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What do we know about men's help‐seeking and health service use?
Author(s) -
Smith James A,
BraunackMayer Annette,
Wittert Gary
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - health services , help seeking , qualitative research , psychology , service (business) , need to know , public relations , social psychology , medicine , sociology , mental health , business , marketing , political science , environmental health , psychiatry , computer science , social science , population , computer security
Men seek help and use health services less frequently than women do. Men's help‐seeking practices and health service use are complex issues involving biological, psychological and sociological considerations. Most discussion on men's help‐seeking positions them as reluctant consumers or “behaving badly” with respect to their health. Few studies have explored whether health service providers are equipped to deal with men's health issues appropriately. The current health system appears not to be tailored to meet the health needs of men. Better collaboration is required across disciplines, to further investigate men's health using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.