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Willingness-to-pay to avoid the time spent and discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The screening colonoscopy process requires a considerable amount of time and some discomfort for patients.

Objective

We sought to use willingness-to-pay (WTP) to value the time required and the discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy. In addition, we aimed to explore some of the differences between and potential uses of the WTP and the human capital methods.

Methods

Subjects completed a diary recording time and a questionnaire including WTP questions to value the time and discomfort associated with colonoscopy. We also valued the elapsed time reported in the diaries (but not the discomfort) using the human capital method.

Results

110 subjects completed the study. Mean WTP to avoid the time and discomfort was $263. Human capital values for elapsed time were greater. Linear regressions showed that WTP was influenced most by the difficulty of the preparation, which added $147 to WTP (p=0.03).

Conclusions

WTP values to avoid the time and discomfort associated with the screening colonoscopy process were substantially lower than most of the human capital values for elapsed time alone. The human capital method may overestimate the value of time in situations that involve an irregular, episodic series of time intervals, such as preparation for or recovery after colonoscopy.

SUBMITTER: Jonas DE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4174545 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Willingness-to-pay to avoid the time spent and discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy.

Jonas Daniel E DE Russell Louise B LB Chou Jon J Pignone Michael M

Health economics 20101001 10

<h4>Background</h4>The screening colonoscopy process requires a considerable amount of time and some discomfort for patients.<h4>Objective</h4>We sought to use willingness-to-pay (WTP) to value the time required and the discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy. In addition, we aimed to explore some of the differences between and potential uses of the WTP and the human capital methods.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects completed a diary recording time and a questionnaire including WTP questions to ...[more]

PMID: 19725018

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Willingness-to-pay to avoid the time spent and discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy.

Background

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Willingness-to-pay to avoid the time spent and discomfort associated with screening colonoscopy.

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