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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Patient Preferences and Willingness-To-Pay for a Home or Clinic Based Program of Chronic Heart Failure Management: Findings from the Which? Trial
PLoS ONE, Volume 8, No. 3, Article e58347, Year 2013
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Background: Beyond examining their overall cost-effectiveness and mechanisms of effect, it is important to understand patient preferences for the delivery of different modes of chronic heart failure management programs (CHF-MPs). We elicited patient preferences around the characteristics and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a clinic or home-based CHF-MP. Methodology/Principal Findings: A Discrete Choice Experiment was completed by a sub-set of patients (n = 91) enrolled in the WHICH? trial comparing home versus clinic-based CHF-MP. Participants provided 5 choices between hypothetical clinic and home-based programs varying by frequency of nurse consultations, nurse continuity, patient costs, and availability of telephone or education support. Participants (aged 71±13 yrs, 72.5% male, 25.3% NYHA class III/IV) displayed two distinct preference classes. A latent class model of the choice data indicated 56% of participants preferred clinic delivery, access to group CHF education classes, and lower cost programs (p<0.05). The remainder preferred home-based CHF-MPs, monthly rather than weekly visits, and access to a phone advice service (p<0.05). Continuity of nurse contact was consistently important. No significant association was observed between program preference and participant allocation in the parent trial. WTP was estimated from the model and a dichotomous bidding technique. For those preferring clinic, estimated WTP was ≈AU$9-20 per visit; however for those preferring home-based programs, WTP varied widely (AU$15-105). Conclusions/Significance: Patient preferences for CHF-MPs were dichotomised between a home-based model which is more likely to suit older patients, those who live alone, and those with a lower household income; and a clinic-based model which is more likely to suit those who are more socially active and wealthier. To optimise the delivery of CHF-MPs, health care services should consider their patients' preferences when designing CHF-MPs. © 2013 Whitty et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Whitty, Jennifer A.
Australia, Southport
Griffith School of Medicine
Stewart, Simon D.
Australia, Parkes
Australian Government
Carrington, Melinda J.
Australia, Parkes
Australian Government
Marwick, Thomas H.
United States, Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Horowitz, John D.
Australia, Woodville South
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, North Western Adelaide Health Service
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Krum, Henry
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Davidson, Patricia Mary
Australia, Sydney
University of Technology Sydney
Australia, Sydney
St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Macdonald, Peter Simon
Australia, Sydney
St. Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Australia, Sydney
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Reid, Christopher M.
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Scuffham, P. Anthony
Australia, Southport
Griffith School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0058347
ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male