Fig. 1From: Assessment of the satisfaction with public health insurance programs by patients with chronic diseases in China: a structural equation modeling approachHypothesized model of patient satisfaction with public health insurance programs. ξ: exogenous variables (variables that are not affected by other variables in the model); η: endogenous variables (variables that are determined by one or more variables in the model). Endogenous variables act as the dependent variable and exogenous variables are equivalent to the independent variablesBack to article page