Patients' sense of responsibility to healthcare providers and its predictors: A national cross-sectional survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate patients' sense of responsibility to healthcare providers and to determine its predictors using on a national sample in China.

Methods

We conducted a national cross-sectional survey in China with a stratified cluster sample of patients treated in 77 hospitals between July 2014 and April 2015. Patients' sense of responsibility to healthcare providers was measured with four questions assessing patients' perceptions regarding their responsibilities to respect doctors, respect nurses, coordinate with health professionals, and comply with hospital rules. Predictors included patient sociodemographic characteristics and their past hospitalization experience.

Results

Small proportions of respondents reported that they perceived having no responsibility

SUBMITTER: Ye B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281211 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature