- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Medical Research and Practices
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2011-2024
Abstract Background To tackle the issue with low usage of primary healthcare service in China, it is essential to align resource distribution preferences community residents. There are few academic researches for describing residents’ perceived characteristics services China. This study aims investigate utilization residents and explore heterogeneity. The findings will be useful policy makers take targeted measures tailor provision services. Methods face-to-face interviews surveys were...
Objectives: To elicit stated preferences of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for primary healthcare (PHC) facilities and to explore the willingness-to-pay (WTP) facility attributes. Methods: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted through face interviews. The DCE survey constructed by five attributes: type service, treatment measures, cost, travel time, care provider. Patients’ willingness pay attributes were analyzed using a mixed logit model, interaction terms used...
Abstract Background Medical education is characterized by numerous features that are different from other higher programmes, and evaluations of teaching quality an integral part medical education. Although scholars have made extensive efforts to enhance the teaching, various issues unrelated interfere with accuracy evaluation results remain. The purpose this study identify barriers prevent objective reliable being obtained during process. Methods This used mixed methods (3 data sources)...
This study aims to elicit the relative importance of treatment attributes that influence residents' choice, assuming they are suffering severe non-communicable diseases (NCDs), explore how make trade-offs between these and estimate monetary value placed on different attribute levels. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted with adults over 18 years old in China. Preferences were evaluated based four attributes: care provider, mode service, distance practice cost. mixed logit model...
Abstract Background Although Chinese government has dedicated the past decades to treating chronic diseases by primary healthcare system, many more residents are apt choose higher-tier facilities treat minor diseases. Understanding residents’ preferences for disease management in care can bridge gap between choices and policy implementation. This study aims elicit hypothetical scenario. Methods Six hundred eighty were administered a discrete choice experiment that elicited facilities....
The aim of this study was to quantify the relative importance preference heterogeneity Chinese older adults with chronic disease for primary healthcare service (PHCS) in hypothetical minor scenario.A discrete choice experiment (DCE) administered patients aged 60 and above at least one China. Five DCE attributes were considered, including types service, treatment options, out-of-pocket (OOP) cost per visit, distance practice, seniority medical practitioners. data analysed taking into account...
In China, secondary and tertiary hospital-based dialysis facilities had been the most prominent provider of hemodialysis treatment. Developing community centers was key to constructing hierarchical system. Thus, aim this study explore end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients' preferences for services attract patients with stable condition choose services.
Objective To probe into a doctor-seeking medical management model for China's urban hypertension patients under insurance, and enhance the level quality of insurance management. Methods Hypertension were surveyed with structured questionnaire, staff at community health centers received qualitative interview. Results The are found to see doctors mostly tertiary hospitals; complaints among existing vary their areas, targeting on complicated reimbursement procedure, high threshold payment low...
Objective To study the quality of outpatient prescriptions for patients different age groups at both township and village level, purpose evaluating outcomes problems ongoing healthcare reform primary levels. Methods 100 April 2015 were mechanically sampled randomly from two hospitals 8 clinics in counties A B Hubei province.These analyzed drug count per prescription, percentage intravenous prescriptions, that antibiotics, hormones average cost prescription. Results At hospitals,...