Determinants of the health care service choices of long-term mechanical ventilation patients: Applying andersen's behavioral model.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The number of ventilator-dependent patients is rapidly increasing globally. As a result, long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) patients face the choice of receiving health care in respiratory care wards (RCWs) rather than at home. In this study, we applied Andersen's behavioral theoretical model (ABM) to investigate the determinants of the health care service decisions of patients receiving LTMV.

Methods

A cross-sectional research design and cluster random sampling were used to select 365 participants from nine RCWs and eight home care facilities in northern Taiwan. Data were collected in face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire.

Results

Of the predisposing factors, advanced age and an education level of at least junior high school influenced th

SUBMITTER: Liang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462724 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature