Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, London, UK.
Int Dent J. 2011 Aug;61(4):193-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00056.x.
The present study examined patient preference for dentists as a function of the latter's demographics and experience. A sample of 161 British participants completed a questionnaire in which they were asked to rate eight dentists differentiated by nationality (British vs. Eastern European), sex (male vs. female), and experience (great vs. moderate). A mixed-design analysis of variance showed that there were main effects of dentist nationality (British preferred over Eastern European), sex (female over male), and experience (great over moderate). There were also a number of significant two- and three-way interactions, although the effect sizes of these interactions were relatively small. Participant sex generally did not have an impact on preferences. These results are discussed in relation to the extant literature on patient preferences for different types of health care practitioners.
本研究考察了患者对牙医的偏好与牙医人口统计学特征和经验之间的关系。161 名英国参与者完成了一份问卷,问卷中要求他们对 8 位牙医进行评价,这些牙医的区别在于国籍(英国 vs. 东欧)、性别(男 vs. 女)和经验(丰富 vs. 一般)。方差混合设计分析显示,牙医国籍(英国优先于东欧)、性别(女优于男)和经验(丰富优于一般)存在主效应。还有一些显著的二项式和三项式交互作用,尽管这些交互作用的效应大小相对较小。参与者的性别通常不会对偏好产生影响。这些结果与关于患者对不同类型医疗保健从业者的偏好的现有文献进行了讨论。