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Does Internet Use Aggravate Public Distrust of Doctors? Evidence from China
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Meng, Lingpeng Yu, Xiang Han, Chuanfeng Liu, Pihui |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The internet has exacerbated the spillover of medical information, and changes in the quantity, quality, and scope of information supply also affect public trust in doctors, which is of great significance to the construction of a harmonious physician–patient relationship. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between internet use and residents’ trust in doctors using data from the China Family Panel Studies for 2018. The empirical investigation utilizes an endogenous switching regression model (ESR) to overcome the endogeneity bias. Our results indicate that internet use is negatively associated with residents’ trust in doctors (β = 0.07, p < 0.05). Specifically, the patient trust of internet users is nearly 7 percent less than that of non-internet users. Nevertheless, residents with higher dependence on traditional media such as television, newspapers, magazines and radio as an information channel show stronger patient trust. Finally, the results of the subsample analysis indicate a need to focus on older and less-educated residents, who are more vulnerable and more likely to be affected. |
| Starting Page | 3959 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su14073959 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-03-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Information and Library Science Internet Traditional Media Patient Trust Endogenous Switching Regression Model China Cfps 2018 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
