Australian Public Preferences for the Funding of New Health Technologies: A Comparison of Discrete Choice and Profile Case Best-Worst Scaling Methods

Conclusions. This study provides reassurance that many criteria routinely used for technology decision making are considered to be relevant by the public. The findings clearly indicate the perceived importance of prevention and early diagnosis. The dissimilarity observed between DCE and profile case BWS weights is contrary to the findings of previous comparisons and raises uncertainty regarding the comparative merits of these stated preference methods in a priority-setting context.

Source: Medical Decision Making - June 12, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Whitty, J. A., Ratcliffe, J., Chen, G., Scuffham, P. A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research