. Sexual orientation: fears of discrimination and lack of confidentiality.
2. Culture: Some cultures may feel they are misunderstood/ may interpret symptoms differently
3. Males (gender roles)

Question 6

Why do women seek contacts (with the health system) more?

Answer 6

1. Use more prescription drugs than males
2. Experience more acute ilnesses
   May go with people they care for (elderly, children)
3. Must go when pregnant

Question 7

What was the aim of Safer Et Al’s (1979) study?

Answer 7

1. To investigate the reasons for delays in seeking medical care.
2. To discover which factors affect delay at each of the 3 delay stages.

Question 8

What was the conclusion of Safer Et Al’s study?

Answer 8

Safer Et Al found that
1. Situational factors
2. Sensory factors
3. Conceptual beliefs
4. Sociodemographic factors
5. Appraisal strategies
(CASSS)
are significantly correlated with total delay.