Heterogeneity in Preferences for Anti-coagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: A Latent Class Analysis

Recent reviews on patients’ preferences towards attributes of oral anti-coagulant therapy have shown that preference for convenience of therapy is heterogeneous. In this study, we used a novel approach—latent class analysis (LCA)—to assess heterogeneity. We developed a health preference survey that consisted of 12 discrete choice questions. The following attributes of convenience were included: intake frequency; need for regular coagulation...