CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR SCANNING MODALITY TO DIAGNOSE FOCAL LIVER LESIONS.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Differences in the process of using liver imaging technologies might be important to patients. This study aimed to investigate preferences for scanning modalities used in diagnosing focal liver lesions.

Methods

A discrete choice experiment was administered to 504 adults aged 25 ≥years. Respondents made repeated choices between two hypothetical scans, described according to waiting time for scan and results, procedure type, the chance of minor side-effects, and whether further scanning procedures were likely to be required. Choice data were analyzed using mixed-logit models with respondent characteristics used to explain preference heterogeneity.

Results

Respondents preferred shorter waiting times, the procedure to be undertaken with a handheld scanner on a

SUBMITTER: Whitty J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505736 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature