Willingness to pay to assess patient preferences for therapy in a Canadian setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) programs have been reported in the literature for over 20 years, however there are no published reports quantifying preference for treatment location of patients referred to an OPAT program. The purpose of this study was to elicit treatment location preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) from patients referred to an OPAT program.

Methods

A multidisciplinary, single centre, prospective study at a 1000-bed Canadian adult tertiary care teaching hospital. This study involved a WTP questionnaire that was administered over a 9-month study period. Eligible and consenting patients referred to the OPAT program were asked to state their preference for treatment location and WTP for a hypothetical treatment scenario inv

SUBMITTER: Marra CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1168895 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature