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ArticleTechnology in society2021

Factors that determine a Patient's willingness to physician selection in online healthcare communities: A trust theory perspective.

Yingli Gong, Hongwei Wang, Qiangwei Xia, Lijuan Zheng, Yunxiang Shi

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Article in Technology in society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Constructing a Conceptual Model for Measuring Physician-Patient Trust: Integrating Theory and Research.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2026
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  18. Changes in Doctor-Patient Relationships in China during COVID-19: A Text Mining Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yingli GongSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, China.
Hongwei WangSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, China.
Qiangwei XiaSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, China.
Lijuan ZhengSchool of Business, Liaocheng University, China.
Yunxiang ShiSchool of Economics and Management, Tongji University, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health care users and patients are increasingly using online health communities to seek medical service, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic. The factors that determine the online trust between physicians and patients perplex the stakeholders for a long time. Based on the trust theory, this study explored the influence of physicians' personal quality and online reputation on patients' selection. A longitudinal panel data collection exercise, covering 11905 physicians

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GenderOnline reputationPhysician-patient trustPhysicians' qualityTrust theory

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PMID36033357
PMCPMC9398493

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