Patient Preferences in the Medical Product Life Cycle: What do Stakeholders Think? Semi-Structured Qualitative Interviews in Europe and the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient preferences (PP), which are investigated in PP studies using qualitative or quantitative methods, are a growing area of interest to the following stakeholders involved in the medical product lifecycle: academics, health technology assessment bodies, payers, industry, patients, physicians, and regulators. However, the use of PP in decisions along the medical product lifecycle remains limited. As the adoption of PP heavily relies on these stakeholders, knowledge of their perceptions of PP is critical.

Objective

This study aimed to characterize stakeholders' attitudes, needs, and concerns with respect to PP in decision making along the medical product lifecycle.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews (n = 143) were conducted with academics (n = 24), health

SUBMITTER: Janssens R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697755 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature