What Matters Most for Treatment Decisions in Hepatitis C: Effectiveness, Costs, and Altruism

ConclusionsIn addition to treatment effectiveness, patient experiences with financial problems, quality of life, and altruistic desires impact HCV patients ’ decisions. The risk of infecting others may motivate patients to seek treatment as much as personally experienced physical symptoms.
Source: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research