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Given limited resources and ongoing reimbursement decisions, evidence on how individuals with obesity assessed the value of intervention delivery in terms of their willingness to pay (WTP) remained limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study assessed the WTP of individuals with obesity (BMI \u2265\u00a030\u00a0kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) for a DiGA and a structured \u201coffline\u201d DMP and examined whether digital interventions better aligned with their preferences than offline interventions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An online contingent valuation survey was conducted among 424 participants with a BMI \u2265\u00a030\u00a0kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      in Germany. Monthly WTP under a hypothetical non\u2010coverage scenario was analyzed in relation to participants' demographic and socioeconomic characteristics using a two\u2010part regression model.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean WTP for the DiGA was \u20ac16.15 per month (95% CI: \u20ac14.22\u2013\u20ac18.09) and was significantly positively associated with older age (\u20ac0.24 higher per year,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02) and higher digital affinity (\u20ac6.91 higher per unit,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.01). The mean WTP for the DMP was \u20ac18.70 per month (95% CI: \u20ac16.52\u2013\u20ac20.90) and was significantly positively associated with female sex (\u20ac6.20 higher,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02) and higher digital infrastructure (\u20ac2.63 higher per unit,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.04).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Respondents showed a positive WTP for weight loss interventions, yet at an amount far below DiGA manufacturer prices of approximately \u20ac70 per month. 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