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Item Endorsement and Principal Components Analysis of Influences on Decisions to Seek Care (N = 969 events in care from 387 clients) |
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| Items |
Response Rate* |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| Were afraid that nothing would help |
25% |
0.73 |
0.30 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
| Felt like you should just learn to live with this concern |
33% |
0.71 |
0.01 |
0.39 |
0.13 |
| Thought that getting help would lead to unwanted changes in your care |
20% |
0.68 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
0.25 |
| Worried that getting help might make this problem worse |
13% |
0.66 |
0.19 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
| Felt embarrassed or uncomfortable |
22% |
0.25 |
0.85 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
| Thought that you might be judged |
19% |
0.25 |
0.85 |
0.15 |
0.09 |
| Wanted to get things back on track on your own |
53% |
0.12 |
0.07 |
0.84 |
0.24 |
| Needed more information about help that was available |
49% |
0.28 |
0.29 |
0.72 |
-0.10 |
| Thought that this was not important enough to go for help |
10% |
0.18 |
0.14 |
0.12 |
0.94 |
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*Proportion of events for which respondents indicated that this item influenced their decision to seek care "somewhat" or "a great deal". Component Labels 1. Belief that Nothing Would Help – Had to Learn to Live With Problem 2. Felt Uncomfortable, Judged, Embarrassed about Seeking Care 3. Wanted to address things on your own – Needed more Information 4. Not Important Enough to Go For Help | |||||
Rapkin et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:20 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-20 |
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