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Prevalence and Predictors of the Use of Self-Care Resources Grading System

University of Oregon

Merwyn Greenlick

Holly Jimison

Lynn Kunkel

Oregon Health Sciences University

Martin Tusler

University of Oregon

Health care reform goals are to reduce costs and increase access while maintaining quality of care. A potentially effective avenue for achieving these difficult goals is to activate the untapped potential of consumers in managing their own health care. This study focuses on three Northwest communities and examines the prevalence of the use of self-care resources and the correlates of use. A random sample of households was surveyed using a mail-out questionnaire. The findings indicated that the use of self-care resources was high in the three community populations. Consulting a self-care book was the most commonly used resource, followed by telephone advice nurses. Communities do vary in their level of self-care resource use. Understanding this variability may help communities to expand the use of such resources and lessen the demand for formal health care services. Suggestions for future studies are discussed.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 22, No. 1, 107-122 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/01632789922034194


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