Table 2 Hypothetical healthcare-seeking behaviour at baseline and at follow-up for the three case vignettes (N = 1039)
Control Group | Intervention Group I (Written material) | Intervention Group II (Course) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline N | Follow-up N | Baseline N | Follow-up N | Baseline N | Follow-up N | |
Flu-like symptoms | ||||||
Talk to family and friends | 18 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 21 |
Go to pharmacy | 31 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 30 | 22 |
Call 112 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 13 |
Consult an out-of-hours-doctor | 124 | 122 | 77 | 92 | 104 | 112 |
Go to ER | 20 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 13 |
Contact GP | 99 | 97 | 82 | 88 | 102 | 122 |
Pray to God | < 5 | 10 | < 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Nothing | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
Othera | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Chest pain | ||||||
Talk to family and friends | 37 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 37 |
Go to pharmacy | 11 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | < 5 |
Call 112 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 36 | 70 | 56 |
Consult an out-of-hours-doctor | 33 | 34 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 36 |
Go to ER | 21 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 16 |
Contact GP | 150 | 143 | 134 | 139 | 139 | 164 |
Pray to God | 8 | 10 | 6 | < 5 | 7 | 5 |
Nothing | 5 | 12 | < 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Othera | 5 | 5 | 6 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 |
Major depression | ||||||
Talk to family and friends | 114 | 89 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 105 |
Go to pharmacy | 7 | 7 | < 5 | 10 | 5 | < 5 |
Call 112 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 17 |
Consult an out-of-hours-doctor | 31 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 40 |
Go to ER | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 9 |
Contact GP | 102 | 104 | 75 | 76 | 114 | 117 |
Pray to God | 21 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Nothing | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Othera | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 |