Table 4.
WTPa details of the 9 discrete choice experiment studies included in the final sample.
| Study, attribute (reference level), and desired level or levels of the attribute | Marginal WTP (PPPb, 2021 US dollar value) | ||||
| Discrete choice experiment studies that reported WTP as a 1-time payment (n=6) | |||||
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Buchanan et al [35] | ||||
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How similar was your consultation to a traditional “face-to-face” appointment (the same) | |||
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Video consultation | –7.02 | |
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Symptoms submitted via an electronic form | –15.40 | |
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How long did you have to wait for a consultation | |||
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Reduced by 1 hour | 0.22 | |
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Reputation of the GPc (2 stars) | |||
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5 stars | 13.65 | |
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Collecting antibiotics (taking a paper prescription to a pharmacy located in the same building as the local medical center) | |||
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Prescription emailed to a pharmacy in another building as the local medical center | –11.38 | |
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Form of consultation (at local medical centers) | |||
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Via the internet (–10.83) | –17.09 | |
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Park et al [70] | ||||
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Service platform (the internet) | |||
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Mobile phone | 22.72 | |
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Service providers (small- and medium-sized hospitals and clinics) | |||
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Large general hospitals | 21.64 | |
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Service scope (glucose management only) | |||
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Comprehensive diabetes care | 24.23 | |
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Personalization of consultation (absent) | |||
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Present | 11.87 | |
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24-hour service accessibility (absent) | |||
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Present | 10.27 | |
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Reply time (within 3 days) | |||
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Within 1 day | 8.45 | |
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Assurance of service (low assurance) | |||
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High assurance | 18.61 | |
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System failure (system down 1%-5%) | |||
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System down <1% | 12.68 | |
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Confidentiality (1%-5% confidentiality breaches) | |||
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<1% confidentiality breaches | 8.78 | |
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Snoswell et al [71] | ||||
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Method of screening (by a GP) | |||
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Mobile teledermoscopy | 0.88 | |
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Time away from usual activities (>4 hours) | |||
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3-4 hours | 6.11 | |
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1-2 hours | 53.75 | |
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Chances of detecting a melanoma if one is present (65%–75%) | |||
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85%-95% | 54.37 | |
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≥95% | 87.73 | |
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Wait time for results (3 days) | |||
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<4 hours | 4.92 | |
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Person reviewing the results (GP) | |||
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Dermatologist | 32.21 | |
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Number of moles removed to find 1 melanoma (5) | |||
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3 | 31.51 | |
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Snoswell et al [36] | ||||
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Type and mode of consultation (local in-person consultation with a generalist physician at a GP clinic or small hospital) | |||
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In-person consultation with a specialist physician at a large metropolitan hospital | 9.88 | |
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Videoconference with a specialist physician from a local GP clinic or small hospital | 91.33 | |
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Videoconference with a specialist from home | 33.53 | |
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Time away from home, office, or usual activities, including travel (half a day) | |||
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1 full day | –11.80 | |
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≥2 full days | –113.66 | |
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Perceived benefit from the consultation (limited) | |||
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Partial benefit | 53.86 | |
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Benefit | 111.28 | |
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Consulted or not (attending a consultation) | |||
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No consultation chosen | –175.14 | |
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Spinks et al [72] | ||||
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WTP for teledermoscopy service, in addition to skin self-examination, GP screening, and clinic skin cancer screening | 84.38 | ||
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van der Pol and McKenzie [73] | ||||
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Type of clinic | |||
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Telemedicine | 773.31 | |
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Face-to-face | 873.45 | |
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Driving time (up to 30 minutes) | |||
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30-60 minutes | –57.49 | |
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60-90 minutes | –74.18 | |
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2-4 hours | –155.77 | |
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Wait time | |||
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Each additional week | –27.82 | |
| Discrete choice experiment studies that reported WTP as a monthly payment: WTP per month (n=3) | |||||
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Ahn et al [74] | ||||
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Device type (smartphone) | |||
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Smart home | 138.29 | |
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Wearable device | 632.49 | |
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Service type (management of oxygen saturation level) | |||
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Blood glucose | 30.27 | |
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Blood pressure | –56.35 | |
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Service tailoring (absent) | |||
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Present | 82.76 | |
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Reply time (usual) | |||
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1-hour reduction | 3.57 | |
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Chang et al [75] | ||||
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Per household | 5.40d | ||
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Deal et al [76] | ||||
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Speed of adding new information to the system (2 weeks) | |||
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1 week | 5.70 | |
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48 hours | 7.60 | |
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Overnight | 2.85 | |
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1 hour | 0 | |
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Individual patient tracker values displayed (most recent values only) | |||
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2 most recent | 8.55 | |
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12-month history | 13.31 | |
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5-year history | 8.55 | |
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Complete history | –5.70 | |
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Nurse coordinator tasks or duties (no nurse coordinator) | |||
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Basic dutiese | 16.16 | |
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Basic duties and input data | 20.91 | |
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Basic duties and information sessions | 17.11 | |
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Basic duties, phone, and email | 33.27 | |
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Basic duties and reminders | 19.96 | |
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Frequency of contacting nurse coordinator (no contact) | |||
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1 day per month | 6.65 | |
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2 days per month | 10.45 | |
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1 day per week | 5.70 | |
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2 days per week | 10.91 | |
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5 days per week | 1.90 | |
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Number of visits to a physician per year (1) | |||
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2 | 19.01 | |
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3 | 25.66 | |
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4 | 27.56 | |
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6 | 7.60 | |
aWTP: willingness to pay.
bPPP: purchasing power parity.
cGP: general practitioner.
d95% CI 3.79-7.02.
eBasic duties of the nurse coordinator: assist the physician in using the tracker, keep tracker information updated, and ensure action is taken to address uncontrolled cardiovascular disease risks.