From: Patient preferences in allergy immunotherapy (AIT) in Germany – a discrete-choice-experiment
Immunotherapy A | Immunotherapy B | ||
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Administration form | A tablet taken every day at home | An injection given every visit at physician’s office | |
Total number and duration of necessary visits to a physician | 24 times for 45 min over 3 years | 12 times for 15 min over 3 years | |
Frequency of a life-threatening anaphylactic shock | 1 in 10,000 patients | 1 in 100,000 patients | |
Local side-effects | Itching or swelling under the tongue | Rash or swelling sited at the upper arm | |
Sum of co-payments for the whole treatment | €120 over 3 years | €60 over 3 years | |
Question 1: Which of the two therapies would you use? | ❒A | ❒B | ❒None of them |
Question 2: Which of the two therapies do you prefer even if you don’t use it? | ❒A | ❒B |