Introduction Healthcare systems are complex and challenging for all stakeholders, but
artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed various fields, including healthcare, with the …

Background Vaccination can be viewed as comprising the most important defensive barriers
to protect susceptible groups from infection. However, vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 is …

Background: Thermal ablation (TA) has been applied in patients with low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) who refuse surgery or active surveillance (AS). Recently, TA …

Introduction Despite the recognised importance of participant understanding for valid and
reliable discrete choice experiment (DCE) results, there has been limited assessment of …

Purpose To report the results of our preliminary experience in treating patients with papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) with image-guided thermal ablation, in particular estimating …

Health locus of control (HLOC) may influence people's behavior regarding their health as
well as their desires to be involved in the medical decision-making. Our study aimed to …

Background Our healthcare system is moving towards patient-centered and value-based
care models that prioritize health outcomes that matter to patients. However, little is known …

Objective: Patients have unique insights and are (in-) directly affected by each decision
taken throughout the life cycle of medicinal products. Patient preference studies (PPS) …

Abstracts Objective To investigate and compare the clinical outcomes between
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and thyroid lobectomy (TL) for T1bN0M0 papillary thyroid …

BACKGROUND ART differs in effectiveness, side-effects, administration, and costs. To
improve the decision-making process, we need to understand what factors patients consider …