Table 3.
Demographic and eHealth details of the 9 discrete choice experiment studies included in the final sample.
| Study | Country (year of study) | Population | Sample size, N | Age (years) | Women (%) | eHealth details | |||||||
| Discrete choice experiment studies that reported WTPa as a 1-time payment (n=6) | |||||||||||||
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Buchanan et al [35] | United Kingdom (2018) | General population | 734 | Mean 47 | 51 | Web-based consultation with a primary care physician | ||||||
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Park et al [70] | South Korea (2009-2010) | Patients in endocrinology and metabolism clinics | 118 | Mean 57 | 58 | A telemedicine service for patients with diabetes | ||||||
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Snoswell et al [71] | Australia (not reported) | General population | 113 | Mean 40 | 74 | A mobile teledermoscopy service for skin cancer screening: users used a dermoscopic smartphone attachment and app to take photos and send them to a dermatologist, along with relevant clinical information | ||||||
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Snoswell et al [36] | Australia (2019) | Patients who had a video consultation in the previous year | 62 | Mean and median not reported | 62.9 | Web-based consultation with a specialist physician through videoconferencing | ||||||
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Spinks et al [72] | Australia (not reported) | People aged 50 to 64 years at high risk of melanoma | 35 | Mean and median not reported | 54 | A teledermoscopy service for skin cancer screening: using a dermatoscope to take photos which were sent to a dermatologist for diagnosis | ||||||
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van der Pol and McKenzie [73] | United Kingdom (not reported) | General population | 90 | Mean and median not reported | 62 | A telemedicine service for ear, nose, and throat examination: patients sent endoscopic images to and videoconferenced with a specialist | ||||||
| Discrete choice experiment studies that reported WTP as monthly payments (n=3) | |||||||||||||
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Ahn et al [74] | South Korea (2011) | General population | 400 | Mean 44 | 51 | A telemedicine service system that measured vital signs of users and transmitted patient data to care providers | ||||||
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Chang et al [75] | United States (2009-2010) | General population | 6271 | Mean and median not reported | 52 | A web-based health service that provided remote diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and consultation | ||||||
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Deal et al [76] | Canada (not reported) | Patients with cardiovascular disease | 74 | Mean 68.9 | 50 | A web-based system that tracked and displayed patients’ details on 15 outcomes related to cardiovascular disease risk, the target value of these outcomes for better control of their condition, the last time the outcome was checked, and brief advice for patients and clinicians | ||||||
aWTP: willingness to pay.