What's Important to the Patient? Informational Needs of Patients Making Decisions About Hepatitis C Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Multiple treatment options with direct-acting antivirals are now available for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Study aims were to understand (1) the informational topics patients want to have to make informed treatment decisions; (2) the importance patients place on each topic; and (3) the topics patients prioritize as most important.

Methods

We used a mixed-methods study of two samples recruited from an academic liver center. Participants were not currently on treatment. Sample I (n = 45) free listed all informational topics deemed important to decision making. Raw responses were coded into several broad and subcategories. Sample II (n = 38) rated the importance of the subcategories from Sample I and ranked their highest priorities on two surveys, one con

SUBMITTER: Evon DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5597439 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature