Walk-in-clinics versus private practitioners: determinant attributes of health care provider choice among the elderly.
This study investigated the perceptions of elderly individuals concerning their choice between two types of health care facilities: walk-in-clinics and private practitioners. A determinant attribute approach was employed using the perceptions of the elderly on twenty-six attributes and the importance of each of these attributes in choosing a health care facility. It was found that quality, sociopsychological, and economic attributes were determinant while convenience attributes were not determinant. Implications for health care providers are discussed.
Lumpkin
J R
JR
University of Mississippi, University 38677.
Tudor
R K
RK
D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires