Predictors of conventional and alternative health care seeking for @entity1744 and functional XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity344 @entity148 @entity2210 @entity490 @entity1744
BACKGROUND: The drivers of conventional and, especially, alternative health care use for @entity1744 and functional @entity2210 are not clear. AIM: To determine the predictors of conventional and alternative health care use for @entity1744 and functional @entity2210 . METHODS: Two hundred and seven subjects with @entity1744 or functional @entity2210 , identified from a previous population survey, were included in the study. Individuals with @entity1744 were defined as consulters (n = 103) if they had visited their doctor for @entity344 more than once in the past year. Controls (n = 100) did not report having any @entity490 . Subjects were given structured interviews to assess the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - version IV (DSM-IV) and International Classification of Disorders - version 10 (ICD-10) @entity146 diagnosis for @entity148 , @entity308 , somatization or any @entity146 diagnosis, aspects of health care use and symptom factors. RESULTS: About one-half (n = 103, 49.8%) of community subjects with @entity1744 had sought conventional care for @entity344 in the past 12 months. Lifetime rates for alternative health care use for @entity344 were 20.8% (n = 43). Independent predictors of conventional health care use were more frequent @entity490 , greater interference of @entity344 with work and activities and a greater satisfaction with the physician- @entity1 relationship. Being female independently predicted alternative health care use. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological morbidity did not predict conventional or alternative health care use for @entity344 . Other factors were more important.
