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Patient Preferences for Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: a Discrete Choice Experiment by Pravesh S. Gadjradj; Nicholas V. R. Smeele; Mandy de Jong; Paul R. A. M. Depauw; Maurits W. van Tulder; Esther W. de Bekker-Grob; Biswadjiet S. Harhangi is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## OBJECTIVE Lumbar discectomy is a frequently performed procedure to treat sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation. Multiple surgical techniques are available, and the popularity of minimally invasive surgical techniques is increasing worldwide. Clinical outcomes between these techniques may not show any substantial differences. As lumbar discectomy is an elective procedure, patients’ own preferences play an important role in determining the procedure they will undergo. The aims of the current study were to determine the relative preference weights patients apply to various attributes of lumbar discectomy, determine if patient preferences change after surgery, identify preference heterogeneity for choosing surgery for sciatica, and calculate patient willingness to pay for other attributes. ## METHODS A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted among patients with sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation. A questionnaire was administered to patients before they underwent surgery and to an independent sample of patients who had already undergone surgery. The DCE required patients to choose between two surgical techniques or to opt out from 12 choice sets with alternating cha
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- Author
- Pravesh S. Gadjradj; Nicholas V. R. Smeele; Mandy de Jong; Paul R. A. M. Depauw; Maurits W. van Tulder; Esther W. de Bekker-Grob; Biswadjiet S. Harhangi
- Publisher
- Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)