Whither voluntary communities? A study of co-located patients in Vietnam

Abstract

Abstract: While much research has focused on issues related to patients' quality of life and access to health care in developing countries, the life of ill people in poverty still hasn't been approached in numerous facets, and is especially embryonic in many emerging economies. This study of a 336-patient data set examines how a patient community's benefits and how meeting patients' imperative needs impact their perception of the future of a voluntary community.