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While many participants reported that they were able and confident to detect their symptoms, they lacked the behavioral capacity and self\u2010efficacy to interpret symptoms correctly, which resulted in delayed help\u2010seeking and diagnosis. Possible approaches to address this suggested by participants (such as education of the general population) could improve behavioral capacity and self\u2010efficacy in symptom interpretation and enhance expectations, observational learning, reinforcements, and reciprocal determinism in symptom response.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Lack of behavioral capacity and self\u2010efficacy was observed in symptom interpretation of patients with ARDs, which resulted in delayed help\u2010seeking. 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