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Table 2 Attributes and levels of discrete selection of medical-elderly integrated institutions

From: Middle-aged and older people’s preference for medical-elderly care integrated institutions in China: a discrete choice experiment study

Attribute and level

Description

Paraphrase

Environmental Facilities

 

This includes the housing structure, physical facilities, and health environment of the elderly care institutions.

1

Poor

2

Moderate

3

Good

Service Quality

 

Including the establishment of health records of the elderly, the service quality, service attitude and spiritual comfort of nursing staff, etc.

1

Poor

2

Moderate

3

Good

Medical Technology Level

 

The number, title, treatment effect and emergency response capability of doctors in medical-elderly care integrated institutions.

1

Low

2

Moderate

3

High

Entertainment Activities

 

Including the frequency of daily activities of the elderly, the diversity of activities, etc.

1

Nor rich

2

General

3

Very rich

Convenience of Transportation

Walking time to the nearest bus stop

1

> 30 min

2

10 ~ 30 min

3

< 10 min

Monthly Costa

 

Average monthly cost of living in an medical-elderly care integrated institution

1

$297

2

$559

3

$838

4

$1117

  1. a Based on a currency exchange rate of 7.1598 yuan to $1.00 in November 2022