SAFER ET AL (1979) Results, conclusions

Question 1

What was the mean total delay time?

Answer 1

• 14 DAYS

Question 2

There was no signficant correlation between…

Answer 2

• The length of each stage of delay.

Question 3

What was the main result of the study?

Answer 3

• Researchers identified specific factors that affected different stages of delay.

Question 4

Name 2 factors that affected the appraisal delay stage

Answer 4

1. Sensory factors: the presence of severe pain.
2. Appraisal strategies: Whether patients had read about their symptoms.

Sensory/ appraisal

What would affect realisation of illness? (realising)

Question 5

Name 2 factors that affected illness delay stage

Answer 5

• Imagery factors: Whether the symtom was NEW or imagined consequences (of the illness)
• Sociodemographic: Gender

What would affect the decision to seek treatment? (thinking)

Question 6

Name 2 factors that affected utilisation delay stage

Answer 6

• Situational factors: Cost of treatment.
• Conceptual factors: Pain of symtoms and percived curing

Question 7

What was the main conclusion of the study?

Answer 7

• Safer found that
  1. Situational
  2. Sensory
  3. Sociodemographic factors
  4. Appraisal strategies
  5. Conceptual beliefs
  Were ALL significanly correlated with TOTAL delay

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