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Erschienen in: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 5/2015

01.10.2015 | Original Research Article

Using Best–Worst Scaling to Measure Caregiver Preferences for Managing their Child’s ADHD: A Pilot Study

verfasst von: Susan dosReis, Xinyi Ng, Emily Frosch, Gloria Reeves, Charles Cunningham, John F. P. Bridges

Erschienen in: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research | Ausgabe 5/2015

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Abstract

Background

Management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a trade-off between caregivers’ concerns about the benefits versus the risks of evidence-based treatment. Few studies have used choice-based methods to assess what treatment attributes matter most to caregivers.

Objective

The aim was to develop and to pilot an instrument to elicit caregivers’ preferences for evidence-based management of their child’s ADHD.

Methods

Mixed methods were used to develop a Best–Worst Scaling (BWS) instrument, and quantitative methods were used to pilot the instrument. Primary caregivers of children with ADHD from two community organizations were recruited for the development (n = 21) and pilot (n = 37) phase. The instrument was a BWS case 2, where 18 management profiles are presented one at a time, with respondents indicating the one best and one worst feature of each profile. Profiles were developed using a main effects orthogonal array. The mean of best-minus-worse scores was estimated, and attribute importance was based on the sum of maximum minus minimum scores for each attribute. Feasibility of eliciting stated preferences was evaluated with t tests and 95 % confidence intervals.

Results

Seven attributes (medication, therapy, school, caregiver training, provider specialty, provider communication, and out-of-pocket costs) with three levels each were identified. All mean scores were significant except for pediatrician management of the child’s ADHD (p = 0.089). Caregiver training had the highest relative importance, followed by medication and provider communication.

Conclusions

The BWS instrument was a relatively simple measure, caregivers completed it independently, and it distinguished the relative importance of different attributes in managing a child’s ADHD.
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Metadaten
Titel
Using Best–Worst Scaling to Measure Caregiver Preferences for Managing their Child’s ADHD: A Pilot Study
verfasst von
Susan dosReis
Xinyi Ng
Emily Frosch
Gloria Reeves
Charles Cunningham
John F. P. Bridges
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2015
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1178-1653
Elektronische ISSN: 1178-1661
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-014-0098-4

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