The Use of a Decision Board to Elicit Brazilian Patients' and Physicians' Preferences for Treatment: The Case of Lupus Nephritis

OBJECTIVES: To find preferences for treatment expressed by lupus patients and physicians (who were asked to assume they have lupus) and to explore if certain variables explain these preferences. METHODS: One hundred seventy-two patients and 202 physicians were interviewed using a lupus nephritis decision board that describes the treatment options and their potential benefits and risks. Clinical and sociodemographic variables were collected. …