Determinants of Online Medical Decisions for Older Parents: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Bonan Fan, Weifang Song, Wei Zhang and Richard Evans

SAGE Open, 2024, vol. 14, issue 4, 21582440241293115

Abstract: This study investigates determinants of adult children’s medical decision preferences for their elderly parents, aiming to optimize healthcare service utilization. Seven influencing factors were identified and a discrete choice experiment was conducted. Data were analyzed with a binary logit regression model. Results highlight treatment effectiveness ( p

Keywords: healthcare utilization; discrete choice experiment; adult children; older parents; Binary logit model; inter-generational support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440241293115

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