A determination of patient preferences for China online outpatient follow-up clinics by using discrete choice experiment: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Internet hospitals as a telehealth platform are rapidly growing in China both in quality and scale. This study aims to explore Chinese patients' preferences, trade-offs and willingness to pay for attributes of online outpatient follow-up clinics.

Methods

A discrete choice experiment was designed to elicit respondents' stated preferences for six attributes. The online survey was conducted between November 2023 and December 2023, and mixed logit models were used to analyze the data.

Results

A total of 337 valid Chinese respondents were recruited. The results showed that an online outpatient follow-up clinic preferred by respondents could be described as low cost, provided by a tertiary Internet hospital, available same-day appointment, appointment with their o

SUBMITTER: Chen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11973272 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature