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- Title
Factors and Situations Affecting the Value of Patient Preference Studies: Semi-Structured Interviews in Europe and the US.
- Authors
Whichello, Chiara; van Overbeeke, Eline; Janssens, Rosanne; Schölin Bywall, Karin; Russo, Selena; Veldwijk, Jorien; Cleemput, Irina; Juhaeri, Juhaeri; Levitan, Bennett; Kübler, Jürgen; Smith, Meredith; Hermann, Richard; Englbrecht, Matthias; Hueber, Axel J.; Comanescu, Alina; Harding, Sarah; Simoens, Steven; Huys, Isabelle; de Bekker-Grob, Esther W.
- Abstract
Objectives: Patient preference information (PPI) is gaining recognition among the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory authorities, and health technology assessment (HTA) bodies/payers for use in assessments and decision-making along the medical product lifecycle (MPLC). This study aimed to identify factors and situations that influence the value of patient preference studies (PPS) in decision-making along the MPLC according to different stakeholders. Methods: Semi-structured interviews (n = 143) were conducted with six different stakeholder groups (physicians, academics, industry representatives, regulators, HTA/payer representatives, and a combined group of patients, caregivers, and patient representatives) from seven European countries (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Romania, Germany, France, and the Netherlands) and the United States. Framework analysis was performed using NVivo 11 software. Results: Fifteen factors affecting the value of PPS in the MPLC were identified. These are related to: study organization (expertise, financial resources, study duration, ethics and good practices, patient centeredness), study design (examining patient and/or other preferences, ensuring representativeness, matching method to research question, matching method to MPLC stage, validity and reliability, cognitive burden, patient education, attribute development), and study conduct (patients' ability/willingness to participate and preference heterogeneity). Three types of situations affecting the use of PPS results were identified (stakeholder acceptance, market situations, and clinical situations). Conclusion: The factors and situation types affecting the value of PPS, as identified in this study, need to be considered when designing and conducting PPS in order to promote the integration of PPI into decision-making along the MPLC.
- Subjects
SEMI-structured interviews; TECHNOLOGY assessment; MEDICAL equipment; CONSUMER preferences; PATIENT education
- Publication
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019, p1
- ISSN
1663-9812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fphar.2019.01009