Willingness to Pay for a Cure in Patients with Chronic Gout

Dinesh Khanna, Mansoor Ahmed, Dustin Yontz, Shaari S. Ginsburg and Joel Tsevat
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Dinesh Khanna: Division of Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, dkhanna@mednet.ucla.edu, Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mansoor Ahmed: Division of Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dustin Yontz: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Shaari S. Ginsburg: Division of Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Joel Tsevat: Institute for the Study of Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Medical Decision Making, 2008, vol. 28, issue 4, 606-613

Abstract: Introduction. Gout is a chronic painful inflammatory arthritis. The authors interviewed patients with chronic stable gout to assess their hypothetical willingness to pay (WTP) to be cured of their gout. Patients and Methods. Patients with gout were asked how much money they would be willing to pay every month out of pocket or as a co-pay to cure their gout. To assess determinants of WTP amounts, the authors performed stepwise multivariable linear regression analysis, controlling for demographics, health status, and relative concern about gout. Results. Of the 78 patients, 70 (90%) were male, 54 (69%) were Caucasian, 21 (27%) were African American, and 32 (41%) had annual incomes

Keywords: gout; willingness to pay; cost-benefit analysis; health-related quality of life. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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