Nurses’ Willingness and Demand for Internet+Home Care Services and the Associated Factors in Municipal Hospitals in China: Cross-Sectional Survey

• DOI: 10.2196/45602
• Publication Date: 2023-06-29T15:29:27Z
• Authors: Jinghui Zhang; Sha Peng; Jianmei Hou; Guiyuan Ma; Yanhui Liu; Yuhua Fan; Lingxia Luo; Zhengkun Shi
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Marital status

Developing Internet+home care (IHC) services is a promising way to address the problems related population aging, which an important global issue. However, IHC are in their infancy China. Limited studies have investigated willingness and demand of nurses municipal hospitals provide services.This study aims investigate China analyze factors promote development China.This cross-sectional used multistage sampling recruit 9405 from 10 5 regions A self-designed questionnaire with good reliability validity was measure nurses' for providing services. Data analysis chi-square test, Welch t binary logistic regression analysis, multiple linear analysis.Nurses were highly willing preferred service distances <5 km times 8 AM 6 PM. An individual share >60% expected pay sharing. Job title, educational level, monthly income, marital status associated analysis. Supervising 1.177 more likely express than senior nurses. Nurses bachelor's degree had 1.167 higher likelihood expressing those junior college education or lower. Married 1.075 unmarried income >¥10,000 increased services, by 1.187 times, compared <¥5000. Nurses' total mean score 17.38 (SD 3.67), highest being privacy protection. Multiple showed that job level (B=1.058, P<.001) co-chief positions (B=2.574, reported scores Monthly incomes ¥5000 ¥10,000 (B=0.894, (B=1.335, P<.001), as well (B=0.484, P=.002) at least master's (B=1.224, P=.02), <¥5000 lower, respectively.Nurses high differences demographic characteristics. Accordingly, government should regulate period, distance, other characteristics according establish relevant laws regulations ensure steady orderly