Do patients' information requirements for choice in health care vary with their socio-demographic characteristics?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines whether the information used to inform hospital choice, and the sources of that information, varies with patients' socio-demographic characteristics. It also examines whether information used by patients to inform choice is associated with attending their local hospital.

Methods

A survey of 1033 patients who were offered a choice of hospital provider for elective treatment in England. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between patient characteristics and information used to inform choice of a hospital provider and sources of information used.

Results

Factors most important to patients in choosing a hospital were quality of care, cleanliness, standard of facilities and reputation. While quality of care and related factor

SUBMITTER: Laverty AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5060873 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature