More women than men believe that clinical reform is absolutely necessary
23.11.2023 15:24
According to a forsa survey commissioned by KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse among 1,001 respondents aged 18 to 70, the clear majority of respondents (84 percent) are of the opinion that hospital reform is necessary to improve the quality of care and treatment in German clinics .
A good half of women (52 percent) are even of the opinion that hospital reform is “absolutely necessary”. Among men, four out of ten respondents rated the reform as “absolutely necessary”. In terms of age groups, middle-aged people in particular consider a hospital reform to be “absolutely necessary”: 56 percent of 35 to 49 year olds are of this opinion, 45 percent of older respondents (50 to 70 years of age) and 45 percent of younger ones Respondents (18 to 34 years old) 38 percent.
Women are also significantly more likely to worry about an impending hospital stay than men. Almost one in three women (31 percent) said that they would have concerns about treatment if they were hospitalized. Of the men surveyed, only one in five (22 percent) said this. The reasons for fear of hospitalization among those surveyed include their own bad experiences (51 percent) and the fact that they have heard negative things about the treatment in the hospital (46 percent).
On behalf of the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, the market research institute forsa surveyed 1,001 people between the ages of 18 and 70 across the country by telephone on the topic of patient safety from August 8th to 11th, 2023.