Preferences of Individuals With Obesity for Online Medical Consultation in Different Demand Scenarios: Discrete Choice Experiments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a unique chronic disease, with China having the largest number of people living with overweight and obesity in the world. There has been little research from the demand perspective for online medical consultation (OMC) by individuals living with obesity. With the growing demand for obesity OMC, especially due to the emergence of new pharmacotherapies, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, individuals living with obesity are seeking both advice on obesity management and the prescription of obesity drugs. Therefore, our demand scenarios defined 2 OMC motivations to manage obesity: "For-Drugs" use and "For-Advice" use.

Objective

This study aims to assess and compare the preferences for For-Drugs and For-Advice OMC among individuals living with

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635326 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature