Investigation on Patients'Willingness to Pay for Pharmacy Service and Its Influencing Factors
10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2024.09.008
- VernacularTitle:患者对药学服务的支付意愿及其影响因素
- Author:
Wenzheng XIE
1
;
Jie XIAO
;
Shuting HUANG
;
Ping XU
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅二医院药学部,中南大学临床药学研究所,长沙 410011
- Keywords:
Willingness to pay;
Pharmacy service;
Influencing factor
- From:
Herald of Medicine
2024;43(9):1405-1410
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate patients'willingness to pay for pharmacy services and its influencing factors by reviewing and analyzing the literature related to pharmacy services.Methods Relevant studies were identified by searching the CNKI database,Wanfang database,Sinomed,PubMed,and Web of Science from January 2010 to December 2023.Literature in both English and Chinese that elicited patient willingness to pay for pharmacy services was included.An analysis was carried out according to the year of publication,country,methodology,patient willingness to pay,and its influencing factors.Results 24 studies were retrieved,and the average willingness to pay ranged from ＄1 to ＄20.Patient willingness to pay for pharmacy services is influenced by various factors.Higher willingness to pay for pharmacy services is associated with higher income and education levels and lower out-of-pocket spending.Conclusions It is generally found that patients'willingness to pay is generally influenced by their income level,educational background,and medical insurance.We suggest that pharmacy services should be promoted and integrated into medical insurance coverage,and pharmacists'competency should be enhanced to accelerate the high-quality development of pharmacy services.
