Patient Preferences For Specialty Pharmacy Services: A Stated Preference Discrete-Choice Experiment in China.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To survey, analyze, and ascertain the preferences for specialty pharmacy services among patients requiring complex care and to provide evidence to support specialty pharmacy service decision-making in China. Methods: To identify essential service attributes and levels, a review of the literature, discussions with specialty pharmacy managers and a pilot questionnaire were conducted. A D-efficient fractional factorial design was used to generate the discrete-choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire. A face-to-face survey of patients with chronic illness and their families or friends was conducted at three specialty pharmacies in Chengdu and Qingdao, China. A mixed logit model was used for estimation. Results: Six relevant attributes were identified and incorpora

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755860 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature