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Willingness to Pay in Choosing Pre-Hospital Emergency Services in Iran: A Population-Based Discrete Choice Experiment Publisher



E Ehsanichimeh ELHAM ; L Keikavoosiarani LEILA ; B Zohrehvandi BEHZAD ; A Asghari AMIRHOSSEIN ; Eh Homaie Rad Enayatollah HOMAEI
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Source: Health Technology Assessment in Action Published:2024


Abstract

Providing pre-hospital emergency services is accessible in Iran but costly for the country’s health system. This study calculated the willingness to pay (WTP) for pre-hospital emergency services in Iran. Discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to measure the population’s WTP for ambulance services focusing on time, price, and quality of services. Four hundred and sixty people in Rasht city, Iran, participated in this online survey. Participants preferred lower transfer fees (β =-0.7, P ˂ 0.05), lower time of reaching to the scene (β =-0.061, P ˂ 0.05), lower time to arrive to the hospitals (β =-0.038, P ˂ 0.05), Private ambulance (β =-0.151, P ˂ 0.05), and emergency medical services (EMS) technicians (β = 0.209, P ˂ 0.05). Patients’ WTP in selecting EMS services can help policymakers to provide the best services. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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