Personality traits and health care use: A coordinated analysis of 15 international samples.

ABSTRACT: Some people use health care services more than others. Identifying factors associated with health care use has the potential to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health care. In line with the Andersen behavioral model of health care utilization and initial empirical findings, personality traits may be key predisposing factors associated with health care use. Across 15 samples, the present study examined cross-sectional and prospective associations between Big Five personality traits and the likelihood of dental visits, general medical practitioner visits, and hospitalizations. Using coordinated data analysis, we estimated models within each of 15 samples individually (sample Ns ranged from 516 to 305,762), and then calculated weighted mean effect sizes using random-effec

SUBMITTER: Willroth EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524692 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature