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How do physician assessments of patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening tests differ from actual preferences? A comparison in Canada and the United States using a stated-choice survey.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19191268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Patient preferences can affect colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test use. We compared utility-based preferences for alternative CRC screening tests from a stated-preference discrete-choice survey of the general population and physicians in Canada and the United States.
METHODS: General population respondents (Canada, n = 501; US, n = 1087) participated in a survey with 12 choice scenarios and 9 CRC screening test attributes. Physicians (n = 100, both Canada and US) reported expected patient preferences. We estimated relative importance of attributes using bivariate probit regression analysis and calculated willingness-to-pay for various CRC screening tests.
RESULTS: In 28 and 31% of scenarios, Canadian and US respondents, respectively, chose no screening over a hypothetical test. Canadian (45%) and US (46%) physicians expected patients to choose no screening more often. For all groups the most important attribute was sensitivity, but physicians' perception of patients' preferences are significantly different from actual preferences. Other key attributes are those related to test performance or the testing process. Fecal DNA, colonoscopy, and virtual colonoscopy were the most preferred tests by all groups, but respondents were willing-to-pay more than physicians predicted.
CONCLUSION: Physicians' perception of patients' preferences are quite different from those of the general population. However, among general population and physicians, Canadian and US preferences were similar.
Authors:
Deborah A Marshall; F Reed Johnson; Nathalie A Kulin; Semra Ozdemir; Judith M E Walsh; John K Marshall; Stephanie Van Bebber; Kathryn A Phillips
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health economics     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1099-1050     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Econ     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-12     Completed Date:  2010-01-28     Revised Date:  2011-11-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9306780     Medline TA:  Health Econ     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1420-39     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada. marshd@mcmaster.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Canada
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Female
Financing, Personal
Health Care Surveys*
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods*
Middle Aged
Patient Preference*
Physicians*
United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA101849/CA/NCI NIH HHS; K24 MH075867-01A1/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH070437-01/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R34 MH078583-01/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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