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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals
This study sought to assess the status of, and factors associated with, knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients receiving care in tertiary hospitals in China. A cross-sectional study surveying tertiar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30170374 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000011836 |
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author | Liu, Xiaojun Hou, Zhaoxun Towne, Samuel D. He, Meikun Tan, Anran Jiang, Dongdong Mohammed, Aljaifi Saddam Hussein Mao, Zongfu |
author_facet | Liu, Xiaojun Hou, Zhaoxun Towne, Samuel D. He, Meikun Tan, Anran Jiang, Dongdong Mohammed, Aljaifi Saddam Hussein Mao, Zongfu |
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description | This study sought to assess the status of, and factors associated with, knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients receiving care in tertiary hospitals in China. A cross-sectional study surveying tertiary outpatients was conducted. This study investigated KAP concerning the establishment of the NHMS among outpatients from tertiary hospitals, who could have sought medical care from a general practitioner in surrounding primary care medical institutions. Several factors associated with outpatients’ knowledge were identified and included in fully adjusted analyses using logistic regression. Survey questionnaires were completed by 565 outpatients in 4 tertiary hospitals. Approximately half (51.86%) of the sample was aware of the NHMS. In multivariable analysis sex, age, education level, and place of residence were associated (P < .05) with knowledge of NHMS. Overall 74.69% of respondents expressed positive attitudes toward the establishment of the NHMS. However, a much lower proportion, 21.95%, was willing to choose nearby grassroots sub-unit hospitals as their first choice when seeking health care. The present study revealed outpatients in China may lack knowledge of the NHMS, yet most have a positive attitude toward the establishment of the NHMS. Even so, there was hesitation in terms of seeking care from the NHMS, indicating the need for policy makers to take action to increase public awareness surrounding NHMS-related information to improve the public's KAP on the establishment of the NHMS. This study highlights information useful for policy makers in China and other countries planning or evaluating related policies. |
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spelling | pubmed-63930722019-03-15 Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals Liu, Xiaojun Hou, Zhaoxun Towne, Samuel D. He, Meikun Tan, Anran Jiang, Dongdong Mohammed, Aljaifi Saddam Hussein Mao, Zongfu Medicine (Baltimore) Research Article This study sought to assess the status of, and factors associated with, knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients receiving care in tertiary hospitals in China. A cross-sectional study surveying tertiary outpatients was conducted. This study investigated KAP concerning the establishment of the NHMS among outpatients from tertiary hospitals, who could have sought medical care from a general practitioner in surrounding primary care medical institutions. Several factors associated with outpatients’ knowledge were identified and included in fully adjusted analyses using logistic regression. Survey questionnaires were completed by 565 outpatients in 4 tertiary hospitals. Approximately half (51.86%) of the sample was aware of the NHMS. In multivariable analysis sex, age, education level, and place of residence were associated (P < .05) with knowledge of NHMS. Overall 74.69% of respondents expressed positive attitudes toward the establishment of the NHMS. However, a much lower proportion, 21.95%, was willing to choose nearby grassroots sub-unit hospitals as their first choice when seeking health care. The present study revealed outpatients in China may lack knowledge of the NHMS, yet most have a positive attitude toward the establishment of the NHMS. Even so, there was hesitation in terms of seeking care from the NHMS, indicating the need for policy makers to take action to increase public awareness surrounding NHMS-related information to improve the public's KAP on the establishment of the NHMS. This study highlights information useful for policy makers in China and other countries planning or evaluating related policies. Wolters Kluwer Health 2018-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6393072/ /pubmed/30170374 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000011836 Text en Copyright © 2018 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
spellingShingle | Research Article Liu, Xiaojun Hou, Zhaoxun Towne, Samuel D. He, Meikun Tan, Anran Jiang, Dongdong Mohammed, Aljaifi Saddam Hussein Mao, Zongfu Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the National Hierarchical Medical System (NHMS) among outpatients in Chinese tertiary hospitals |
title_sort | knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to the establishment of the national hierarchical medical system (nhms) among outpatients in chinese tertiary hospitals |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30170374 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000011836 |
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