Table 4

Marginal rates of substitution in terms of willingness to travel and willingness to wait

AttributesMarginal rates of substitutionCondition
MWT (in minutes)MWW (in minutes)
Model 1AModel 1BModel 1CModel 1DModel 1AModel 1BModel 1CModel 1D
Length of stay8.93115.299.7410.6413.7123.5415.8117.13For 1-day reduction in length of stay in hospital
Risk of death37.88287.2136.9835.7858.1858.6560.0457.6For 1% reduction in risk of death in hospital
Risk of readmission16.7628.2414.4214.6225.755.7723.4223.53For 1% reduction in risk of readmission in hospital
Outpatient follow-up111.901453.9799.5494.53171.85296.91161.58152.2For having outpatient follow-up care at their local hospital
  • Model 1A, main effects multinomial logit; Model 1B, with interactions multinomial logit; Model 1C, main effects mixed multinomial logit; Model 1D, main effects generalised multinomial logit; MWT, marginal willingness to travel; MWW, marginal willingness to wait.