The relationship between internal and external factors about the outpatients' choice of hospital: A cross-sectional study from Jiaxing City, China.

Background And Aims: Exploring the mechanism influencing the choice of hospital among patients is important to render better care to them. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between outpatients' different internal factors (sociodemographic and psychological characteristics) and different external factors (provider characteristics) regarding their choice of hospital.

Methods: The data obtained via questionnaire was analyzed with a linear regression model to verify the relationship between outpatients' internal and external factors.