Healthcare preferences of the general Chinese population in the hierarchical medical system: A discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese health insurance system faces resource distribution challenges. A patient-centric approach allows decision-makers to be keenly aware of optimized medical resource allocation.

Objective

This study aims to use the discrete choice model to determine the main factors affecting the healthcare preferences of the general Chinese population and their weights in the three scenarios (chronic non-communicable diseases, acute infectious diseases, and major diseases).

Methods

This study firstly identified the key factors affecting people's healthcare preferences through literature review and qualitative interviews, and then designed the DCE questionnaire. An online questionnaire produced by Lighthouse Studio (version 9.9.1) software was distributed to voluntary

SUBMITTER: Yan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9713319 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature