Characteristics of patients willing to pay $2000 for robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compared with those unwilling to pay
| Characteristic | Willing to pay, no. (%) n = 290 | Unwilling to pay, no. (%) n = 121 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at surgery | 0.818 | ||
| ≥ 65 | 169 (58.28) | 72 (59.50) | |
| < 65 | 121 (41.72) | 49 (40.50) | |
| Gender | 0.991 | ||
| Males | 120 (41.38) | 50 (41.32) | |
| Females | 170 (58.62) | 71 (58.68) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.458 | ||
| White | 274 (94.48) | 112 (92.56) | |
| Non-white | 16 (5.52) | 9 (7.44) | |
| Insurance at the time of surgery | 0.007 | ||
| Solely private, both private and OHIP | 128 (44.14) | 36 (29.75) | |
| Solely OHIP, no insurance | 162 (55.86) | 85 (70.25) | |
| Overall experience with robotic surgery | < 0.001 | ||
| < 8 out of 10 | 25 (8.62) | 33 (27.27) | |
| ≥ 8 out of 10 | 265 (91.38) | 88 (72.73) | |
| Experience with the wait time for robotic surgery | 0.887 | ||
| Too short, short, long, too long | 132 (45.52) | 56 (46.28) | |
| Adequate | 158 (54.48) | 65 (53.72) | |
| Overall postoperative experience in the hospital | 0.061 | ||
| Very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral | 27 (9.31) | 19 (15.70) | |
| Satisfied, very satisfied | 263 (90.69) | 102 (84.30) | |
| Overall postoperative experience after discharge from the hospital | 0.004 | ||
| Very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral | 31 (10.69) | 26 (21.49) | |
| Satisfied, very satisfied | 259 (89.31) | 95 (78.51) | |
| Education level* | 0.114 | ||
| Elementary school, high school | 169 (59.09) | 79 (67.52) | |
| Postsecondary (college, university undergraduate, university graduate, professional school) | 117 (40.91) | 38 (32.48) | |
| Annual income at the time of surgery† | 0.034 | ||
| $0–$59999 | 179 (74.90) | 78 (85.71) | |
| ≥ $60000 | 60 (25.10) | 13 (14.29) |
OHIP = Ontario Health Insurance Plan.
↵* Patients who chose “prefer not to answer” were removed from the analysis (patients unwilling to pay, n = 117; patients willing to pay $2000, n = 286).
↵† Patients who chose “prefer not to answer” were removed from the analysis (patients unwilling to pay, n = 91; patients willing to pay $2000, n = 239).