Consumers' interpretation and use of comparative information on the quality of health care: The effect of presentation approaches

Health Expectations

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-211

  Damman, Olga C ^a,b   Hendriks, Michelle ^a   Rademakers, Jany ^a   Spreeuwenberg, Peter ^a   Delnoij, Diana M J ^c,d   Groenewegen, Peter P ^a,e  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Consumer Experience in Health Care   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Consumer choice; Presentation; Public reporting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861444871     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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