Patient preferences toward herpes zoster vaccination among individuals aged 50 years or older in South Korea: Findings from a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT: In South Korea, the increasing incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) and aging population warrant consideration of HZ vaccination for older adults. There is a need to understand the HZ vaccine-related preferences of adults aged ≥50 years and adult children (working or financially independent adults contributing to healthcare decision-making for their parents aged ≥50 years). A discrete choice experiment was conducted to elicit HZ vaccine preferences of the HZ-naïve general public aged ≥50 years (n = 500), current/former HZ patients aged ≥50 years (n = 150), and adult children (n = 150). An online questionnaire was administered through March-May 2023; for each preference-elicitation question, respondents selected between three hypothetical HZ vaccine profiles, characterized b

SUBMITTER: Shantakumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901505 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature