TY - JOUR
T1 - A qualitative exploration of factors influencing healthcare utilization among rural Missourians
T2 - “We have to be bleeding, broken”
AU - Kukulka, Klaudia
AU - Benson, Jacquelyn J.
AU - Landon, Olivia J.
AU - Makinde, Keisha White
AU - Egginton, Braquel
AU - Washington, Karla T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Researchers performed a hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis of 25 individual interviews to explore factors influencing healthcare utilization in rural Missouri. Data indicated that a desire for self-sufficiency, preference for natural interventions, and poor perception of rural healthcare quality may deter healthcare utilization. Influential subjective norms included respect for toughness and resilience, conservative approach to healthcare, view of the body as an instrument, and influence of faith and religion. Financial barriers and lack of accessible healthcare options were noted as key structural obstacles. Findings emphasize the importance of individual, cultural, and structural factors in shaping healthcare utilization in underserved communities.
AB - Researchers performed a hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis of 25 individual interviews to explore factors influencing healthcare utilization in rural Missouri. Data indicated that a desire for self-sufficiency, preference for natural interventions, and poor perception of rural healthcare quality may deter healthcare utilization. Influential subjective norms included respect for toughness and resilience, conservative approach to healthcare, view of the body as an instrument, and influence of faith and religion. Financial barriers and lack of accessible healthcare options were noted as key structural obstacles. Findings emphasize the importance of individual, cultural, and structural factors in shaping healthcare utilization in underserved communities.
KW - Culture
KW - Health
KW - Healthcare utilization
KW - Qualitative
KW - Rural
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207156844&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103367
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103367
M3 - Article
C2 - 39447435
AN - SCOPUS:85207156844
SN - 1353-8292
VL - 90
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
M1 - 103367
ER -