Spatiotemporal Differences and Influencing Factors of Attention to Doctor-patient Disputes in China
In recent years,the occurrence of disputes between doctors and patients has aroused great public concern,which not only wastes public attention but also hurts the promotion of the"Health China"strategy.Although the media and the public have reported and paid some attention to the issue of doctor-patient disputes,it is difficult to directly reflect the actual level of attention paid to doctor-patient disputes.Therefore,what are the characteristics of attention to doctor-patient disputes in China?What are the factors driving the evolution of attention to doctor-patient disputes?To explore the question of increasing attention to doctor-patient disputes and regional differences in China,a variety of methods is used to present an empirical study on spatiotemporal differences and influencing factors of attention to doctor-patient disputes in China.Based on the Baidu Index of doctor-patient disputes from 2011 to 2019,the Dagum Gini coefficient,kernel density estimation,and spatial Moran index are used to analyze the regional differences,distribution dynamics,and spatial agglomeration characteristics.It also uses OLS estimation of the panel data model and Oaxaca Blinder decomposition to explore the driving factors and sources of regional differences in doctor-patient dispute attention.The results indicate that the degree of attention to doctor-patient disputes has increased as a whole,showing a decreasing and more obvious unbalanced pattern from east to west.The inter-provincial difference is the main source of attention and imbalance,among which the East-West difference is the largest and the Northeast-Central differ-ence is the smallest.Attention has significant spatial correlation characteristics,and it forms a high-high atten-tion"club"in the Yangtze River Delta,Fujian,Shandong,and Henan.Cultural literacy,the burden of patients,social governance level,informatization,the regional economic level,and the number of media reports have a significant positive impact on attention,while geographical distance has a negative inhibitory effect.The above results are still robust after excluding extreme samples and spatial econometric analysis.Besides,the level of social governance and the burden on patients are the main sources of regional and high-low level differences in attention.The value of this study is to provide policy implications for the correct guidance and management of the spread of public opinion on doctor-patient disputes.It also can help people to understand the regional differences and evolution of attention to doctor-patient disputes in China.
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