Factors related to help-seeking for cancer medical care among people living in rural areas: a scoping review

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 836 - 17
• Main Authors: Oshiro, Mariko, Kamizato, Midori, Jahana, Sayuri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.06.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Barriers; Behavior; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Facilitators; Family; Genetic testing; Health aspects; Health care access; Health services; Help seeking behavior; Help-seeking; Humans; Neoplasms - therapy; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Care; Rural areas; Rural Population; Scoping review; Social Stigma; Sparsely populated areas; Subject heading schemes; Japan; Australia; United States > US; Africa; South Asia; Ecological model of health behavior; Rural areas; Barriers; Help-seeking; Facilitators; Scoping review; Cancer

Despite the importance of timely diagnosis and access to treatment, previous studies have not adequately explored help-seeking behavior in cancer treatment among rural and remote residents. The barriers preventing help-seeking behavior also remain unclear. To address this research gap, this study co...