Public preferences for primary care provision in Germany - a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care is a central element of healthcare and addresses the main health problems of the population. While primary care gains in importance due to an aging population, there is an ongoing debate on physician shortages in German rural regions. The study aims on analyzing the population's preferences on primary healthcare and, therefore, on helping policy makers to make care delivery more responsive to patients' needs when planning political reforms of primary care.

Methods

A paper-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to assess preferences of the population of eight rural regions in Germany. Based on literature search and qualitative research, six attributes were selected and included in the choice experiment. The survey presented participants with e

SUBMITTER: Krinke KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560870 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature