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Medical system choice: Information that affects the selection of healthcare provider in Australia?
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 14:23 authored by Sahama, T, Stranieri, A, Kerryn Butler-HendersonKerryn Butler-Henderson, Golden, IMany complementary and alternative medical practices (CAM) are readily assessable in Australia alongside Allopathic practitioners. Although CAM practices are prevalent, little is known about how patients seek and use information when deciding which system to consult. We report some preliminary findings of a longitudinal study, designed to solicit factors that influence the Australian public when selecting from diverse medical systems. Fifty-four general public participants, willing to provide their confidential and anonymous opinion were included. The magnitudes of importance, critical in influencing factors, were screened. Results indicated a medical system was selected for its effectiveness, safety, credentials and care (p<0.001). Consultation time, convenience, cost, empowerment and rapport were less important factors (p<0.001) influencing selection of a medical system. The level of choices by participants [χ2 (1, N=54) = 53.445, p<0.001] follow similar trends found for those in conventional medical systems. This contrasts with findings in other locations, where cost and time were major contributing factors when selecting medical systems.
History
Publication title
Studies in Health Technology and InformaticsVolume
247Editors
A Ugon, D Karlsson, GO Klein and A MoenPagination
596-600ISSN
0926-9630Department/School
TSBEPublisher
IOS PressPlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
Medical Informatics Europe 2018Event Venue
Gothenburg, SwedenDate of Event (Start Date)
2018-04-24Date of Event (End Date)
2018-04-26Rights statement
Copyright 2018 European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) and IOS Press. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Repository Status
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