Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients' Treatment Preferences Using a Discrete Choice Experiment Technique: The InPuT Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to investigate patients' preferences regarding the evolving treatment landscape in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) based on a discrete choice experiment.

Methods

Eligible patients (aged 18 years or older) had a confirmed diagnosis of CD or UC and were willing and able to participate in telephone interviews. The survey design is based on a prior literature review, a pilot study, and clinical expert discussions. Preferences related to clinical and practical features of advanced therapies, like tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, anti-integrins, anti-interleukins, and Janus kinase inhibitors, were assessed. Patients were asked to choose between two different hypothetical treatment alternatives visualized in up to 11 ch

SUBMITTER: Schubert S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023727 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature