Estimating willingness to pay for diabetes complications
Sulmaz Ghahramani1, Minoo Sepehrpoor2, AmirAli Rastegar Kazerooni2
1Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Primary Care Diabetes
|October 17, 2022
Summary
Most diabetic patients are willing to pay for preventive care packages, especially those reducing blindness risk. Patient attitudes towards diabetes management require further intervention.
Area of Science:
- Health Economics
- Public Health
- Diabetes Management
Background:
- Willingness to pay (WTP) for health benefits is linked to perceived value.
- Understanding patient WTP for preventive treatments is crucial for resource allocation.
- Diabetic complications pose significant health and economic burdens.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze diabetic patients' willingness to pay (WTP) for a preventive treatment package.
- To identify factors influencing WTP for reducing severe diabetic complications.
- To assess patient attitudes towards diabetes and their impact on WTP.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study involving 557 diabetic patients in Iran.
- WTP assessed using eight scenarios for risk reduction (50% and 100%) of major complications.
- Diabetes Attitude Scoring Questionnaire (DAS-3) and a two-stage hurdle method for WTP analysis.
Main Results:
- Approximately 80% of patients expressed willingness to pay for a diabetes prevention package.
- WTP ranged from $169.4 to $374.5, with highest WTP for blindness prevention and lowest for diabetic foot care.
- Factors influencing WTP included wealth, location, marital status, and attitude towards training; not type or severity of diabetes.
Conclusions:
- Diabetic patients demonstrate a willingness to pay for preventive care, with significant variation based on the targeted complication.
- WTP insights can inform health policy and budget management for diabetes prevention programs.
- Negative patient attitudes towards diabetes necessitate targeted interventions to improve engagement and outcomes.
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