Evaluating patient values and preferences for thromboprophylaxis decision making during pregnancy: a study protocol

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dc.contributor.authorAlonso Coello, Pablo.
dc.contributor.authorNeumann Burotto, Gonzalo Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorEbrahim, Shanil
dc.contributor.authorGuyatt, Gordon H.
dc.contributor.authorTikkinen, Kari A.
dc.contributor.authorEckman, Mark H.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Sarah D.
dc.contributor.authorAkl, Elie A.
dc.contributor.authorBates, Shannon M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T14:08:47Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T14:08:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2019-10-14T18:40:45Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Pregnant women with prior venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at risk of recurrence. Low molecular weight heparin (LWMH) reduces the risk of pregnancy-related VTE. LMWH prophylaxis is, however, inconvenient, uncomfortable, costly, medicalizes pregnancy, and may be associated with increased risks of obstetrical bleeding. Further, there is uncertainty in the estimates of both the baseline risk of pregnancy-related recurrent VTE and the effects of antepartum LMWH prophylaxis. The values and treatment preferences of pregnant women, crucial when making recommendations for prophylaxis, are currently unknown. The objective of this study is to address this gap in knowledge. Methods We will perform a multi-center cross-sectional interview study in Canada, USA, Norway and Finland. The study population will consist of 100 women with a history of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and who are either pregnant, planning pregnancy, or may in the future consider pregnancy (women between 18 and 45 years). We will exclude individuals who are on full dose anticoagulation or thromboprophylaxis, who have undergone surgical sterilization, or whose partners have undergone vasectomy. We will determine each participant's willingness to receive LMWH prophylaxis during pregnancy through direct choice exercises based on real life and hypothetical scenarios, preference-elicitation using a visual analog scale (“feeling thermometer”), and a probability trade-off exercise. The primary outcome will be the minimum reduction (threshold) in VTE risk at which women change from declining to accepting LMWH prophylaxis. We will explore possible determinants of this choice, including educational attainment, the characteristics of the women’s prior VTE, and prior experience with LMWH. We will determine the utilities that women place on the burden of LMWH prophylaxis, pregnancy-related DVT, pregnancy-related PE and pregnancy-related hemorrhage. We will generate a “personalized decision analysis” using participants’ utilities and their personalized risk of recurrent VTE as inputs to a decision analytic model. We will compare the personalized decision analysis to the participant’s stated choice. Discussion The preferences of pregnant women at risk of VTE with respect to the use of antithrombotic therapy remain unexplored. This research will provide explicit, quantitative expressions of women's valuations of health states related to recurrent VTE and its prevention with LMWH. This information will be crucial for both guideline developers and for clinicians.
dc.fuente.origenBiomed Central
dc.identifier.citationBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2012 May 30;12(1):40
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2393-12-40
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/26678
dc.issue.numeroNo. 40
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final12
dc.pagina.inicio1
dc.revistaBMC Pregnancy and Childbirthes_ES
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.holderAlonso-Coello et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.otherMujeres embarazadases_ES
dc.subject.otherTromboembolismo -Terapiaes_ES
dc.subject.otherVenas - Enfermedadeses_ES
dc.subject.otherVenas - Trombosises_ES
dc.titleEvaluating patient values and preferences for thromboprophylaxis decision making during pregnancy: a study protocoles_ES
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumenVol. 12
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