TY - JOUR
T1 - Discrete choice experiments to measure consumer preferences for health and healthcare
AU - Viney, Rosalie
AU - Lancsar, Emily
AU - Louviere, Jordan
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - To investigate the impact of health policies on individual well-being, estimate the value to society of new interventions or policies, or predict demand for healthcare, we need information about individuals' preferences. Economists usually use market-based data to analyze preferences, but such data are limited in the healthcare context. Discrete choice experiments are a potentially valuable tool for elicitation and analysis of preferences and thus, for economic analysis of health and health programs. This paper reviews the use of discrete choice experiments to measure consumers' preferences for health and healthcare. The paper provides an overview of the approach and discusses issues that arise when using discrete choice experiments to assess individuals' preferences for health and healthcare.
AB - To investigate the impact of health policies on individual well-being, estimate the value to society of new interventions or policies, or predict demand for healthcare, we need information about individuals' preferences. Economists usually use market-based data to analyze preferences, but such data are limited in the healthcare context. Discrete choice experiments are a potentially valuable tool for elicitation and analysis of preferences and thus, for economic analysis of health and health programs. This paper reviews the use of discrete choice experiments to measure consumers' preferences for health and healthcare. The paper provides an overview of the approach and discusses issues that arise when using discrete choice experiments to assess individuals' preferences for health and healthcare.
KW - Consumer preferences
KW - Cost-benefits analysis
KW - Discrete choice experiments
KW - Discrete choice modeling
KW - Economic evaluation
KW - Stated preferences
KW - Willingness to pay
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U2 - 10.1586/14737167.2.4.319
DO - 10.1586/14737167.2.4.319
M3 - Review article
SN - 1473-7167
VL - 2
SP - 319
EP - 326
JO - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
JF - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
IS - 4
ER -