Psychological and social factors as predictors of medical behavior.

摘要: Response to illness was studied in a group of 251 low-income mothers who brought child pediatric clinic for treatment. Measures and use medical care services the constituted dependent variables; social characteristics mother, her health beliefs attitudes served as independent variables. The information collected by means personal interviews. A major determinant seeking presence symptoms child. Age, number children, about threat, benefits also related obtaining care. measure scope used, however, unrelated illness, but positively both education mother's evaluation physicians. With taken into account, situational barriers plus concerning threat efficacy become more important predictors utilization are experience, education, life situation. It concluded that interact with demands constraints relation actions face threats.