TY - JOUR
AU1 - Mühlbacher, Axel
AU2 - Nübling, Matthias
AB - Eur J Health Econ (2011) 12:193–203 DOI 10.1007/s10198-010-0218-6 OR IGINAL PAPER Analysis of physicians’ perspectives versus patients’ preferences: direct assessment and discrete choice experiments in the therapy of multiple myeloma Axel C. Mu ¨ hlbacher Matthias Nu ¨ bling Received: 4 August 2009 / Accepted: 7 January 2010 / Published online: 28 January 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010 Abstract the DCE covered four major preference dimensions that Background Against the background of patient involve- both the literature review and the focus groups revealed: ment, understanding patients’ preferences for treatments is Aspects of medical effectiveness (including prolonged life crucial: Do physicians have the same or a different per- expectancy, effectiveness and long duration of effect), side ception of the patients’ preferences? As there is currently effects, quality of life (including social, physical and no cure for patients with multiple myeloma, primary emotional quality of life) and flexibility (breaks in therapy objectives of treatment are to extend survival at the best and further treatment options). possible quality of life. In this study, physicians’ beliefs Results In the direct measurement of patients’ prefer- about patients’ preferences regarding the treatment of ences, physicians rated physical quality of life (specified as multiple myeloma (MM) were explored 
TI - Analysis of physicians’ perspectives versus patients’ preferences: direct assessment and discrete choice experiments in the therapy of multiple myeloma
JF - The European Journal of Health Economics
DO - 10.1007/s10198-010-0218-6
DA - 2010-01-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/analysis-of-physicians-perspectives-versus-patients-preferences-direct-2JhYOsg549
SP - 193
EP - 203
VL - 12
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -