Understanding Patient Preferences Regarding Limb Salvage for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Authors' conclusion
Postrecovery mobility is a critical factor for veterans with DFUs, outweighing concerns about amputation level and future surgical risks. It should be a focus of shared decision-making. The study is limited by its single-site setting and study population. Broader research is needed. Understanding patient preferences through DCE can inform more patient-centered approaches to DFU management, potentially improving outcomes and satisfaction.
Study context
- Population
- Military veterans with diabetes at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center; mean age 69 years, 61% Black, 94% male, 53% prior foot complication10 choice sets
- Participants
- 98 veterans
- Outcome
- Preferences regarding limb salvage for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs): relative importance and utility of postrecovery mobility, amputation level and future surgery risk
Methodological detailssingle-site, multinomial logit model
- Single-site
- Multinomial logit model
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Relative importance of attributes
Postrecovery mobility (most important attribute)
53%
Amputation level
30%
Future surgery risk
18%
Original publication
Understanding Patient Preferences Regarding Limb Salvage for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Diabetes Care. Published 3 July 2025. doi:10.
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