Identifying facilitators of early access to care among Canadian Forces Health Services personnel

Author:

Frank Christine1,Born Jennifer1

Affiliation:

1. Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

LAY SUMMARY Despite the importance of the mental and physical well-being of Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) personnel, research suggests they may be under-accessing care. A lot of research has looked at what factors prevent individuals from accessing care (i.e., barriers), but almost none has examined what encourages individuals to access care (i.e., facilitators). In addition to examining which facilitators encourage CFHS personnel to access care, this study also examined whether facilitators directly impacted care-seeking behaviour, or whether they also indirectly influence behaviour by impacting general intentions to access care. Results showed that prioritizing one’s health directly and indirectly influenced care-seeking for both mental and physical health issues. Having the support of senior leadership influenced intention to seek care for mental health issues. Easy access to care influenced intention to seek care for physical health issues. Ensuring CFHS personnel prioritize their own health, have the support of senior leadership, and have easy access to care will help promote early access to care.

Publisher

University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)

Subject

General Medicine

Reference48 articles.

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3