The Relationship between Family Doctor Contract Services Policy and Perceived Participation in Primary Health Care among Chronic Disease Patients in China: The Mediating Role of the Patient Trust
Table 1
Patient’s trust and patient’s perceived participation in primary care by sociodemographic and disease characteristics (N = 847).
Variables
Group
n (%)
Patient’s trust
Patient’s perceived participation
M ± SD
t/F
M ± SD
t/F
Total
847 (100)
3.39 ± 0.36
0.964
6.71 ± 3.35
−2.947
Gender
Male
255 (30.11)
3.39 ± 0.34
6.19 ± 3.30
Female
592 (69.89)
3.39 ± 0.37
6.93 ± 3.35
Age (year)
≤60
326 (38.49)
3.34 ± 0.40
4.927
6.56 ± 3.39
1.611
61–70
368 (43.45)
3.42 ± 0.35a
6.94 ± 3.37
>70
153 (18.06)
3.41 ± 0.32
6.46 ± 3.21
Marital status
Married
673 (79.46)
3.39 ± 0.37
0.596
6.75 ± 3.38
0.727
Unmarried (single/divorced/windowed)
174 (20.54)
3.38 ± 0.33
6.55 ± 3.26
Employment status
Employed
283 (33.41)
3.39 ± 0.38
0.710
6.72 ± 3.54
0.062
Unemployed/retired
564 (66.59)
3.38 ± 0.35
6.70 ± 3.25
Education level
Primary school and below
343 (40.50)
3.40 ± 0.31
0.454
6.71 ± 3.20
0.138
Junior high school
258 (30.46)
3.38 ± 0.39
6.64 ± 3.30
High school and above
246 (29.04)
3.37 ± 0.39
6.79 ± 3.61
Number of chronic diseases
1
327 (38.61)
3.37 ± 0.35
4.509
6.58 ± 3.35
3.226
2
266 (31.40)
3.35 ± 0.38
6.45 ± 3.29
≥3
254 (29.99)
3.44 ± 0.35
7.15 ± 3.39
Number of annual primary care visits per patient
≤3
464 (54.78)
3.36 ± 0.36
4.822
6.34 ± 3.34
12.846
≥4
383 (45.22)
3.42 ± 0.36
7.16 ± 3.32
Contract service with FD
Signed
533 (62.93)
3.43 ± 0.36
4.948
7.20 ± 3.29
5.644
Not signed
314 (37.07)
3.31 ± 0.35
5.88 ± 3.30
values were calculated by independent samples t tests (pairwise comparisons) and one‐way analysis of variance (ANOVA; three or more groups). FD, family doctor. ..
