| Literature DB >> 15070409 |
Michael S Yi1, Sara Luckhaupt, Joseph M Mrus, Joel Tsevat.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little information is available regarding medical residents' perceptions of patients' health-related quality of life. Patients cared for by residents have been shown to receive differing patterns of care at Veterans Affairs facilities than at community or university settings. We therefore examined: 1) how resident physicians value the health of patients; 2) whether values differ if the patient is described as a veteran; and 3) whether residency-associated variables impact values.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15070409 PMCID: PMC406418 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Qual Life Outcomes ISSN: 1477-7525 Impact factor: 3.186
Residents' Characteristics
| Mean (SD) Age, y | 28.4 (2.8) | 28.9 (3.4) |
| Women, % | 44.4 | 56.8 |
| Caucasian, % | 77.8 | 59.1 |
| PGY-1, % | 36.1 | 34.1 |
| Categorical Resident, % | 58.3 | 61.4 |
| Mean (SD) JPI Risk Score† | 20.6 (4.7) | 19.8 (4.4) |
| Number of Months Worked at the Veterans Affairs Hospital | 3.5 (2.2) | 3.7 (2.2) |
PGY – post-graduate year of residency; JPI – Jackson Personality Inventory. * All differences were not significantly different at p < 0.05 using the χ2 test. † Possible scores range from 6–36 with higher scores representing greater risk-seeking.
Health Values for the Congestive Heart Failure Health State Based on the Patient's Veteran Status
| Mean (SD) | 0.59 (0.16) | 0.62 (0.13) | 0.60 (0.14) |
| Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 0.60 (0.50, 0.70) | 0.65 (0.60, 0.70) | 0.60 (0.50, 0.70) |
| Range | 0.25–0.80 | 0.30–0.85 | 0.25–0.85 |
| Mean (SD) | 0.81 (0.19) | 0.79 (0.21) | 0.80 (0.20) |
| Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 0.83 (0.75, 0.99) | 0.80 (0.73, 0.95) | 0.80 (0.73, 0.96) |
| Range | 0.20–1.00 | 0.02–1.00 | 0.02–1.00 |
| Mean (SD) | 0.93 (0.07) | 0.90 (0.12) | 0.91 (0.10) |
| Median (25th, 75th percentile) | 0.94 (0.89, 0.96) | 0.94 (0.88, 0.97) | 0.94 (0.88, 0.96) |
| Range | 0.68–0.99 | 0.45–0.99 | 0.45–0.99 |
| Mean (SD)†, $ | - | 16,142 (18,082) | - |
| Median (25th, 75th percentile), $ | 10,000 (7600, 20,000) | 10,000 (7000, 20,000) | 10,000 (7600, 20,000) |
| Range, $ | 1000–∞ | 1000–100,000 | 1000–∞ |
RS – rating scale (normalized to a 0.0–1.0 scale); TTO – time tradeoff; SG – standard gamble; WTP – willingness to pay. * All comparisons of values for the veteran and the non-veteran were not significantly different at the p < 0.05 level. † The mean WTP for the veteran group was not calculable due to 2 "unlimited" amount responses.
Health Values for the Health State Based on House Officers' Demographic and Program Characteristics
| Female (41) | 0.58 (0.16) | 0.79 (0.21) | 0.91 (0.09) | |
| Male (39) | 0.63 (0.11) | 0.80 (0.19) | 0.91 (0.11) | |
| Caucasian (54) | 0.62 (0.14) | 0.92 (0.10) | 10,000 (7600, 20,000) | |
| Non-Caucasian (26) | 0.57 (0.15) | 0.89 (0.09) | 8800 (5000, 17,500) | |
| Intern (28) | 0.60 (0.15) | 0.79 (0.23) | 0.89 (0.13) | 10,000 (5000, 20,000) |
| Resident (52) | 0.61 (0.14) | 0.80 (0.19) | 0.92 (0.08) | 10,000 (7600, 20,000) |
| Categorical Medicine (48) | 0.83 (0.19) | 0.91 (0.09) | 10,000 (7000, 22,800) | |
| Non-Categorical (32) | 0.75 (0.21) | 0.91 (0.12) | 10,000 (7600, 15,000) | |
| Inpatient-based (67)† | 0.61 (0.14) | 0.80 (0.20) | 0.90 (0.11) | 10,000 (7599, 20,000) |
| Non-inpatient-based (13) | 0.56 (0.15) | 0.79 (0.19) | 0.94 (0.06) | 10,000 (7600, 15,000) |
| >4 days ago (37) | 0.61 (0.12) | 0.80 (0.22) | 0.93 (0.09) | 10,000 (7600, 20,000) |
| ≤4 days ago (42) | 0.60 (0.16) | 0.79 (0.19) | 0.89 (0.11) | 8500 (7599, 20,000) |
RS – rating scale (normalized to a 0.0–1.0 scale); TTO – time tradeoff; SG – standard gamble; WTP – willingness to pay; PGY – post-graduate year of residency. * Bold results indicate significance at p < 0.05 in univariate analyses. † Includes consultation months.
Figure 1Histogram of Willingness to Pay Amounts. Histogram depicting the dollar amount respondents felt society should be willing to pay per year for an imagined therapy to restore perfect health to the hypothetical patient. The X-axis displays the multiples of the average per capita healthcare expenditures for non-institutionalized US citizens over the age of 65 ($7600), and the Y-axis shows the number of respondents.