Segmented assimilation trajectories of physician trust among internal migrants in Shanghai, China: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Physician trust is necessary for improving physician-patient relationships and maintaining an effective health-care system. Most studies on the theory of segmentation assimilation have mainly focused on comparing immigrants in different countries and few studies have applied segmented assimilation to clarify physician-patient relationships, especially physician trust among internal migrants in the context of Chinese megacities. A random sample of 1200 internal migrants was collected through an online questionnaire conducted in Shanghai from August to December 2021. An exploratory K-means cluster analysis and multivariate logistic regression models were employed to identify patterns of segmented assimilation and examine their relationships with physician trust, as well as the factors influe

SUBMITTER: Dong E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472076 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature