en مدیریت خدمات بهداشتی درمانی Health care management پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%">Background: </span></span></b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%">Health is one of the most fundamental rights of individuals from birth and is guaranteed by national and international texts. This study aims to evaluate individuals&#39; healthcare demand procrastination behaviors from a societal perspective.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%">Methods:</span></span></b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%"> This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the province of Kocaeli, located in the Marmara region of T&uuml;rkiye. The population of the study consisted of literate individuals aged 18-65 residing in Kocaeli. The sample included 438 individuals who volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected using a sociodemographic information form and the Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale (HDPS) through face-to-face interviews employing the convenience sampling method. Descriptive statistics and SPSS 27 software were used for data analysis.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Results: </span></span></span></b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Women were found to have statistically significantly higher total scores on the HDPS compared to men (p = 0.016; p < 0.05). Married individuals had significantly lower total scores for procrastination behaviors than single individuals (p = 0.015; p < 0.05). Participants with low income and no social security exhibited more healthcare demand procrastination behaviors (p = 0.015; p = 0.042; p < 0.05). A weak but significant negative relationship was found between age and procrastination behavior (r = -0.133; p = 0.005; p < 0.01).</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%">Conclusion: </span></span></b><span lang="TR"><span style="line-height:115%">To achieve a healthy society, it would be beneficial to implement policy regulations aimed at protecting disadvantaged groups who cannot seek healthcare services when needed due to various reasons.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> Health services needs and demand, Health services, Procrastination 9 20 http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2229-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Yasemin Aslan yaseminaslan@bandirma.edu.tr 0000-0001-6292-2332 Yes Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Balıkesir, Turkey Yasemin Özdil yaseminorakci10@gmail.com 0009-0002-4788-4328 No Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Balıkesir, Turkey