Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aging trend of China's population has intensified, and the demand for medical services has continued to grow, so accompanying services have emerged, not only for the elderly, but also for children, pregnant women, young people living alone, and patients who need medical care in other places.This paper investigates the demand for companion services in Zhanjiang City to explore the factors affecting the willingness of the medical population to be accompanied to medical appointments.The survey was conducted through 10 in-depth interviews and 340 questionnaires.The basic special diagnosis and basic needs of the accompanying users were analyzed, and the price indexes of accompanying medical treatment, consultation substitution and convenient services were comprehensively evaluated using the hierarchical analysis method, so as to provide more comprehensive and high-quality accompanying services for the medical population in a targeted way.
Institution: Lingnan Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4402380486