Unveiling preferences in multiple sclerosis care: insights from an Italian discrete-choice experiment with patients and healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating, neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. Understanding patient and healthcare professional (HCP) preferences for MS treatments is crucial for optimizing therapeutic strategies and improving adherence and outcomes. This Discrete-Choice Experiment (DCE) assesses preferences for various MS treatment attributes among Italian patients and HCPs. The sample included 1069 patients and 186 HCPs. Key attributes evaluated were treatment administration route, frequency, location, and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), such as cognitive impairment, fatigue, and mobility. Data were collected through questionnaires and responses were analyzed to determine the relat

SUBMITTER: Gasperini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638307 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature