Hospital choice: empirical verification of a proposed taxonomy, contrasting men and women.
This is a summary of an empirical verification of a hospital choice taxonomy. Four focus groups were executed followed by a telephone survey of 400 individuals. The situation studied was one where the persons involved had a choice (no physician influence or emergency), reflecting the present motion to more proactive health care. No major differences in rank order of factors were found for men versus women; men ordered choice factors differently based on primary physician type (MD/DO).
Lindquist
J D
JD
Western Michigan University.
Lane
P M
PM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States