Research Article

[Retracted] Empirical Investigation on the Characteristics and Perceived Value of Patients in Medical Treatment Seeking: In-Depth Research in Zhejiang Province of China

Table 3

Patients’ differentiated satisfaction levels in cooperation with perceptions of waiting time, convenience, and treatment effectiveness.

FeatureGroupsProportion of patientsOverall assessmentPerception of waiting timePerception of conveniencePerception of treatment effect

Patients’ sourceInpatients53%147.887.2596.18197.7
Outpatients47%

GenderMale43%5.5230.365.3743.388
Female57%

Age19-2933%13.75713.91410.67712.195
30-3922%
40-4914%
50-5910%
60 and older13%

Residence placeUrban area35%0.0813.180.4720.869
Town26%
Rural area39%

Education levelPrimary school16%7.31422.47410.4723.168
High school34%
College school25%
Undergraduate24%

Income per month (RMB)500-150022%2.5977.4722.6391.395
1501-300034%
3001-500022%
5001 and above22%

OccupationOfficer12%2.3672.6752.4181.564
Self-employed14%
Student10%
Technician8%
Farmer17%

(1) The secondary indicators only showed the majority of investigated patients; (2) , .