Schwarzkopf Ran, Kahn Timothy L
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA.
Arthroplast Today. 2015 Mar 20;1(1):14-18. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2014.12.004. eCollection 2015 Mar.
In this study, we compare patients' risk-taking and spending behaviors to their willingness to pay (WTP) for novel implants in a joint arthroplasty. 210 patients were surveyed regarding risk-taking and spending behavior, and WTP for novel implants with either increased-longevity, increased-longevity with higher risk of complications, or decreased risk of complications compared to a standard implant. Patients with increased recreational risk-taking behavior were more WTP for increased-longevity. Patients who "rarely" take health-risks were more WTP for decreased risk of complications. Patients with higher combined risk scores were more WTP for all novel implants. Patients who paid more than $50,000 for their current car were more WTP for decreased complications. This study shows that patients' risk taking and spending behavior influences their WTP for novel implants.
在本研究中,我们比较了患者在关节置换术中的冒险和消费行为与其对新型植入物的支付意愿(WTP)。对210名患者进行了关于冒险和消费行为的调查,以及与标准植入物相比,对寿命延长、寿命延长但并发症风险更高或并发症风险降低的新型植入物的WTP调查。娱乐冒险行为增加的患者对寿命延长的WTP更高。“很少”承担健康风险的患者对并发症风险降低的WTP更高。综合风险评分较高的患者对所有新型植入物的WTP更高。目前汽车花费超过5万美元的患者对并发症减少的WTP更高。这项研究表明,患者的冒险和消费行为会影响他们对新型植入物的WTP。