A sociology of the Covid-19 pandemic: A commentary and research agenda for sociologists

PR Ward - Journal of Sociology, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
During the early part of 2020, there has been an abundance of critically important research
on Covid-19 from medical, epidemiological and virological disciplines. There is now an …

Improving access to, use of, and outcomes from public health programs: the importance of building and maintaining trust with patients/clients

PR Ward - Frontiers in public health, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The central argument in this paper is that “public trust” is critical for developing and
maintaining the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities, and societies. I argue that …

Public trust in physicians—health care commodification as a possible deteriorating factor: cross-sectional analysis of 23 countries

ECH Huang, C Pu, YJ Chou… - INQUIRY: The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Trust in physicians has declined, and surveys of public opinion show a poor level of public
trust in physicians. Commodification of health care has been speculated as a plausible …

Exploring access to, use of and benefits from population-oriented digital health services in Australia

K Foley, T Freeman, P Ward, A Lawler… - Health promotion …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The provision of population-oriented, on-demand digital health services in many countries
exemplifies the perceived utility of digital health services in supporting population health …

'Waiting for'and 'waiting in'public and private hospitals: a qualitative study of patient trust in South Australia

PR Ward, P Rokkas, C Cenko, M Pulvirenti… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Waiting times for hospital appointments, treatment and/or surgery have become
a major political and health service problem, leading to national maximum waiting times and …

Social exclusion and anti-immigration attitudes in Europe: The mediating role of interpersonal trust

V Pellegrini, V De Cristofaro, M Salvati… - Social Indicators …, 2021 - Springer
Managing immigration is a challenge at the political, economic, and social levels. Clarifying
the social psychological antecedents behind the onset of negative attitudes towards …

Development and validation of the Trust in Multidimensional Healthcare Systems Scale (TIMHSS)

SB Meyer, P Brown, M Calnan, PR Ward, J Little… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
Context The COVID-19 pandemic has reignited a commitment from the health policy and
health services research communities to rebuilding trust in healthcare and created a …

Effect of institutional trust on consumers' health and safety perceptions and repurchase intention for traceable fresh food

EST Wang, HC Lin, MC Tsai - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous food safety incidents have gained public attention and motivated consumers to
seek safer and healthier products. Some governments have responded by enacting …

Understanding the determinants of public trust in the health care system in China: an analysis of a cross-sectional survey

D Zhao, H Zhao, PD Cleary - Journal of health services …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Despite increasing research attention on public trust in health care systems,
empirical evidence on this topic in the developing world is limited and inconclusive. This …

Trust in public and private providers of health apps and usage intentions: a sectoral privacy calculus and control perspective

B Binzer, J Kendziorra, AK Witte, TJ Winkler - Business & Information …, 2024 - Springer
Mobile health apps, particularly personal health records (PHRs), play a vital role in
healthcare digitalization. However, the varying governance approaches for providing PHR …