Public trust of physicians in China improved since the COVID-19 pandemic Began.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Public trust in physicians had declined in China for decades before the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline physicians have experienced high work volume despite a high risk of COVID-19 infection. The willingness of physicians to treat COVID patients with a high risk of exposure to the infection may have improved public trust in physicians.

Objective

This study analyzes how public trust in physicians has changed since the pandemic started using a nationally representative survey.

Methods

We used the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), with 179,123 respondents 10 years or older who were eligible to answer the question on public trust in physicians from 2012 to 2020. Public trust has been measured by an 11-point Likert scale. A quasi pre-p

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9862706 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature