Impact of adverse media reporting on public perceptions of the doctor-patient relationship in China: an analysis with propensity score matching method.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Numerous studies indicate that the doctor-patient relationship in China is facing serious challenges. This study examined the impact of China Central Television's negative coverage of high medicines prices on both doctors' and patients' opinions of the doctor-patient relationship. SETTING:Data were collected in a national survey conducted during 19 December 2016 to 11 January 2017 which targeted 136 public tertiary hospitals across the country. PARTICIPANTS:All patients and doctors who submitted completed questionnaire were retrieved from the survey database. INTERVENTION:The study used propensity score matching method to match the respondents before and after China Central Television's news report about high medicines prices which was given at 00:00 hours on 24 December 2016. O

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104794 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature