. Yaser Jouyani; . Mohammad Hadiyan; . Masoud Salehi; . Ali Souri
Volume 9, Issue 6 , June 2019, , Pages 1-8
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Regarding lack of resources in the health‑care sector, prioritization of theseresources is inevitable. The objective of the current study was to elicit public preference ...
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BACKGROUND: Regarding lack of resources in the health‑care sector, prioritization of theseresources is inevitable. The objective of the current study was to elicit public preference in prioritizingand allocating health resources using a discrete choice experiment technique, which is currently themost commonly applied method in this field of researches.METHODS: In this discrete choice study, five attributes were selected through interview with 25 healthexperts to elicit people preferences in Tehran (Iran) in 2017. Eighteen choice tasks were arrangedwithin 3 blocks, and this would be achieved with a sample size of 579. Choice data were modeledusing generalized estimating equation method and STATA 14 software.RESULTS: Five attributes including level of emergency, severity of disease, communicable, benefitfrom treatment, and age are the most important attributes in the prioritizing health resources fromthe expert’s point of view. As well as among these attributes, communicable (odds ratio = 2.81) isthe most important attributes from the public’s point of view.CONCLUSION: The results of this study could be very useful for prioritizing resources which is oneof the most challenging measurements of the health system. By identifying the importance of eachpatient’s characteristic, patients can be categorized in groups with different priorities, as well as thediagnosis‑related group system, based on which resources are allocated.
