background: health workforce shortages in rural and remote areas are a global challenge that almost every health system has to deal with. this study aimed to discover neurosurgeons’ job preferences and propose policy interventions that could possibly increase their retention in rural, remote, or underserved areas. methods: a discrete choice experiment (dce) was conducted in november 2014 with a...

In the process of developing and implementing innovative implant technologies consideration patient preferences can be beneficial for patients, doctors developers. Nevertheless, in existing literature, there is still scarce knowledge patients’ perspectives on long-term care. this study, three discrete choice experiments (DCEs) were conducted context cochlear implants (CI, n = 92), glaucoma (GI,...

Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) based combined vaccines have led to significant reduction in incidence of several serious pediatric infectious diseases. A new, fully liquid combined hexavalent vaccine has been introduced and has been shown to reduce administration time. This fully liquid vaccine may also be simpler to administer and could reduce handling errors. The present s...

Despite several decades of decline, cardiovascular diseases are still the most common causes of death in Western societies. Sedentary living and high fat diets contribute to the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. This paper analyses the trade-offs between lifestyle choices defined in terms of diet, physical activity, cost, and risk of cardiovascular disease that a representative sample of t...

BACKGROUND Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are often used in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) therapies. Using the discrete choice experiment (DCE) methodology, this study conducted in France was designed to assess patients' preferences for different attributes of DPIs. METHODS Attributes of DPIs were defined based on a literature review, patient focus group discussions and ...

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Introduction: In dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE-) MRI studies, it is necessary to obtain estimates of initial (i.e. native) and dynamic T1 values in order to quantify contrast agent concentrations, [CA]. The variable flip angle (VFA) method [1], which employs spoiled gradient echo data acquired using at least two different flip angles, is a T1 and M0 (a variable including the proton density, ga...