ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Preference of primary care patients for home-based healthcare and support services: a discrete choice experiment in China.
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- Preferences for hospital in the home for COVID-19: a discrete choice experiment study.Health economics review · 2026Article
- Trust Building in Internet-Based Home Care Among Loyal Patients: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Transforming long-term post-acute care for the aging population through home infusion therapy in China: an assessment of need and demand (Part 1).Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- The challenge of home and community older adult care in China: a survey of the capability of primary care physicians in providing geriatric healthcare services.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Importance: This research, utilizing discrete choice experiments, examines the preferences and willingness to pay for home-based healthcare and support services among residents in China, a country grappling with severe aging population, an area often underexplored in international scholarship. Objectives: This study aims to solicit the preferences of primary care patients for home-based healthcare and support services in China. Design setting and participants: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted on 312 primary care patients recruited from 13 community health centers in Wuhan and Kunming between January and May 2023. The experimental choice sets were generated using NGene, covering five attributes: Scope of services, health professionals, institutions, insurance reimbursements, and visiting fees. Main outcomes and measures: The choice sets were further divided into three blocks, and each participant was asked to complete one block containing 12 choice tasks. Mixed logit models were established to estimate the relevant importance coefficients of and willingness to pay for different choices, while Latent Class Logit (LCL) modeling was conducted to capture possible preferences heterogeneity. Results: The relevant importance of the scope of services reached 67.33%, compared with 19.84% for service institutions and 12.42% for health professionals. Overall, respondents preferred physician-led diagnostic and treatment services. LCL categorized the respondents into three groups: Group one (60.20%) was most concerned about the scope of services, prioritizing disease diagnosis and treatment over preventive care and mental health, while group two (16.60%) was most concerned about care providers (hospitals and medical doctors were preferred), and group three (23.20%) was most concerned about financial burdens. Conclusion: Primary care patients prefer physical health and medical interventions for home-based healthcare and support services. However, heterogeneity in preferences is evident, indicating potential disparities in healthcare and support at home services in China.
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