Identifying patient preferences for diabetes care: A protocol for implementing a discrete choice experiment in Samoa.

ABSTRACT: In Samoa, adult Type 2 diabetes prevalence has increased within the past 30 years. Patient preferences for care are factors known to influence treatment adherence and are associated with reduced disease progression and severity. However, patient preferences for diabetes care, generally, are understudied, and other patient-centered factors such as willingness-to-pay (WTP) for diabetes treatment have never been explored in this setting. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCE) are useful tools to elicit preferences and WTP for healthcare. DCEs present patients with hypothetical scenarios composed of a series of multi-alternative choice profiles made up of attributes and levels. Patients choose a profile based on which attributes and levels may be preferable for them, thereby quantifying and identif

SUBMITTER: Rivara AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745180 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature