Willingness to pay for unfunded health services in a family practice clinic.
Data collected for this study of willingness to pay for unfunded health services in a family practice setting were collected through a cross-sectional survey of a sample of 250 patients. Willingness to pay was assessed by each patient responding on a five-point scale from "definitely not willing" to "definitely willing" to pay a fee of +10 for the service in question. Data analysis was performed using chi-square contingency tables. Findings indicated a strong willingness to pay for brief doctors' notes, an aversion against paying for telephone advice from a nurse and no consistent opinion for or against paying for prescription renewals received over the telephone.
Toronto Hospital.
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D001294:Attitude to Health; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics*; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009864:Ontario; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires