Patient Preferences for Conservative Treatment of Shoulder Pain: a Discrete Choice Experiment

Overview

Journal Fam Pract

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Public Health

Date 2024 Oct 10

PMID 39388636

Authors

Annelotte H C Versloot

Jorien Veldwijk

Ramon P G Ottenheijm

Marloes de Graaf

Danielle A van der Windt

Bart W Koes

Jos Runhaar

Dieuwke Schiphof

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Abstract

Background: Shoulder pain is common amongst adults, but little is known about patients' preferences.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine patients' preferences for treatment options offered for shoulder pain in primary care.

Methods: A discrete choice experiment was used to investigate these preferences. Adults with shoulder pain were asked to make 12 choices between two treatment options, or to opt-out. The attributes of the 12 treatment options were presented as varying in: treatment effectiveness (50%, 70%, or 90%), risk of relapse (10%, 20%, or 30%), time to pain reduction (2 or 6 weeks), prevention of relapse (yes/no), requiring injection (yes/no), and including physiotherapy (none, 6, or 12 sessions). A conditional logit model with latent class analysis was used for the analysis and a class assignment model.

Results: Three hundred and twelve participants completed the questionnaire with mean age of 52 ± 15.2 years. Latent class analysis revealed three groups. Group 1 preferred to opt-out, unless the attributes were highly favorable (90% effectiveness). Group 2 preferred treatment, but not an injection. Group 3 preferred to opt-out and did not opt for treatment. The likelihood of a participant belonging to one of these groups was 68.8%, 9.3%, and 21.9%, respectively. The class assignment was related to having previously received injection or physiotherapy, as they did not prefer that same treatment again.

Conclusion: This study showed that most patients with shoulder pain prefer to opt-out, unless treatment attributes are highly favorable. Characteristics of influence on this decision was whether the patient had received an injection or physiotherapy before.

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