Preferences of Caregivers of People with Dementia for Respite Care: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Table 4

WTP estimates for respite care attributes.

Attributes and levels	WTP (¥)		95% CI
Content
Night care for PwD (reference)
House keeping	179.321	<0.001	143.32, 215.32
Assistance with personal care for PwD by day	429.623	<0.001	390.86, 468.39
Escorting PwD to hospital	222.698	<0.001	206.27, 239.13
Provider
An inexperienced worker (reference)
An experienced worker	439.256	<0.001	409.75, 468.76
An experienced worker with attitudes of understanding and respect towards PwD	649.126	<0.001	594.34, 703.91
Duration
As long as needed (reference)
Less than 4 h every time	46.369	0.201	23.25, 69.49
More than 4 h every time	241.147	<0.001	202.52, 279.77
Frequency
Available only for emergencies (reference)
Less than 3 times per week regularly	164.369	<0.001	136.81, 191.93
More than 3 times per week regularly	584.652	<0.001	543.36, 625.94