Task Shifting, eHealth and Shared Decision-Making-Preference Heterogeneity in the Adult Population for Developments in Outpatient Primary Healthcare.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Considerable changes in primary outpatient healthcare can be expected in the coming years due to various trends observed in Western countries, such as an ageing population, an increasing number of patients with chronic illnesses, GP shortages, a trend towards patient-centred care and the digitalization of healthcare. Knowing the population's preferences and subgroup preferences in these developments helps policymakers make healthcare delivery more responsive to patients' needs.

Methods

Primary data were collected using a representative sample of the adult Swiss population in the fall of 2020. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) were conducted, where one of the DCEs included an acute health problem and another a routine examination. In the survey, respondents were

SUBMITTER: Fohn Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature