Exploring Client Preferences for Psychological Counselors in a Chinese Online Health Community: Longitudinal Study

Xiandong Feng   ^{1, 2} , MA ;   Yinhuan Hu   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Holger Pfaff   ³ , PhD ;   Sha Liu   ^{1, 2} , MA ;   Jinzhu Xie   ⁴ , MA ;   Zemiao Zhang   ^{1, 2} , PhD

¹ School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

² Major Disciplinary Platform under Double First-Class Initiative for Liberal Arts at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Research Center for High-Quality Development of Hospitals), Wuhan, China

³ Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Human Sciences & Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

⁴ Hubei No. 3 People's Hospital, Wuhan, China