A Multinational European Study of Patient Preferences for Novel Diagnostics to Manage Antimicrobial Resistance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Novel diagnostics are needed to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Patient preferences are important in determining whether diagnostic tests are successful in practice, but there are few data describing the test attributes which matter most to patients. We elicited patients' preferences for attributes of diagnostic tests that could be used to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in primary care across seven European countries.

Methods

We used an online stated preference survey, including a discrete choice experiment (DCE). The DCE explored how patients make trade-offs between three key attributes of diagnostic tests: the speed that results were available, confidence in the test results, and how convenient it is to take the test. Individuals were eligible to compl

SUBMITTER: Mott DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6978300 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature