TY - JOUR
T1 - What do we know about men's help-seeking and health service use?
AU - Smith, James A.
AU - Braunack-Mayer, Annette
AU - Wittert, Gary
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - • 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.
AB - • 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.
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U2 - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00124.x
DO - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00124.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16411874
AN - SCOPUS:31744444631
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 184
SP - 81
EP - 83
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 2
ER -