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Table 4 Model 1: MRS (i.e. utility value of other attributes expressed in terms of trade-off with 1 year or 5 year waiting time) for patients, carers, donors and healthcare workers

From: Who should be prioritized for renal transplantation?: Analysis of key stakeholder preferences using discrete choice experiments

Variable

Patient trade-off between variable & 1 year wait

Patient trade-off between variable & 5 years wait

Carers trade-off between variable & 1 year wait

Carers trade-off between variable & 5 years wait

Prioritizing perfect not favourable tissue matches

1.41*

0.28*

0.76

0.15

 

(1.08 / 1.74)

(0.22 / 0.35)

(−1.42 / 2.93)

(−0.28 / 0.59)

Prioritizing favourable not non– favourable tissue matches

4.23*

0.85*

2.27

0.45

 

(3.23 / 5.22)

(0.65 / 1.05)

(−4.25 / 8.80)

(−0.85 / 1.76)

Prioritizing a recipient with dependents – per extra dependent

1.43*

0.29*

0.17

0.03

 

(1.17 / 1.69)

(0.23 / 0.34)

(−1.54 / 1.89)

(−0.31 / 0.38)

prioritizing a younger recipient – per year younger

0.16*

0.03**

0.26

0.05

 

(0.12 / 0.19)

(0.02 / 0.04)

(−0.03 / 0.56 )

(−.01 / 0.11)

Prioritizing those with ‘no’ not ‘moderate’ diseases affecting life expectancy

−0.01

0.00

4.18

0.84

 

(−1.03 / 1.01)

(−0.21 / 0.20)

(−3.25 / 11.62)

(−0.65 / 2.32)

Prioritizing those with moderate not severe diseases affecting life expectancy

15.32*

3.06*

v16.79*

3.36*

 

(13.45 / 17.20)

(2.69 / 3.44)

(2.69 / 30.89)

0.54 / 6.18)

Prioritizing those with no not moderate diseases affecting QoL

−2.73*

−0.55*

−0.27

−0.05

 

(−1.45 / -4.00)

(−0.29 / -0.80)

(−9.55 / 9.01)

(−1.91 / 1.80)

Prioritizing those with moderate not severe diseases affecting QoL

4.18*

0.84*

5.28

1.06

 

(3.12 / 5.23)

(0.62 / 1.05)

(−2.27 / 12.83)

(−0.45 / 2.57)

Variable

Donors trade- off between variable & 1 year wait

Donors trade- off between variable & 5 year wait

Healthcare workers trade- off between variable & 1 year wait

Healthcare workers trade - off between variable & 5 year wait

Prioritizing perfect not favourable tissue matches

−0.12

−0.02

1.27*

0.25

 

(−1.62 / 1.38)

(0.32 / 0.28)

(0.24 / 2.31)

(0.05 / 0.46)

Prioritizing favourable not non- favourable tissue matches.

−0.36

−0.07

3.82*

0.76*

 

(−4.86 / 4.14)

(−0.97/ 0.83)

(0.72 / 6.93)

(0.14 / 1.39)

Prioritizing a recipient with dependents – per extra dependent

0.47

0.09

1.56*

0.31*

 

(−0.79 / 1.73)

(−0.16 / 0.35)

(0.72 / 2.41)

(0.14 / 0.48)

prioritizing a younger recipient – per year younger

0.13

0.03

0.48*

0.10*

 

(−0.05 / 0.31)

(−0.01 / 0.06)

(0.31 / 0.66)

(0.06 / 0.13)

Prioritizing those with no not moderate diseases affecting life expectancy

4.22

0.84

4.50*

0.90*

 

(−1.38 / 9.81)

(−0.28 / 1.96)

(1.09 / 7.91 )

(0.22 / 1.58)

Prioritizing those with moderate not severe diseases affecting life expectancy

11.54*

2.31*

19.42*

3.88*

 

(2.90 / 20.17)

(0.58 / 4.03)

(12.71 / 26.14)

(2.54 / 5.23)

Prioritizing those with no not moderate diseases affecting QoL

−1.93

−0.39

−1.75

−0.35

 

(−8.66 / 4.80)

(−1.73 / 0.96)

(−5.74 / 2.24)

(−1.15 / 0.45)

Prioritizing those with moderate not severe diseases affecting QoL

5.87*

1.17*

9.01*

1.80*

 

(0.18 / 11.57)

(0.04 / 2.31)

(5.44 / 12.59 )

(1.09 / 2.52)

  1. *: Significant at 5% level; Figures in parentheses indicate 95% confidence intervals for point estimates.