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. 2022 Jul 5:2022:8251220.
doi: 10.1155/2022/8251220. eCollection 2022.

How to Maintain a Sustainable Doctor-Patient Relationship in Healthcare in China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Zhan-You Wang  1   2 , Xin Zhang  1 , Liang Ma  1
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How to Maintain a Sustainable Doctor-Patient Relationship in Healthcare in China: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Zhan-You Wang et al. J Healthc Eng. .

Abstract

It is important to identify means of improving and maintaining a sustainable doctor-patient relationship to address current healthcare issues. Although many studies have made outstanding contributions to the healthcare doctor-patient relationship literature, little work has been done to explore the influencing elements of the doctor-patient relationship in relation to expectation confirmation theory. To fill this gap, this study produced a theoretical framework model of the influencing factors of the doctor-patient relationship according to the expectation confirmation theory. Data from 335 Chinese patients were analyzed using a structural equation modeling method, and the results showed that patient satisfaction and patient trust are the most important factors in building a good relationship between doctor and patient. Furthermore, three components of postdiagnosis patient's perception, namely, perceived service quality, perceived communication quality, and perceived service attitude, are examined. These have a significant impact on patient confirmation. These three components ultimately affect the doctor-patient relationship. This study will be helpful for doctors to understand patients' service demands and their future diagnosis behavior. The proposals of this study may lead to optimization of the process of diagnosis and improvements in the quality of clinic services.

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Research model.
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Results of structural model analysis.
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