Item | Strongly Agree | % | Agree | % | Neutral | % | Disagree Agree | % | Strongly Disagree | % | Mean | Ranking |
1) The hierarchical medical system and medical referral system promoted by the government requires patients to seek healthcare at local clinics | 300 | 22.4 | 703 | 52.5 | 255 | 19.0 | 74 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.6 | 3.91 | 1 |
2) I will cooperate with the hierarchical medical system and medical referral system promoted by the government and seek healthcare at local clinics | 279 | 20.8 | 723 | 54.0 | 230 | 17.2 | 102 | 7.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 3.87 | 2 |
3) The hierarchical medical system and medical referral system helps improve healthcare quality | 228 | 17.0 | 641 | 47.8 | 347 | 25.9 | 112 | 8.4 | 12 | 0.9 | 3.72 | 3 |
4) Via medical referrals, patients can seek healthcare rapidly and more effectively | 201 | 15.0 | 641 | 47.8 | 335 | 25.0 | 144 | 10.7 | 19 | 1.4 | 3.64 | 5 |
5) Medical referrals reduce the waiting time for healthcare | 218 | 16.3 | 633 | 47.2 | 310 | 23.1 | 161 | 12.0 | 18 | 1.3 | 3.65 | 4 |
6) Healthcare seeking behavior will be changed along with the limited visits to large hospitals | 145 | 10.8 | 478 | 35.7 | 323 | 24.1 | 340 | 25.4 | 54 | 4.0 | 3.24 | 7 |
7) The NHI policy limits the right to choose healthcare providers | 122 | 9.1 | 442 | 33.0 | 408 | 30.4 | 324 | 24.2 | 44 | 3.3 | 3.20 | 8 |
8) Without medical referrals, self-bearing expenses will increase | 137 | 10.2 | 508 | 37.9 | 420 | 31.3 | 240 | 17.9 | 35 | 2.6 | 3.35 | 6 |
9) The hierarchical medical system and medical referral system changes my healthcare choices | 63 | 4.7 | 327 | 24.4 | 309 | 23.1 | 535 | 39.9 | 106 | 7.9 | 2.78 | 10 |
10) Overall, I do not care about the self-bearing expenses | 110 | 8.2 | 461 | 34.4 | 338 | 25.2 | 359 | 26.8 | 72 | 5.4 | 3.13 | 9 |