What do Iranians value most when choosing a hospital? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment
Considering people's preferences can be important given the more active role of today's patients in decision-making about their treatment processes. The results of this study should be taken into consideration by health policymakers and all stakeholders to be aware of differences in preferences of people and maximize their satisfaction. In this case, it is important to continuously involve people and consider their preferences in the design, topology, construction, and equipment of hospitals.
Authors
- Blake J. Angell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-7740)
- Mohammad Bazyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-1862)
- Yibeltal Assefa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2393-1492)
- Fatemeh Pahlevanshamsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9492-4830)
- Mohammad Ranjbar
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (IR)
- Medical University of Ilam (IR)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Ilam University (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293241
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26