In contrast to the lack of seeking medical attention, patients did seem to recognize consistent warning signs stimulating them to anticipate on these episodes.
Some other contributing factors for the low incidence of SFD include misdiagnosis, improper sample collection and laboratory examination [ 6], lack of seeking medical attention by the affected persons complicating the laboratory confirmation [ 5, 7], and lack of routine surveillance of clinical stool specimens for S. aureus or its enterotoxins [ 5, 8, 9].
The consequent lack of help seeking or delay in help seeking may lead to worse health outcomes and possibly to chronicity [ 8].
In addition, interviews are considered key techniques of user-centered design methodology, but there is a lack of research seeking to hear consumers' actual voices (Holtzblatt et al. 2004).
In part, this lack of service seeking appeared to reflect rationalization of their vulnerability to abuse, or perception of violence as a risk of doing business.
29 However, given that suicidal patients tend to display a lack of treatment seeking behaviour, self reported data might actually have a higher validity than register data.
In-depth interviews illustrated some of the reasons for lack of care seeking, including stigma, shame, fear of further violence, low knowledge about appropriate care services, lack of physical access to services, and a lack of belief/trust that public sector services would provide the care and support they needed.
A national approach across primary and secondary care tackling the complex mix of factors contributing to early death in the mentally disordered is required, addressing intrinsic disease-related factors as well as lifestyle issues; lack of help seeking; and even stigma within the healthcare professions.
Mental illness related stigma can lead to low rates of seeking help, lack of access to care, under-treatment [ 1], and social marginalization [ 2].
If you just can't seem to kick the sadness, unclear mind, feelings of hopelessness or lack of concentration, seek help.
These findings are supported in studies on factors influencing patient's reading and seeking of written information, showing that the patients' lack of interest in seeking information was associated with their coping styles [ 45, 46].
