Factors influencing patient willingness to pay for diabetes disease state management programs

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine what factors influence patient willingness to pay (WTP) for a diabetes disease state management (DSM) program. Adult diabetics (N = 169) were surveyed by mail on the following: patient satisfaction with pharmacy services, healthcare utilization, perceived need for DSM, and sociodemographic factors. Patients were willing to pay on average $28.16 (SD = $31.12, median $30) for a one-hour consultation. Patients who were likely to pay more for a diabetes DSM had a greater perceived need for the service (p = 0.0016), had more emergency room visits (p = 0.0001), were more likely to be male (p = 0.0037), were more likely to be younger (p = 0.0340), and had higher incomes (p = 0.0007).

Citation

Bamer, J. (2001), "Factors influencing patient willingness to pay for diabetes disease state management programs", Farquhar, I., Summers, K. and Sorkin, A. (Ed.) Investing in Health: The Social and Economic Benefits of Health Care Innovation (Research in Human Capital and Development, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 283-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0194-3960(01)14010-2