Men's perceived health needs

Title: Men's perceived health needs
Creator: Fletcher, Richard J.; Higginbotham, Nick; Dobson, Annette
Relation: Journal of Health Psychology: an Interdisciplinary, International Journal Vol. 7, Issue 3, p. 233-241
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105302007003217
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2002
Description: Cross-sectional survey data describing health priorities and needs perceived by men and women living in Newcastle, Australia are compared and contrasted with national health policies. The highest prevalence of felt needs for men were stress (13 percent), cost of medical care (10 percent) and money problems (9 percent); while stress (16 percent), overweight (16 percent) and money problems (15 percent) were highest for women. These contrast with the 2000 National Health Priorities of cancer, mental health, injury, cardiovascular health, diabetes and asthma. We conclude that men's perceived unmet health needs are similar to those of women; while sharing some commonalities, they also differ from health professional priorities. Incorporating felt needs into health service planning and delivery is a critical unmet challenge for government planners.
Subject: health needs; men's health needs; women's health needs
Identifier: uon:1503
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/27248
Identifier: ISSN:1359-1053
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