Factors Influencing Treatment Preference in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: A Study Using Conjoint Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the wide range of treatment options available for diabetic macular edema (DME), adherence to treatment remains a barrier. Therefore, this study used conjoint analysis to examine the factors that patients with DME prioritize when choosing a course of treatment and investigated differences in quality of life and levels of disease self-management in patients with or without experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey in Japan between May 31, 2022, and June 30, 2022. Questionnaires were sent to 27,236 individuals registered in the diabetes panels, with experience of treatment for DME within the last 10 years. Conjoint analysis was employed to calculate the rela

SUBMITTER: Hirano T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493937 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature