Measuring Patient Trust in Public versus Private Physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Measuring Patient Trust in Public versus Private Physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

This study aims to assess and compare patient trust in public vs private physicians and to determine the factors that can affect the level of trust in the context of the KSA. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the KSA to assess patient trust in physicians. A questionnaire was administered in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2021-01, Vol.14, p.151-159
Hauptverfasser: Aljaffary, Afnan, AlThumairi, Arwa, Almarhoon, Lojain, Alsaawi, Ghalyah
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accreditation
Age
COVID-19
Decision making
Education
Gender
Health care policy
ksa
Measurement
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original Research
patient trust
Patient-centered care
Physicians
Privatization
Psychological aspects
Qualitative research
Questionnaires
Sample size
Trust
trust in physicians
Validity
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Zusammenfassung:This study aims to assess and compare patient trust in public vs private physicians and to determine the factors that can affect the level of trust in the context of the KSA. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the KSA to assess patient trust in physicians. A questionnaire was administered in both Arabic and English to patients above 18 years of age via online channels. A statistically significant difference was found between the level of trust in public vs private physicians, where the public physicians showed higher patients' trust scores compared to private physicians, where the mean was 2.51 (SD=0.60) and 2.29 (SD=0.56), respectively, -value
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S286313