Table 3 Survey statements and categorical confirmatory factor analysis (n = 282)
Latent variable | Observable indicators | Standardized coefficient | Standard error | Cronbach’s α |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitude towards behavior (AB) | AB1 Awareness of the EM system | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.755 |
AB2 Satisfaction of the EM system | 0.89 | 0.49 | ||
AB3 Satisfaction of the job statue | 0.62 | 0.38 | ||
AB4 Change of your income | 0.46 | 0.21 | ||
Subjective Norms (SNs) | SN1 Hospitals give publicity to the EM system | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.807 |
SN2 Application of hospital formulary | 0.87 | 0.45 | ||
SN3 Incentive measures made by hospitals | 0.49 | 0.24 | ||
SN4 Effects on the prescription review system | 0.62 | 0.38 | ||
SN5 Patients would like to make decisions on choosing medicines | 0.39 | 0.15 | ||
SN6 Frequency of talking about EM to patients | 0.52 | 0.27 | ||
Perceived behavioral control (PBC) | PBC1 Physician’s knowledge and skills to the EML | 0.72 | 0.42 | 0.774 |
PBC2 Access to EM information | 0.82 | 0.38 | ||
PBC3 Awareness of the EM price | 0.79 | 0.33 | ||
PBC4 Recognition of the quality of EM | 0.73 | 0.44 | ||
PBC5 Provision of EM in hospital pharmacy | 0.54 | 0.29 | ||
Behavior Intention (BI) | BI1 Intention to participate in training | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.882 |
BI2 Intention to active learning about EM | 0.88 | 0.37 | ||
BI3 Intention to prescribe EM preferentially | 0.87 | 0.36 | ||
BI4 Necessary support for implementing EM system in hospital | 0.77 | 0.29 | ||
BI5 Necessary support for implementing zero-markup policy of medicines | 0.62 | 0.38 | ||
Behavior (B) | B1 Frequency of participating in training | 0.51 | 0.26 | 0.735 |
B2 Enthusiasm of learning about EM | 0.61 | 0.37 | ||
B3 Recommend EM to patients | 0.84 | 0.30 | ||
B4 Actual behavior of prescribing EM preferentially | 0.63 | 0.20 | ||
B5 Implementation of performance evaluation in hospitals | 0.32 | 0.10 | ||
B6 Weight on the DUR in performance evaluation system | 0.35 | 0.12 |