A patient-reported questionnaire for evaluating utilization of the National Essential Public Health Service Program in China among older adults with hypertension and diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to develop a patient-reported questionnaire to assess service utilization and patient satisfaction among older adults with hypertension and diabetes in primary health-care centers operating under China's National Essential Public Health Service Program (NEPHSP).

Methods

The questionnaire's item pool was constructed on the basis of a logic model. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three provinces of mainland China between November and December 2019. The questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficients and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to refine items and assess internal consistency, construct validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity.

Results

The final questionnaire adopted a second-order factor mode

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932853 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature