A world view model of health care utilization: the impact of social and provider context on health care decision-making.
This article provides a conceptual model illustrating the filtering effect that social factors have on a health care event. Individual, family and social network filters translate the symptom for the patient before and after s/he enters the health care delivery system. Simultaneously, managed care and provider filters shape what resource is provided by the health care provider to the patient. Basic premises are that decision-making about health care utilization is a complex social interaction and that better attention to the social context will increase the likelihood of effective health care occurring.
Daley
J G
JG
Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield 65804, USA.
Bostock
D J
DJ
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012962:Sociology, Medical