Can unsuccessful treatment in primary medical institutions influence patients' choice? A retrospective cluster sample study from China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

China has been attempting to control the patients' choice of high-level medical institutions through series measures of first point of contact at primary medical institutions, but the outcome is considered poor. We aim to analyse whether unsuccessful treatment in primary medical institutions can lead to the patients' choice of high-level medical institutions.

Design

A retrospective cluster sample study.

Setting

The study setting was in Macheng city, Hubei province.

Participants

The respondents are township-county (TC) patients (patients who first went to township hospitals and then county hospitals within 30 days for the same disease) who experienced unsuccessful treatment in primary medical institutions. A total of 2090 TC patients were screened out

SUBMITTER: Niu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340440 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature