Holmes, Emily, Dixon, Pete, Mathieson, Amy, Ridsdale, Leone, Morgan, Myfanwy, McKinlay, Alison, Dickson, Jon, Goodacre, Steve, Jackson, Mike, Foster, Deborah et al (show 5 more authors)
(2024)
Developing an alternative care pathway for emergency ambulance responses for adults with epilepsy: A Discrete Choice Experiment to understand which configuration service users prefer. Part of the COLLABORATE project.
Seizure, 118.
pp. 28-37.
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Abstract
<h4>Introduction</h4>To identify service users' preferences for an alternative care pathway for adults with epilepsy presenting to the ambulance service.<h4>Methods</h4>Extensive formative work (qualitative, survey and knowledge exchange) informed the design of a stated preference discrete choice experiment (DCE). This hypothetical survey was hosted online and consisted of 12 binary choices of alternative care pathways described in terms of: the paramedic's access to medical records/ 'care plan', what happens next (described in terms of conveyance), time, availability of epilepsy specialists today, general practitioner (GP) notification and future contact with epilepsy specialists. DCE scenarios were described as: (i) typical seizure at home. (ii) typical seizure in public, (iii) atypical seizure. Respondents were recruited by a regional English ambulance service and by national public adverts. Participants were randomised to complete 2 of the 3 DCEs.<h4>Results</h4>People with epilepsy (PWE; n = 427) and friends/family (n = 167) who completed the survey were representative of the target population. PWE preferred paramedics to have access to medical records, non-conveyance, to avoid lengthy episodes of care, availability of epilepsy specialists today, GP notification, and contact with epilepsy specialists within 2-3 weeks. Significant others (close family members or friends) preferred PWE experiencing an atypical seizure to be conveyed to an Urgent Treatment Centre and preferred shorter times. Optimal configuration of services from service users' perspective far out ranked current practice (rank 230/288 possible configurations).<h4>Discussion</h4>Preferences differ to current practice but have minimal variation by seizure type or stakeholder. Further work on feasibility of these pathways in England, and potentially beyond, is required.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ambulance, Care pathway, Discrete choice experiment, Epilepsy, Preference, Seizure |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Apr 2024 14:35 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2024 10:34 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.seizure.2024.04.008 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3180259 |
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