Table 3.
Comparison of respondents to Web-based and telephone surveys regarding the degree to which they were concerned with NHI-related issues.
|
Telephone % |
Web-based % |
AOR (95% CI)b |
Counseling patients with highest number of ambulatory visits to see doctors in a specified institutiona | 86.3 | 91.1 | 1.21 (0.86-1.70) |
I am aware of the details of NHI policy aimed at assisting the disadvantaged | 25.3 | 41.1 | 1.86 (1.52-2.27) |
I was inconvenienced when use of health service in the past 6 months | 15.6 | 17.5 | 0.75 (0.53-1.06) |
Increasing the copayment for emergency visitsa | 56.8 | 54.6 | 0.92 (0.76-1.12) |
Referral to another hospital under the consent of patienta | 77.9 | 76.7 | 0.73 (0.58-0.93) |
aMeasured on a 5-point scale from 1 (very dissatisfied/disagree) to 5 (very satisfied/agree).
bAOR refers to the relative likelihood that Web-based survey respondents indicated a concern regarding particular issues, obtained using multivariate logistic regression analysis after controlling for the characteristics of respondents listed in Table 1 and self-reported health status.