Difference in bypass for inpatient care and its determinants between rural and urban residents in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bypass for inpatient care is an event of excessive demand. Though primary care facilities provide inpatient care in China, local residents may choose more distant higher-level hospital for inpatient care services. Given the differences in accessibility of hospitals and socioeconomic development between urban and rural areas, this study aims to estimate the rate of bypass for inpatient care and explore the factors predictive of bypass among rural and urban residents in China.

Methods

The rates of bypass for inpatient care were estimated using data from 1352 hospitalized patients, obtained from the 2018 Sixth National Health Service Survey of Hubei, China. Bypass for inpatient care was identified if the patient was hospitalized in a hospital for a certain disease th

SUBMITTER: Lu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature