A discrete-choice experiment of United Kingdom patients' willingness to risk adverse events for improved function and pain control in osteoarthritis

Conclusion: Patients ranked ambulatory pain as a more important benefit than resting pain; likely due to its impact on ability to do daily activities. For a 25-mm reduction, patients were willing to accept four times the risk of MI in ambulatory pain vs resting pain.

Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - January 23, 2013 Category: Rheumatology Authors: A.B. Hauber, N.K. Arden, A.F. Mohamed, F.R. Johnson, P.M. Peloso, D.J. Watson, P. Mavros, A. Gammaitoni, S.S. Sen, S.D. Taylor Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research