Table 4 Sources of information used prior to admission (multiple response)
From: Hospital choice in Germany from the patient’s perspective: a cross-sectional study
Source of information | All respondents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % of 1925 | 95% confidence interval | |
Did not obtain information (no multiple response) | 489 | 25.4 | 23.5–27.3 |
Only personal previous experience of hospital (no multiple response) | 848 | 44.1 | 41.9–46.3 |
1 or more external sources of information | 588 | 30.5 | 28.4–32.6 |
External sources of information (multiple response) | |||
Relatives | 273 | 14.2 | 12.6–15.8 |
Specialist | 224 | 11.6 | 10.2–13 |
Family doctor | 200 | 10.4 | 9.0–11.8 |
Internet | 175 | 9.1 | 7.8–10.4 |
Hospital outpatient department | 90 | 4.7 | 3.8–5.6 |
Personal inspection of hospital | 33 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.3 |
Hospital information event | 28 | 1.5 | 1.0–2.0 |
Other sources of information | 23 | 1.2 | 0.7–1.7 |
Information brochures | 20 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.4 |
Daily newspapers | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.5 |
Health insurance funds | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.5 |
Patient associations | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 |
Support groups | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.2 |
Consumer advice services | 0 | 0.0 | |