What matters most to older adults in treatment decision making: A discrete choice experiment
When confronted with a (possible) life threatening disease, most people aged ≥ 50 yr prioritize remaining independence and the absence of severe pain and severe memory complaints above life expectancy. A smaller subgroup prioritized life expectancy above other attributes. These attributes - including societal costs - should be taken in to account in individual treatment decision making, in clinical guidelines and national healthcare policy.
Authors
- Barbara L. van Leeuwen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-4424)
- Richte C. L. Schuurmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7253-3939)
- Vera Hanewinkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2608-050X)
- Hanneke van der Wal‐Huisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-7751)
- M. A. P. Kooijman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9197-7209)
- Daan Brandenbarg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-7337)
- Suzanne Festen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-690X)
- Goudje L van Leeuwen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-8442)
- Marijke J. Nogarede
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335887
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00