The elicitation of patient preferences for hip replacement surgery: a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The calculation of aggregated composite measures is a widely used approach to reduce the amount of quality-related data on hospital report cards (HRCs). This study aims to elicit patient preferences for hospital choice concerning publicly available hospital quality information for total hip replacement surgery. The results may assist in the development of weighted composite measures for elective hip replacement, which facilitates a conscious selection of the hospital.

Methods

We collect primary survey data on a sample of 364 randomly selected users of the German HRC "Weisse Liste" (WL) (4/5 2023). The key attributes for hospital choice are based on the information provided in WL. We run various model specifications to identify patient preferences, allowing the ana

SUBMITTER: Rohrbacher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834257 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature