What influences healthcare professionals’ treatment preferences for older women with operable breast cancer? An application of the discrete choice experiment

MORGAN, Jenna, WALTERS, Stephen, COLLINS, Karen, ROBINSON, Thompson, CHEUNG, Kwok-Leung, AUDISIO, Riccardo, REED, Malcolm and WYLD, Lynda (2017). What influences healthcare professionals’ treatment preferences for older women with operable breast cancer? An application of the discrete choice experiment. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 43 (7), 1282-1287.

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Abstract

Introduction: Primary endocrine therapy (PET) is used variably in the UK as an alternative to surgery for older women with operable breast cancer. Guidelines state that only patients with “significant comorbidity” or “reduced life expectancy” should be treated this way and age should not be a factor. Methods: A Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) was used to determine the impact of key variables (patient age, comorbidity, cognition, functional status, cancer stage, cancer biology) on healthcare professionals’ (HCP) treatment preferences for operable breast cancer among older women. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify associations. Results: 40% (258/641) of questionnaires were returned. Five variables (age, co-morbidity, cognition, functional status and cancer size) independently demonstrated a significant association with treatment preference (p<0.05). Functional status was omitted from the multivariable model due to collinearity, with all other variables correlating with a preference for operative treatment over no preference (p<0.05). Only co-morbidity, cognition and cancer size correlated with a preference for PET over no preference (p<0.05). Conclusion: The majority of respondents selected treatment in accordance with current guidelines, however in some scenarios, opinion was divided, and age did appear to be an independent factor that HCPs considered when making a treatment decision in this population.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.01.012
Page Range:	1282-1287
Depositing User:	Karen Collins
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2017 11:15
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 01:03
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15177

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