Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China.
<h4>Background</h4>Physician trust is a critical determinant of the physician-patient relationship and is necessary for an effective health system. Few studies have investigated the association between acculturation and physician trust. Thus, this study analyzed the association between a...
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| author | Enhong Dong Ting Xu Xiaoting Sun Tao Wang Yang Wang Jiahua Shi |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Physician trust is a critical determinant of the physician-patient relationship and is necessary for an effective health system. Few studies have investigated the association between acculturation and physician trust. Thus, this study analyzed the association between acculturation and physician trust among internal migrants in China by using a cross-sectional research design.<h4>Methods</h4>Of the 2000 adult migrants selected using systematic sampling, 1330 participants were eligible. Among the eligible participants, 45.71% were female, and the mean age was 28.50 years old (standard deviation = 9.03). Multiple logistic regression was employed.<h4>Results</h4>Our findings indicated that acculturation was significantly associated with physician trust among migrants. The length of stay (LOS), the ability of speaking Shanghainese, and the integration into daily life were identified as contributing factors for physician trust when controlling for all the covariates in the model.<h4>Conclusion</h4>We suggest that specific LOS-based targeted policies and culturally sensitive interventions can promote acculturation among Shanghai's migrants and improve their physician trust. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-647ac322651c41ccabc2e38e29473f282023-04-21T05:33:12ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e028076710.1371/journal.pone.0280767Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China.Enhong DongTing XuXiaoting SunTao WangYang WangJiahua Shi<h4>Background</h4>Physician trust is a critical determinant of the physician-patient relationship and is necessary for an effective health system. Few studies have investigated the association between acculturation and physician trust. Thus, this study analyzed the association between acculturation and physician trust among internal migrants in China by using a cross-sectional research design.<h4>Methods</h4>Of the 2000 adult migrants selected using systematic sampling, 1330 participants were eligible. Among the eligible participants, 45.71% were female, and the mean age was 28.50 years old (standard deviation = 9.03). Multiple logistic regression was employed.<h4>Results</h4>Our findings indicated that acculturation was significantly associated with physician trust among migrants. The length of stay (LOS), the ability of speaking Shanghainese, and the integration into daily life were identified as contributing factors for physician trust when controlling for all the covariates in the model.<h4>Conclusion</h4>We suggest that specific LOS-based targeted policies and culturally sensitive interventions can promote acculturation among Shanghai's migrants and improve their physician trust.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280767 |
| spellingShingle | Enhong Dong Ting Xu Xiaoting Sun Tao Wang Yang Wang Jiahua Shi Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. PLoS ONE |
| title | Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. |
| title_full | Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. |
| title_fullStr | Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. |
| title_short | Association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants: A cross-sectional study in China. |
| title_sort | association between acculturation and physician trust for internal migrants a cross sectional study in china |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280767 |
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