From: Patient preferences for HIV/AIDS therapy - a discrete choice experiment
Item No. | Therapy characteristic (short form) | Mean importance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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10 | Self-application of the drug is possible | 94 | .569 | .312 | .328 | |||
1 | Drug has very high efficacy | 94 | .716 | |||||
18 | Long term (hidden) side effects unlikely | 92 | .620 | |||||
2 | Maximum prolongation of life expectancy | 90 | .688 | |||||
4 | Drug does not generate resistance | 90 | .383 | .599 | ||||
20 | Drug does not affect appearance | 89 | .317 | .410 | ||||
19 | Drug improves physical state | 89 | .400 | .513 | ||||
3 | Drug allows further therapy options | 88 | .716 | |||||
16 | Rarely occurring nausea | 86 | .868 | |||||
17 | Rarely occurring diarrhoea | 86 | .842 | |||||
14 | Drug can be taken along without problems | 85 | .659 | |||||
7 | Long duration of efficacy | 85 | .384 | .315 | .381 | |||
6 | Long term use of the drug is possible | 84 | .323 | .419 | ||||
23 | Drug allows improved mobility | 82 | .789 | |||||
12 | Flexible application | 82 | .729 | |||||
21 | Emotional and mental state improved | 81 | .749 | |||||
5 | Can be used also in case of comorbidities | 80 | .488 | .386 | ||||
13 | Simple application: only few tablets | 79 | .736 | |||||
22 | Social contact opportunities improved | 78 | .820 | |||||
24 | Drug does not cause additional costs | 75 | .492 | .539 | ||||
11 | Once daily application | 73 | .703 | .362 | ||||
15 | Inconspiciuous drug intake | 73 | .318 | .404 | −.462 | |||
25 | Treatment does not require much time | 71 | .600 | .345 | ||||
9 | Dosing of drug may vary | 60 | .742 | |||||
8 | Therapy-free intervals possible | 51 | .713 | |||||
26 | Pregnancy allowed | 30 | .524 |