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. 2017 Oct 20;7(4):463–483. doi: 10.1007/s13555-017-0205-2

Table 4.

Physicians: stated importance of attributes

Stated importance of treatment attributes
Mean score (standard deviation)
(1 = not at all critical; 9 = extremely critical)
Moderate psoriasis Severe psoriasis
Efficacy
 Overall perception of efficacy 7.8 (1.4) 7.9 (1.5)
 Reduction in % of BSA affected 7.8 (1.3) 8.0 (1.3)
 Maintenance of response over time 7.7 (1.4) 7.8 (1.4)
 Reduction in symptoms associated with lesions 7.6 (1.5) 7.7 (1.4)
 Reduction in redness, thickness, and scale 7.4 (1.5) 7.5 (1.5)
 Improvements in patients’ QoL 7.3 (1.9) 7.4 (1.8)
 Rapidity of response after initiating treatment 6.4 (1.6) 6.7 (1.6)
 Improvement based on key metrics in real-world data 6.4 (2.0) 6.4 (2.1)
 Improvement based on key metrics in trial data 6.0 (2.1) 6.1 (2.2)
Safety
 Overall perception of safety 8.1 (1.2) 8.1 (1.2)
 Low potential for AEs based on real-world data 8.0 (1.3) 8.0 (1.3)
 Low potential for AEs based on clinical trial data 7.9 (1.4) 7.9 (1.4)
 Patient-specific contraindications 7.4 (1.6) 7.4 (1.6)
 Low potential for tolerability issues 7.0 (1.5) 6.9 (1.5)
Other
 Overall perception of performance based on non-efficacy or safety metrics 6.9 (1.7) 7.0 (1.6)
 Affordable/reasonable patient out-of-pocket cost 7.8 (1.4) 7.8 (1.4)
 Minimal access and coverage issues 7.6 (1.6) 7.6 (1.6)
 Familiarity/experience with the therapy 7.2 (1.5) 7.3 (1.6)
 Maintenance dosing frequency 6.4 (1.5) 6.4 (1.6)
 ROA 6.2 (1.8) 6.1 (1.8)
 Ability to tailor dosing 5.9 (1.8) 6.0 (1.8)
 Mechanism of action 5.6 (1.8) 5.6 (1.9)