The Effect of "Offline-to-Online" Trust Transfer on the Utilization of Online Medical Consultation Among Chinese Rural Residents: Experimental Study.
Jiao LuZhongliang ZhouHeng ZhaoXiaoxiao ZhangPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2023)
To enhance the "offline-to-online" trust transfer among rural residents and its facilitation in their utilization of online medical consultation, as well as other mobile health (mHealth) and ubiquitous health (uHealth) services, we recommend that online health care providers adopt a "patient-oriented" service model. This approach aims to elevate rural residents' satisfaction with local health care services and harness the trust-building functions inherent in physician-patient relationships and among family members.