Data Sheet 1_Outpatients’ endorsement of societal recognition and respect for healthcare professionals in China’s tertiary public hospitals: a national multicenter cross-sectional study.docx

Sensitivity analyses and latent class analysis were further conducted.</p>Results<p>Overall, 30,787 outpatients (97.4%) endorsed that healthcare professionals deserve societal recognition and respect. In the fully adjusted model, urban household registration, higher annual household income, and absence of chronic disease were associated with higher endorsement. Outpatient experience indicators showed the strongest associations, including satisfaction with privacy protection (OR = 3.26, 95% CI: 2.55–4.17), treatment and medication explanations (OR = 3.08, 95% CI: 2.40–3.96), registration convenience (OR = 2.38, 95% CI: 1.85–3.05), perceived respect and comfort (OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.47–2.49), consultation duration (OR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.45–2.38), and waiting time (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.25–2.03).

Sensitivity analyses yielded consistent findings. Patients with poorer outpatient experience patterns were substantially less likely to endorse such recognition and respect.</p>Conclusion<p>Most outpatients endorsed societal recognition and respect for healthcare professionals. Such endorsement was strongly linked to concrete outpatient experiences, especially privacy protection, communication, service convenience, perceived respect and comfort, consultation duration, and waiting time.</p>