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Table 1 Attributes and attributes-levels included in the final design of choice sets

From: Eliciting preferences of patients about the quality of hospital services in the west of Iran using discrete choice experiment analysis

Attribute

Level (definition)

Waiting time for admission

1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and more

Quality of physician care

Low (physician has not a friendly approach with patient. Unlikely he/she provides the patient with the necessary information about the disease, diagnostic tests and treatment), moderate (physician has a friendly approach with patient. He/she provides the patient with the necessary information about the disease, diagnostic tests and treatment. He/she might have any other good qualities), good (physician has a friendly approach with patient. He/she provides the patient with the necessary information about the disease, diagnostic tests and treatment. He/she also involves the patient in making decisions) [31]

Quality of nursing care

Low (nurses have not a friendly approach with patient. Unlikely, they provide patient with understandable information about the patient care), moderate (nurses have a friendly approach with patient. They provide patient with understandable information about the patient care), good (nurses have a friendly approach with patient. They provide patient with understandable information about the patient care and reassurance for the patient. they also involves the patient in making decisions) [31]

Cleaning of wards and toilets

Often clean, almost clean, always clean

Behavior of staff

Indifferent, friendly