Hospitalized Women's Willingness to Pay for Inpatient Screening Colonoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the proven mortality benefit of screening colonoscopy, ∼27% of hospitalized women are nonadherent with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines. Colonoscopy is the most frequently used test for CRC screening in the United States. Although CRC is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States, CRC screening has not been part of usual hospital care.

Objective

This study explores how hospitalized women perceive value of inpatient screening colonoscopy by evaluating the mean amount of money that hospitalized women are willing to contribute toward the cost of a screening colonoscopy during a hospital stay.

Methods

A cross-sectional bedside survey consisting of a contingent valuation questionnaire was used to assess the contribution

SUBMITTER: Olayinka O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9518799 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature