Table 4.
Multiple linear regression and binary logistic regression analyses on determinants of the outpatients’ overall satisfaction with rural medical services.
| Variables | Multiple Linear Regression | Binary Logistic Regression | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (95% CI) | S.E. 1 | t-Value | p-Value | B | S.E. 1 | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
| Travel time | 0.050 (0.024, 0.076) | 0.013 | 3.798 | <0.001 | 0.168 | 0.040 | 1.18 (1.09, 1.28) | <0.001 |
| Waiting time | 0.033 (0.007, 0.060) | 0.013 | 2.480 | 0.013 | 0.142 | 0.040 | 1.15 (1.07, 1.25) | <0.001 |
| Illness explanation | 0.053 (0.019, 0.088) | 0.018 | 3.019 | 0.003 | 0.207 | 0.052 | 1.23 (1.11, 1.36) | <0.001 |
| Treatment consultation | 0.024 (−0.008, 0.056) | 0.016 | 1.446 | 0.148 | 0.031 | 0.048 | 1.03 (0.94, 1.13) | 0.522 |
| Medical technology | 0.181 (0.147, 0.215) | 0.017 | 10.495 | <0.001 | 0.550 | 0.052 | 1.73 (1.57, 1.92) | <0.001 |
| Medical service attitude | 0.129 (0.099, 0.159) | 0.015 | 8.396 | <0.001 | 0.411 | 0.045 | 1.51 (1.38, 1.65) | <0.001 |
| Medical facility | 0.097 (0.064, 0.129) | 0.017 | 5.831 | <0.001 | 0.241 | 0.051 | 1.27 (1.15, 1.41) | <0.001 |
| Hospital environment | 0.100 (0.067, 0.133) | 0.017 | 5.976 | <0.001 | 0.205 | 0.050 | 1.23 (1.11, 1.36) | <0.001 |
| Medical expenses | 0.071 (0.044, 0.097) | 0.013 | 5.279 | <0.001 | 0.141 | 0.041 | 1.15 (1.06, 1.25) | 0.001 |
| Age (31–45 years) | 0.035 (−0.018, 0.088) | 0.027 | 1.302 | 0.193 | 0.120 | 0.080 | 1.13 (0.96, 1.32) | 0.133 |
| Age (≥46 years) | 0.074 (0.018, 0.130) | 0.029 | 2.573 | 0.010 | 0.228 | 0.086 | 1.26 (1.06, 1.49) | 0.008 |
| Occupation (Farmer) | 0.045 (−0.004, 0.095) | 0.025 | 1.788 | 0.074 | 0.043 | 0.076 | 1.04 (0.90, 1.21) | 0.574 |
| Income (≤2000 Yuan) | 0.020 (−0.033, 0.074) | 0.027 | 0.738 | 0.461 | 0.156 | 0.081 | 1.17 (1.00, 1.37) | 0.055 |
| Income (≥2001 Yuan) | 0.104 (0.042, 0.166) | 0.032 | 3.270 | 0.001 | 0.223 | 0.095 | 1.25 (1.03, 1.51) | 0.019 |
| Type of hospital (MCHH 2) | 0.050 (−0.017, 0.116) | 0.034 | 1.459 | 0.145 | 0.001 | 0.102 | 1.00 (0.82, 1.22) | 0.993 |
| Type of hospital (TCMH 3) | 0.063 (0.000, 0.126) | 0.032 | 1.951 | 0.051 | 0.006 | 0.096 | 1.01 (0.83, 1.22) | 0.950 |
| Type of hospital (CGH 4) | −0.063 (−0.118, −0.007) | 0.028 | −2.214 | 0.027 | −0.283 | 0.085 | 0.75 (0.64, 0.89) | 0.001 |
1 S.E.: standard error. 2 MCHH: maternal and child health hospital. 3 TCMH: traditional Chinese medicine hospital. 4 CGH: county general hospital.