Patients' Preferences for Parkinson's Disease Pharmacotherapy: An Online Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT: Background: There are many pharmacological treatment options beyond levodopa for Parkinson's disease (PD), with a variety of drug classes and formulations available. To achieve patient-centered care, clinicians must consider patients' backgrounds and preferences when selecting medications. Objectives: To investigate medication preferences regarding efficacy, safety, dosage/formulation, and cost in Japanese PD patients. Methods: Adults (18-90 years) from the Japan Parkinson's Disease Association receiving PD medication were eligible. An online survey was conducted, involving a discrete choice experiment, which set five medication characteristics including improvement of bothersome symptoms, risk of dyskinesia, risk of side effects other than dyskinesia, dosage/formulati

SUBMITTER: Nishikawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324919 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature