[How do internal medicine patients choose their hospital? A cross-sectional study].

ABSTRACT:

Background

 The free choice of hospital by patients is promoted by health policy and is to be supported by the quality reports of hospitals. But how do patients choose a hospital? How many can decide for themselves, where do they inform themselves and what are their decision criteria in the specific situation? This will be answered for inpatients of internal medicine in comparison to those of other specialties.

Methods

 The data originate from an observational study. The random sample, stratified by specialties and hospital care levels, was collected in 46 departments of 17 hospitals from 15 cities and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia. The weighted sample evaluates 758 patients of internal medicine and 1168 patients of other specialties descriptively and inferentiall

SUBMITTER: de Cruppe W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841205 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature