Parent Preferences for Acute Respiratory Tract Infection Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Care is commonly sought for pediatric acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). The site where families seek ARTI care affects continuity, quality, and costs, but how parents of young children balance tradeoffs between care sites is unknown.

Objectives

To evaluate preferences for attributes of ARTI care sites among parents of young children using a discrete choice experiment (DCE).

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study using a DCE was conducted among a nationally representative panel of US parents of children aged 6 months to 5 years between July 31 and August 18, 2023. Participants completed a DCE survey with 7 care attributes (visit modality, visit timeliness, noncare time, out-of-pocket costs, clinician continuity, pediatric expertise, an

SUBMITTER: Hanmer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12334952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature