The Impact of Information Seeking Effort in Value Co-creation Activities on Quality of Life and Satisfaction for chronic patients:Doctor-patient Relationship as a moderator

Abstract

In recent years Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that eight of the ten leading causes of death are chronic diseases in Taiwan If people are suffering from chronic diseases for a long time it will not only cause physical and emotional discomfort but also affect the patient’s daily activities and quality of life In addition with advances in technology and improvement of education patients desire to seek health information before clinical encounters The most important thing is that patients also need to put Effort in Value Co-creation Activities (EVCA) and exert to integrate resources aimed at improving quality of life and satisfaction on health care service However not all patients are willing and have ability to engage in co-creation with health care provider and professional medical staff This research was proposed to study the correlation of information seeking effort in value co-creation activities quality of life and satisfaction in chronic patients Randomly invited chronic patients must be over 18 years old and could fill in the questionnaire anonymously Furthermore the number of valid samples are 201 This evidence-based study showed there was a positive effect of information seeking and effort in value co-creation activities (EVCA) with quality of life and satisfaction However there was only the adjustment effect of EVCA outside clinic and doctor-patient relationship on quality of life in the study of doctor-patient relationship on EVCA outside clinic and quality of life Finally based on the results this study provided appropriate recommendations for management practice and references for health authorities and medical institution managers to evaluate management strategies

Date of Award	2020
Original language	English
Supervisor	Shih-Chieh Fang (Supervisor)