Patients' and professionals' preferences in terms of the attributes of home enteral nutrition products in Spain. A discrete choice experiment.

Background/objectives: To elicit and compare preferences in terms of the attributes of home enteral nutrition (HEN) among patients and physicians, using a discrete choice experiment (DCE).

Subjects/methods: A DCE comprising eight choice scenarios, with six HEN attributes (tolerability, adaptation to comorbidities, nutrition and calories, handling, connections and information; two levels each) was designed. The Relative Importance (RI) for patients and physicians of each attribute was estimated.

[Preferences for the attributes of home enteral nutrition (HEN) in Spain. Do caregivers know their patients' preferences?].

Introduction: Establishing a home enteral nutrition (HEN) that is adapted to the patient's needs and preferences can improve their quality of life and adherence, contributing to a higher treatment efficiency, better prognosis and cost reduction. As in most cases, patients need total or partial help from their caregivers, and there is a need for evaluating how well do caregivers know their patients' priorities.

Objectives: Exploring patients' preferences for HEN characteristics in Spain, and the concordance between patients and caregivers.