Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

Kazemier BM

Publications

• Research Article
  Patient’s Preferences for Management Options in Relation to Preterm Birth
  Author(s): van der Ven AJ, van Os M, van den Wijngaard L, Mochtar MH, de Bekker-Grob EW, Kazemier BM, de Groot CJM, Pajkrt E, Mol BWJ and van Wely Mvan der Ven AJ, van Os M, van den Wijngaard L, Mochtar MH, de Bekker-Grob EW, Kazemier BM, de Groot CJM, Pajkrt E, Mol BWJ and van Wely M
  
  To explore pregnant women’s preferences regarding cervical length measurement by ultrasound and treatment with progesterone in relation to preterm birth prevention we performed a discrete choice experiment. Four hospitals, four ultrasound centers and ten midwifery practices spread over the country participated in this study and distributed questionnaires among pregnant women between 15-36 weeks of gestation. Each questionnaire contained 16 choice sets with two screening or treatment options and one opt-out ‘no screening or treatment’ option. Women were asked to consider the following screening/treatment options 1) transvaginal or abdominal cervical length measurement, 2) vaginal or oral administration of progesterone, 3) short-term health risk and 4) long-term health risk for the child. The relative importance of the choices and trade-offs patients were willing to ma.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420.1000189

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