Facilitating and Hindering Factors of Health Help-Seeking Behavior in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Help-seeking behavior is a key way to maintain health and seek effective treatment, and it also helps to improve patients' self-management ability. This study aimed to investigate the facilitating and hindering factors of help-seeking behaviors among patients with chronic diseases concerning their health issues. (2) Methods: Based on the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) model, 18 patients with chronic diseases in a tertiary hospital in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, were selected for semi-structured in-depth interviews between July and November 2024 using a descriptive qualitative research approach. The collected data were analyzed using directed content analysis. (3) Results: A total of 18 interviews were conducted, and two the

SUBMITTER: Su L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12428414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature