Intention to seek medical consultation for symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection- a cross-sectional survey

IF 0.3 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL International Medical Journal Malaysia Pub Date : 2020-11-09 DOI:10.31436/IMJM.V14I2.428
Chai-Eng Tan, A. H. M. Roozi, W. Wong, S. N. Sabaruddin, N. Ghani, Z. C. Man
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Introduction: The common cold is the commonest reason for primary care encounters worldwide. This paper aims to describe the reasons that influence patients to seek medical consultation for the common cold. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey conducted among adult patients of an urban teaching primary care clinic. An adapted bilingual survey form was administered by the researchers to obtain data regarding their decision to seek medical consultation for a cold and the reasons for their decision. Quantitative analyses were done to describe the close-ended responses. Open-ended responses were analysed using a qualitative approach and the frequencies of the themes were reported. Results: A total of 320 respondents participated in this study, with a response rate of 91.4%. They were predominantly females (59.4%), Malay (70.9%), and had tertiary education (65.9%). More than half of the patients (52.5%) said they would seek consultation for cold symptoms. Fever was the commonest symptom (57-61%) which compelled them to seek consultation. The commonest reason for seeking consultation was to get medications (41.7%), whereas the commonest reason not to seek consultation was the practice of self-medication (44.2%). Ethnicity was found to be significantly associated with the decision to seek doctor’s consultation. Conclusion: Colds are usually self-limiting and do not result in complications. Empowering patients by providing appropriate self-care knowledge can help to reduce the burden of primary care services. Patients should be taught about red flag symptoms as well as drug safety for medications commonly taken for colds.
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对上呼吸道感染症状求医意向的横断面调查
简介:普通感冒是世界范围内初级保健就诊最常见的原因。本文旨在描述影响普通感冒患者就医的原因。方法:采用横断面调查的方法,对城市初级保健教学诊所的成年病人进行调查。研究人员使用了一份经过修改的双语调查表格,以获取有关他们决定因感冒寻求医疗咨询及其决定的原因的数据。定量分析描述封闭式响应。使用定性方法分析了不限成员名额的答复,并报告了主题的频率。结果:共有320名受访者参与了本研究,回复率为91.4%。他们主要是女性(59.4%),马来人(70.9%),受过高等教育(65.9%)。超过一半(52.5%)的患者表示,他们会在出现感冒症状时寻求咨询。发烧是最常见的症状(57-61%),这迫使他们寻求咨询。寻求咨询最常见的原因是获取药物(41.7%),而不寻求咨询最常见的原因是自我药疗(44.2%)。研究发现,种族与寻求医生咨询的决定显著相关。结论:感冒通常是自限性的,不会导致并发症。通过提供适当的自我保健知识赋予患者权力,有助于减轻初级保健服务的负担。患者应该被告知危险信号症状以及通常用于治疗感冒的药物的药物安全性。
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International Medical Journal Malaysia
International Medical Journal Malaysia Medicine-Medicine (all)
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期刊介绍: International Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM) is the official journal of the Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. It serves primarily as a forum for education and intellectual discourse for health professionals namely in clinical medicine but covers diverse issues relating to medical ethics, professionalism as well as medical developments and research in basic medical sciences. It also serves the unique purpose of highlighting issues and research pertaining to the Muslim world. Contributions to the IMJM reflect its international and multidisciplinary readership and include current thinking across a range of specialties, ethnicities and societies.
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