Development and Validation of a Model to Predict the Contract Service of Family Doctor: A National Survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have reported a relatively low utilization of family doctor contract services (FDCS) in China, while the associated factors are unknown. The current study aimed to explore the factors associated with the utilization of FDCS, and then developed and validated a predictive model based on these identified factors.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire, from March 2019 to April of 2019. Routinely collected variables in daily practice by family doctors were used to develop a derivation model to determine the factors associated with FDCS utilization, and then the external performance of the model was tested.

Results

A total of 115,717 and 49,593 participants were included in the development and valid

SUBMITTER: Nie Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9082311 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature