Community residents' preferences for chronic disease management in Primary Care Facilities in China: a stated preference survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Chinese government has dedicated the past decades to treating chronic diseases by primary healthcare system, many more residents are apt to choose higher-tier facilities to treat minor chronic diseases. Understanding residents' preferences for chronic disease management in primary care facilities can bridge the gap between residents' choices and policy implementation. This study aims to elicit residents' preferences for chronic disease management in primary care facilities in the hypothetical minor chronic disease scenario.

Methods

Six hundred eighty residents were administered a discrete choice experiment that elicited preferences for chronic disease management in primary care facilities. Services attributes were service mode, treatment measure, out-of-p

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8620165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature