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ba0003pp318 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2014

Preferences of patients and health care professionals for osteoporosis drug treatment: a discrete choice experiment

Hiligsmann Mickael , Dirksen Carmen , Dellaert Benedict , van der Weijden Trudy , Goemaere Stefan , Reginster Jean-Yves , Watson Verity , Boonen Annelies

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate and compare the preferences of patients and health care professionals for osteoporotic drug treatment.Materials and methods: A discrete choice experiment was conducted among patients and health care professionals (general physicians, rheumatologists, and geriatricians) in Belgium. Participants were asked to choose between two hypothetical unlabelled drug treatments (and an opt-out option) that vary in several attri...