Table 4.
Patients’ self-reported behavioral intentions by sociodemographic characteristics.
| Behavioral Intention/Predictors | (a) Ask the Family Physician or the Specialist for Another Option | (b) Look for Another Option Themselves | (c) Stay with the Option Because They Trust the Health Professionals of That Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | W = 236960, p-value = 0.216 |
W = 239288, p-value = 0.869 |
W = 222936, p-value = 0.646 |
| Education | Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 6.4695, p-value = 0.04 * |
Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 38.813, p < 0.001 *** |
Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 24.483, p < 0.001 *** |
| Residence | Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 7.3803, p-value = 0.117 |
Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 6.307, p-value = 0.177 |
Kruskal–Wallis chi-sq = 5.613, p-value = 0.23 |
| Aware of hospital accreditation | Wilcoxon test W = 226992, p < 0.001 *** |
Wilcoxon test W = 216884 p < 0.001 *** |
Wilcoxon test W = 184218, p-value = 0.975 |
| Age | Spearman correlation: −12% p < 0.001 *** |
Spearman correlation: −20% p < 0.001 *** |
Spearman correlation: 22.3% p < 0.001 *** |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.