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Murine Model of Allergen Induced Asthma
Published on: May 14, 2012
Using discrete choice experiments to investigate subject preferences for preventive asthma medication
Emily J Lancsar1, Jane P Hall, Madeleine King
1Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. emily.lancsar@ncl.ac.uk
Background And Objective:
Long-term adherence to inhaled corticosteroids is poor despite the crucial role of preventer medications in achieving good asthma outcomes. This study was undertaken to explore patient preferences in relation to their current inhaled corticosteroid medication, a hypothetical preventer or no medication.
Methods:
A discrete choice experiment was conducted in 57 adults with mild-moderate asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness, who were using inhaled corticosteroid
Results:
Subjects consistently made choices in favour of being able to do strenuous and sporting activities with or without reliever, experiencing no side-effects and never having to monitor their peak flow. Frequency of collecting prescriptions, frequency of taking the medication, its route of administration and the strength of the doctor recommendation about the medication were not significant determinants of choice.
Conclusions:
The results of this study suggest that patients prefer a preventer that confers capacity to maximize physical activity, has no side-effects and does not require daily peak flow monitoring.
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