Advancing Stated-Preference Methods for Measuring the Preferences of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes [Methods Study], United States, 2013-2018

Researchers often use surveys to learn about what patients prefer. The wording of survey questions may affect how patients answer.
In this study, the research team compared different ways of asking patients with type 2 diabetes questions in a national survey. The questions asked patients about managing their diabetes and the medicines they prefer. The team wanted to see how accurately the different ways of asking questions measured patients' preferences. The study looked at whether patients thought the different ways of asking questions:

Were easy to understand and answer
Led to answers that matched what patients really wanted