Chronic pain patients’ treatment preferences: a discrete-choice experiment

Axel Mühlbacher (), Uwe Junker, Christin Juhnke, Edgar Stemmler, Thomas Kohlmann, Friedhelm Leverkus and Matthias Nübling

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2015, vol. 16, issue 6, 613-628

Abstract: The results were intended to enable early selection of an individualized pain medication. The results of the study showed that DCE is an appropriate means for the identification of patient preferences when being treated with specific pain medications. Due to the fact that pain perception is subjective in nature, the identification of patients´ preferences will enable therapists to better develop and implement patient-oriented treatment of chronic pain. It is therefore essential to improve the therapists´ understanding of patient preferences in order to make decisions concerning pain treatment. DCE and direct assessment should become valid instruments to elicit treatment preferences in chronic pain. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: Patient preferences, Discrete-Choice Experiment, Neuropathic pain, Chronic pain, I100 Health: General, I180 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health, D700 Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General, D710 Social Choice, (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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