Examining the factors associated with inpatients' perception of overtreatment in Korea: a cross-sectional study.
Inpatient
Overtreatment
Patient perception of care
Republic of Korea
Journal
BMC health services research
ISSN: 1472-6963
Titre abrégé: BMC Health Serv Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088677
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Jun 2023
14 Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
12
12
2022
accepted:
16
05
2023
medline:
16
6
2023
pubmed:
15
6
2023
entrez:
14
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Patients' perception of receiving overtreatment can cause distrust in medical services. Unlike outpatients, inpatients are highly likely to receive many medical services without fully understanding their medical situation. This information asymmetry could prompt inpatients to perceive treatment as excessive. This study tested the hypothesis that there are systematic patterns in inpatients' perceptions of overtreatment. We examined determinant factors of inpatients' perception of overtreatment in a cross-sectional design that used data from the 2017 Korean Health Panel (KHP), a nationally representative survey. For sensitivity analysis, the concept of overtreatment was analyzed by dividing it into a broad meaning (any overtreatment) and a narrow meaning (strict overtreatment). We performed chi-square for descriptive statistics, and multivariate logistic regression with sampling weights employing Andersen's behavioral model. There were 1,742 inpatients from the KHP data set that were included in the analysis. Among them, 347 (19.9%) reported any overtreatment and 77 (4.42%) reported strict overtreatment. Furthermore, we found that the inpatient's perception of overtreatment was associated with gender, marital status, income level, chronic disease, subjective health status, health recovery, and general tertiary hospital. Medical institutions should understand factors that contribute to inpatients' perception of overtreatment to mitigate patients' complaints due to information asymmetry. Moreover, based on the result of this study, government agencies, such as the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, should create policy-based controls and evaluate overtreatment behavior of the medical providers and intervene in the miscommunication between patients and providers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Patients' perception of receiving overtreatment can cause distrust in medical services. Unlike outpatients, inpatients are highly likely to receive many medical services without fully understanding their medical situation. This information asymmetry could prompt inpatients to perceive treatment as excessive. This study tested the hypothesis that there are systematic patterns in inpatients' perceptions of overtreatment.
METHODS
METHODS
We examined determinant factors of inpatients' perception of overtreatment in a cross-sectional design that used data from the 2017 Korean Health Panel (KHP), a nationally representative survey. For sensitivity analysis, the concept of overtreatment was analyzed by dividing it into a broad meaning (any overtreatment) and a narrow meaning (strict overtreatment). We performed chi-square for descriptive statistics, and multivariate logistic regression with sampling weights employing Andersen's behavioral model.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There were 1,742 inpatients from the KHP data set that were included in the analysis. Among them, 347 (19.9%) reported any overtreatment and 77 (4.42%) reported strict overtreatment. Furthermore, we found that the inpatient's perception of overtreatment was associated with gender, marital status, income level, chronic disease, subjective health status, health recovery, and general tertiary hospital.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Medical institutions should understand factors that contribute to inpatients' perception of overtreatment to mitigate patients' complaints due to information asymmetry. Moreover, based on the result of this study, government agencies, such as the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, should create policy-based controls and evaluate overtreatment behavior of the medical providers and intervene in the miscommunication between patients and providers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37316854
doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09563-9
pii: 10.1186/s12913-023-09563-9
pmc: PMC10268426
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
633Subventions
Organisme : Ministry of Science and ICT
ID : IITP-RS-2022-00156439
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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