Willingness to Pay for Teledermoscopy Services at a University Health Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study objective was to investigate the willingness to pay (WTP) for teledermoscopy services among students at a university health center. The hypothesis was that WTP for teledermoscopy among students would exceed the costs for traditional consultation.

Methods

Between November 2013 and May 2014, students at a university health center were surveyed for their perceptions of teledermoscopy. One set of responses was collected from students visiting the health center for any reason (anonymous sample). An additional set of responses was collected from students visiting for dermatologic lesions (in-person sample). A contingent valuation method with a maximum likelihood estimation procedure was used to estimate the WTP distribution.

Results

A total of 214 surve

SUBMITTER: Raghu TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134546 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature