Factors associated with residents' contract behavior with family doctors in community health service centers: A longitudinal survey from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China adopted family doctor (FD) to help achieve "Healthy China 2030" through providing continuous, comprehensive, and life-cycle contract services. However, there is a disparity between actual and targeted FD use, as residents continue to visit specialists in large hospitals. The government implemented initiatives to improve residents' willingness to sign up with and visit their FDs. Factors that influence contract behavior are therefore significant for frontier policy research.

Methods

Two survey waves were conducted in Shanghai (2013 and 2016). The first wave included 2754 people and the second 1995 people. Exploratory factor analysis was used to synthesize "satisfaction" as a predictor of contract behavior. Pearson's chi-square, pooled and logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264849 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature