Does descending health resources reform impact patient low-level hospital selection behavior? Evidence from Zhejiang, China

Table 8 Mediation effects estimation result of reform latent variable

Exogenous variable: Reform; Mediating variable: Satisfaction; Exogenous variable: Hospital selection (Loyalty)
Sample		β_a	β_b	β_c	β^’_c	Conclusion
Full-sample		0.855***	1.579***	0.752***	−0.683*	Partial mediating effect
Hospital subsample	Tertiary	0.758***	1.148**	0.470***	−0.144	Complete mediating effect
	Secondary	0.846***	1.439***	0.760***	−0.535	Complete mediating effect
	Primary	1.010***	1.439	0.778***	0.945	No mediating effect

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