[Retracted] Empirical Investigation on the Characteristics and Perceived Value of Patients in Medical Treatment Seeking: In-Depth Research in Zhejiang Province of China
Table 2
Differentiated perceived values from patients’ varied characteristics.
Patient background features
Differentiation of characteristics
Relationships with characteristics
Degree of perceived value (high or low) and patients’ features
Emotional value
Functional value
Emotional value
Functional value
Emotional value
Functional value
Outpatients/inpatients
Sig
Sig
+
+
High for inpatients Low for outpatients
High for inpatients Low for outpatients
Illness condition
Sig
Sig
-
-
Negative relationship with illness condition
Negative relationship with illness condition
Gender
Sig
Sig
+
-
High for men Low for women
High for men Low for women
Age
Sig
Sig
+
+
Positive relationship with age
Positive relationship with age
Educational level
Sig
Sig
-
-
Negative relationship with education degree
Negative relationship with education degree
Monthly income
Sig
None
-
None
Negative relationship with income
None
The relationship is as follows: +: relatively high; -: relatively low; ++: significantly high; --: significantly low; 0: no difference ().