PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Consumerism, Nurse Practitioner, Acupuncture
7 Dec 2016
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Delay behavior: delay behaviour- patients live with one or more potentially serious symptoms without proper care, delay is defined as the time between recognition and treatment, composed of several time periods. Behavioural delay: time b/w recognition and treatment. You are now aware that there is an illness. Medical delay: time b/w appointment and treatment. Outside of your hands because you have to wait to see the doctor so this is a medical delay. One of the problems of our system: predictors. Elderly appear to delay less than middle-aged. 10% of population do not have a regular physician. Will see a doctor sooner if you"ve never seen it before. Incapacitating: treatment delay occurs after primary visit due to. Fear/alarm of symptoms and diagnosis population: provider delay occurs due to treatment algorithm or abnormal patient. When a child expresses an adult symptoms for example not knowing what the illness is.
