期刊
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 28, 期 -, 页码 17S-25S出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1010539515596807
关键词
type 2 diabetes mellitus; family members; peers; health care providers; social media; primary care setting; qualitative study; Malaysia
资金
- ASCEND Program - Fogarty International Center at the United States' National Institutes of Health (NIH) (ASCEND Research Network) [D43TW008332]
This qualitative study aimed to explore the influence of social networks such as family members, friends, peers, and health care providers toward the help-seeking behaviour (HSB) of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the public and private primary care settings. In-depth interviews of 12 patients, 9 family members, and 5 health care providers, as well as 3 focus groups among 13 health care providers were conducted. All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim for qualitative analysis. Social influences play a significant role in the help-seeking process; once diagnosed, patients source information from people around them to make decisions. This significant influence depends on the relationship between patients and social networks or the level of trust, support, and comforting feeling. Thus, the impacts on patients' help-seeking behavior are varied. However, the help-seeking process is not solely an individual's concern but a dynamic process interacting with the social networks within the health care system.
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