TY - JOUR JF - thums-jms JO - VL - 1 IS - 3 PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/10/01 TI - The Reasons of Private Hospital Selection by patients in Yazd Province for Treatment TT - علل انتخاب بیمارستانهای خصوصی استان یزد جهت درمان توسط بیماران N2 - Background: Several factors have affects on the hospital choice by patients. One of these factors can be the quality of services and other factors such as the treatment expenditures, economic situation, cultural and social status, etc. This study aims to find the relevant factors affecting the choice of private hospitals for treatment by patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Yazd Province by the cooperation of 110 patients during 1392. The population was patients admitted in private hospitals of Yazd.  Sampling was done randomly. Data collection were accomplished by the use of a researcher-made questionnaire and then face and content validity where confirmed and alpha =78%. For data analysis, SPSS software and T-Test, ANOVA (p SP - 37 EP - 43 AU - Amery, H AU - Panahi, M AU - Jafari, A AU - Khalafi, A AU - Alizadeh, H AU - Abbaspour, R AD - KW - Patient KW - Private hospital KW - Yazd UR - http://jms.thums.ac.ir/article-1-52-en.html ER -