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Table 4 Patient-centredness domain indicators in rural and urban China

From: Rural and urban differences in health system performance among older Chinese adults: cross-sectional analysis of a national sample

Patient-centredness indicator

Overall

Urban (Ref)

Rural

AOR* (95% CI)

Outpatient

Prompt attention

81.8

77.1

85.6

1.69 (1.16, 2.44)

Respect

85.7

83.9

87.0

1.67 (0.93, 1.77)

Clarity of communication

80.4

80.0

80.7

0.98 (0.73, 1.31)

Involvement in decision making

77.7

76.9

78.3

1.16 (0.84, 1.61)

Confidentiality

77.5

77.6

77.4

1.12 (0.82, 1.53)

Choice of provider

84.2

82.7

85.4

1.29 (0.89, 1.86)

Facility cleanliness

79.8

78.7

80.6

1.11 (0.77, 1.61)

Satisfaction

86.1

83.8

87.9

1.53 (1.05, 2.21)

Condition improved

90.0

89.6

90.4

1.24 (0.63, 1.89)

Outcome expected (%)

90.6

90.1

91.0

1.30 (0.83, 2.04)

Inpatient

Prompt attention

80.6

73.8

87.1

2.56 (1.53, 4.29)

Respect

82.0

77.1

86.8

2.15 (1.23, 3.77)

Clarity of communication

78.8

72.5

85.0

2.28 (1.27, 4.11)

Involvement in decision making

72.8

66.2

79.2

2.28 (1.39, 3.74)

Confidentiality

75.9

71.7

79.9

1.78 (1.12, 2.83)

Choice of provider

80.6

76.9

84.2

1.76 (1.04, 2.99)

Facility cleanliness

79.0

74.6

83.3

1.97 (1.24, 3.14)

Satisfaction

82.0

76.3

87.2

1.81 (1.16, 2.84)

Condition improved

92.6

91.7

93.5

1.31 (0.73, 2.35)

Outcome expected (%)

88.0

85.0

90.7

1.73 (1.03, 2.90)

  1. Urban is the reference group;
  2. *All models adjusted for age, gender, education, income quintile, marital status, insurance status and province of residence;
  3. Bold for significance level of 0.05;