Patient Preferences for Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic testing is common during emergency department (ED) visits. Little is understood about patient preferences for such testing. We hypothesized that a patient's willingness to undergo diagnostic testing is influenced by the potential benefit, risk, and personal cost.

Methods

We conducted a cross sectional survey among ED patients for diagnostic testing in two hypothetical scenarios: chest pain (CP) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Each scenario defined specific risks, benefits, and costs of testing. The odds of a participant desiring diagnostic testing were calculated using a series of nested multivariable logistic regression models.

Results

Participants opted for diagnostic testing 68.2% of the time, including 69.7% of CP and 66.7% of all mTB

SUBMITTER: Porath JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5995656 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature