Publications by authors named "V Juergensen"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine key factors that influence healthcare usage among individuals experiencing depressive symptoms, integrating insights from various relevant research areas.
- A sample of 1,368 adults participated in an online survey, with follow-ups conducted, using statistical methods to evaluate attitudes, intentions, and actual help-seeking behaviors.
- Findings highlighted the importance of personal perceptions and attitudes, indicating that intention to seek help was the strongest predictor of healthcare utilization, and suggesting the need for targeted public health initiatives to address these influences.
Roles of perception of similarities, continuum beliefs, and social distance toward a person with schizophrenia: a German sample study.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
April 2023
Continuum beliefs (CB) interventions aim to reduce the stigma of schizophrenia by stating that people with and without schizophrenia exist on one mental health-illness continuum. The current study examines the interrelation between perception of similarities (PoS), CB and desire for social distance (SD) in a German population sample (N = 760). Applying linear regression models: PoS and CB were significantly associated with lower SD explaining about 12% variance and PoS was significantly associated with higher CB.
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