Comprehensive determinants of health service utilisation for mental health reasons in a canadian catchment area

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作者
Fleury, Marie-Josee [1 ]
Grenier, Guy
Bamvita, Jean-Marie
Perreault, Michel [1 ]
Kestens, Yan [2 ]
Caron, Jean [1 ]
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Douglas Hosp, Res Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Montreal, PQ H4H 1R3, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Social & Prevent Med, Montreal, PQ H2W 1T7, Canada
基金
加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
Mental disorders; Emotional problems; Longstanding violence victimisation; Neighbourhood; Health service utilization; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; UNITED-STATES; BEHAVIORAL-MODEL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY; GENERAL-POPULATION; NATIONAL SAMPLE; CARE; COMORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; NEED;
D O I
10.1186/1475-9276-11-20
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Introduction: This study sought to identify factors associated with health service utilisation by individuals with mental disorders in a Canadian catchment area. Methods: To be included in the study, participants had to be aged between 15 and 65 and reside in the study location. Data was collected randomly from June to December 2009 by specially trained interviewers. A comprehensive set of variables (including geospatial factors) was studied using the Andersen's behavioural health service model. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were carried out. Results: Among 406 individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, 212 reported using a mental health service at least once in the 12 months preceding the interviews. Emotional problems and a history of violence victimisation were most strongly associated with such utilisation. Participants who were middle-aged or deemed their mental health to be poor were also more likely to seek mental healthcare. Individuals living in neighbourhoods where rental accommodations were the norm used significantly fewer health services than individuals residing in neighbourhoods where homeownership was preponderant; males were also less likely to use services than females. Conclusions: Our study broke new ground by uncovering the impact of longstanding violence victimisation, and the proportion of homeownership on mental health service utilisation among this population. It also confirmed the prominence of some variables (gender, age, emotional problems and self-perceived mental health) as key enabling variables of health-seeking. There should be better promotion of strategies designed to change the attitudes of males and youths and to deal with violence victimisation. There is also a need for initiatives that are targeted to neighbourhoods where there is more rental housing.
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