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Understanding help-seeking in rural men of the Southern Interior : a qualitative study Pryzdial, Ian E.
Abstract
Background: Men disproportionately experience the leading causes of death (e.g., heart disease, cancer), but are often hesitant to seek services for their health concerns. Additionally, suicide rates are higher for men, but they are less likely to be diagnosed with depression. Men’s under-reported illness and lower healthcare utilization is important in rural communities, where there are higher populations of older residents, less available local resources and less access to transportation to health services and that may further limit men’s intentions to seek help. This study aimed to gain an understanding of men’s perceptions and behaviours surrounding help-seeking. Research Design: Interpretive descriptive qualitative methods were used for the study. Data were collected via interviews with men living in two rural regions of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Informal Community Conversations were also conducted in each region. Findings: Four themes on help-seeking were identified: environmental barriers (e.g., ruralness of communities, lack of health services); lack of health education or awareness; masculinity, with both positive and negative impacts; and informal support as a facilitator to help-seeking. Discussion: Men living in the rural communities of the Southern Interior face a range of external and internal barriers that limit their capacity to seek help when needed. Themes informed the thinking around a future framework of rural men’s help-seeking that highlighted the duality of these barriers. Additionally, findings were used to inform recommendations for changes in policy, practice, and education as well as future research specific to improving rural men’s well-being.
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Understanding help-seeking in rural men of the Southern Interior : a qualitative study
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University of British Columbia
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2020
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Background: Men disproportionately experience the leading causes of death (e.g., heart disease, cancer), but are often hesitant to seek services for their health concerns. Additionally, suicide rates are higher for men, but they are less likely to be diagnosed with depression. Men’s under-reported illness and lower healthcare utilization is important in rural communities, where there are higher populations of older residents, less available local resources and less access to transportation to health services and that may further limit men’s intentions to seek help. This study aimed to gain an understanding of men’s perceptions and behaviours surrounding help-seeking.
Research Design: Interpretive descriptive qualitative methods were used for the study. Data were collected via interviews with men living in two rural regions of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Informal Community Conversations were also conducted in each region.
Findings: Four themes on help-seeking were identified: environmental barriers (e.g., ruralness of communities, lack of health services); lack of health education or awareness; masculinity, with both positive and negative impacts; and informal support as a facilitator to help-seeking.
Discussion: Men living in the rural communities of the Southern Interior face a range of external and internal barriers that limit their capacity to seek help when needed. Themes informed the thinking around a future framework of rural men’s help-seeking that highlighted the duality of these barriers. Additionally, findings were used to inform recommendations for changes in policy, practice, and education as well as future research specific to improving rural men’s well-being.
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eng
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2020-10-28
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0394830
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University of British Columbia
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2020-11
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Graduate
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