Background Polypharmacy has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in
the older population. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, risk …

Doctor shopping is defined as seeing multiple treatment providers, either during a single
illness episode or to procure prescription medications illicitly. According to the available …

OBJECTIVES: Based on the actual medical records of ambulatory care visits, this study
analyzed patients' healthcare seeking behavior and doctor shopping behavior (DSB), and …

Background Kerala is facing challenges in the secondary prevention efforts of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs). In spite of being the top performer in health parameters …

Rationale, aims and objectives To investigate the subsequent behaviour of doctor‐shopping
patients (defined as those attending multiple hospitals for the same complaint) who …

Patients suffering from eye floaters often resort to consulting more than one ophthalmologist.
The purpose of this study, using the Health Belief Model (HBM), was to identify the factors …

Traditionally, doctor shopping involves patients seeking to be seen by multiple doctors for
the same or similar symptoms. Having a family doctor is widely acknowledged as beneficial …

Purpose The authors seek to better understand the critical incidents and factors that
influence the switching behaviours of back pain sufferers who use mainstream and/or …

ABSTRACT@# Doctor shopping increases health economic burden and morbidities. Its
prevalence and predisposing factors have to beidentified in order to formulate preventive …

Purpose This study aims to explore the information-seeking behavior of female patients
engaged in doctor shopping. An investigation was conducted on the following aspects: the …