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The utilization of mobile library users in Shanxi Medical University and its First and Second Affiliated Hospitals was investigated. The needs of mobile library users and the factors influencing the utilization of mobile li-brary were analyzed with strategies proposed for perfecting the construction of mobile library.
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Objective To learn the awareness rate of patients for dual referral and analyze factors affecting their intent, in order to provide references for healthcare decision making. Method Data were collected with questionnaires, and analyzed with logistic regress model. Results (1) Factors for patients' awareness rate: Patients' attitude toward first treatment in community) accessibility to community healthcare centers in their vicinity. (2) Factors affecting patients' intention for dual referral: Patients' attitude toward dual referral feasibility; patients' attitude toward rehabilitation back to community if the community joins hands with a hospital; whether patients would choose the community for treatment if the community offers benefits. Conclusion Greater efforts are expected to encourage the people to embrace the practices of dual referral and first treatment in community, and to support community healthcare centers, in addition to expanding the cooperation between such centers and hospitals.