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Preferences for prenatal diagnosis of sickle-cell disorder: A discrete choice experiment comparing potential service users and health-care providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for sickle-cell disorder (SCD) is moving closer to implementation and studies considering stakeholder preferences are required to underpin strategies for offering NIPD in clinical practice.

Objective

Determine service user and provider preferences for key attributes of prenatal diagnostic tests for SCD and examine views on NIPD.

Method

A questionnaire that includes a discrete choice experiment was used to determine the preferences of service users and providers for prenatal tests that varied across three attributes: accuracy, time of test and risk of miscarriage.

Results

Adults who were carriers of SCD or affected with the condition (N=67) were recruited from haemoglobinopathy clinics at two maternity units. Health professionals, predominately midwives, who offer antenatal care (N=62) were recruited from one maternity unit. No miscarriage risk was a key driver of decision making for both service users and providers. Service providers placed greater emphasis on accuracy than service users. Current uptake of invasive tests was 63%, whilst predicted uptake of NIPD was 93.8%. Many service users (55.4%) and providers (52.5%) think pressure to have prenatal testing will increase when NIPD for SCD becomes available.

Conclusions

There are clear differences between service users and health professionals' preferences for prenatal tests for sickle-cell disorder. The safety of NIPD is welcomed by parents and uptake is likely to be high. To promote informed choice, pretest counselling should be balanced and not exclusively focused on test safety. Counselling strategies that are sensitive to feelings of pressure to test will be essential.

SUBMITTER: Hill M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5689222 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Preferences for prenatal diagnosis of sickle-cell disorder: A discrete choice experiment comparing potential service users and health-care providers.

Hill Melissa M Oteng-Ntim Eugene E Forya Frida F Petrou Mary M Morris Stephen S Chitty Lyn S LS

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy 20170515 6

<h4>Background</h4>Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for sickle-cell disorder (SCD) is moving closer to implementation and studies considering stakeholder preferences are required to underpin strategies for offering NIPD in clinical practice.<h4>Objective</h4>Determine service user and provider preferences for key attributes of prenatal diagnostic tests for SCD and examine views on NIPD.<h4>Method</h4>A questionnaire that includes a discrete choice experiment was used to determine the prefe ...[more]

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Preferences for prenatal diagnosis of sickle-cell disorder: A discrete choice experiment comparing potential service users and health-care providers.

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Preferences for prenatal diagnosis of sickle-cell disorder: A discrete choice experiment comparing potential service users and health-care providers.

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