Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Table 7

Reasons for selecting or not selecting CHS as the first treatment institutions among the rural elderly subjects in Guangdong Province.

The reasons for selecting CHS institutions	%	The reasons for not selecting the CHS institutions	%
Appointed healthcare facilities	14.51	Lack of drug varieties	28.30
Good attitude for service	35.42	Obsolete equipment	31.42
Short distance	72.17	Doubtful for medical skills	16.53
Reliable medical skills	25.43	Uncomfortable consulting environment	9.45
Convenient procedures	26.71	Inconvenient procedures	4.41
Short time for waiting	17.82	Bad attitude for service	3.75
Low price	16.72	High price	2.63
Comfortable consulting environment	6.91	Nonappointed healthcare facilities	2.41
Be familiar with doctors and nurses	15.83	Else	2.37
Else	6.5