In addition to more structural-level analyses, it is critical to address cultural and contextual factors influencing care-seeking behaviors for depression treatment [9]. Examples of these factors among low-income AAs include losing pay from work, stigma and shame, mistrust of healthcare providers, ...
As the purchaser buys health services for people, it is important for the purchaser to ensure that there are effective mechanisms in place to determine and reflect people’s needs, preferences and values in purchasing, and hold healthcare providers accountable to the people.” Synthesized Definition...