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A note on prevention versus cure.

M Johannesson1, P O Johansson

  • 1Centre for Health Economics, School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden. hemj@hhs.se

Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|August 5, 1997
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The Swedish population values saving lives through prevention and acute care nearly equally. Most individuals prioritize the magnitude of health benefits over the method of achieving them.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Public Health Policy
  • Decision Analysis

Background:

  • Understanding public preferences for healthcare interventions is crucial for resource allocation.
  • Societal valuation of preventive versus acute care influences health policy and funding decisions.
  • Previous research has yielded mixed results on whether prevention or cure is more valued.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the general Swedish population's preference between saving lives via prevention or acute care.
  • To quantify the trade-off: how many lives saved in acute care are equivalent to one life saved through prevention.
  • To explore whether the perceived size of health benefits, rather than the intervention type, drives public valuation.

Main Methods:

  • A population-based survey was conducted in Sweden.

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  • A trade-off question was administered, presenting a choice between lives saved through prevention and acute care.
  • Statistical analysis was used to estimate the median number of acute care lives equivalent to one preventive life.

    • Main Results:

    • The median respondent valued 1.2 to 1.4 lives saved in acute care as equivalent to saving one life through prevention.
    • This suggests that lives saved via prevention and cure are assigned approximately equal value by the median individual.
    • Respondents appeared to focus on the overall number of lives saved, irrespective of the healthcare approach.

    Conclusions:

    • The Swedish population places similar value on lives saved through preventive measures and acute medical care.
    • Health policy decisions should consider that the public weighs the extent of health benefits heavily.
    • Future research could explore demographic or socioeconomic factors influencing these preferences.