Drivers and barriers to health-seeking behaviors and interactions: a qualitative study of Black patients with lung cancer and with peripheral artery disease.
Lisa Dwyer Orr, Kay Sadik, Kathleen Beusterien, Stephanie Loomer, Kristen King-Concialdi, Kathryn Krupsky, Elizabeth Brighton, Lee Kirksey, Narjust Florez
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Abstract
Objective: To identify factors that may influence health-seeking behaviors and health system interactions from the perspective of Black patients with lung cancer (LC) or peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually with Black patients in the United States. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts was performed. The Sense-Think-ACT-Relate (STAR) behavioral framework was used to map emerging themes of drivers and barriers to health-seeking behaviors and health system interactions.
Results: Thirty Black patients with LC (n = 15) and PAD (n = 15) participated in this study. The mean age of participants was 53.4 years, 22 were female, and half lived in an urban area or large city. Factors that shape health-seeking behaviors spanned several framework domains including Trust, Rational and Emotional Associations, Cultural, and Situational. Having a provider who was friendly, knowledgeable, and understood the patient's lived experience was a key driver to seeking care. Barriers to care included patients not recognizing disease symptoms, reservations about seeking care, having previous negative interactions with healthcare systems, and feeling stigmatized or excluded. Situational influences, such as financial cost of accessing and receiving healthcare, also acted as barriers. Similar themes emerged for the LC versus PAD cohorts.
Conclusion: Multiple drivers and barriers to health-seeking behaviors exist for Black patients with LC versus PAD, including patients' perceptions of previous health system interactions. Because of known inequities experienced by Black patients, these results highlight the need for interventions that address more than just medical needs but that also encourage patients to seek care when they experience early symptoms and prioritize establishing patient-provider relationships built on trust, respect, and cultural understanding.
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Current Medical Research and Opinion is a MEDLINE-indexed, peer-reviewed, international journal for the rapid publication of original research on new and existing drugs and therapies, Phase II-IV studies, and post-marketing investigations. Equivalence, safety and efficacy/effectiveness studies are especially encouraged. Preclinical, Phase I, pharmacoeconomic, outcomes and quality of life studies may also be considered if there is clear clinical relevance
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