title: Using discrete choice experiments to estimate a preference-based measure of outcome--an application to social care for older people.
abstract: This paper reports the results of a study that used discrete choice experiment (DCE) methodology to estimate quality weights for a of social care outcome measure. To reflect different states of need, a five-dimensional profile measure was developed. Experimental design techniques were used to derive a sample of states for which preferences were elicited. The DCE approach was employed to elicit values and regression techniques used to estimate a model that could predict index scores for all 243 possible outcomes. The utility model, estimated on the basis of 297 responses, had good test-retest reliability and converged with preferences elicited from a rating exercise.
authors.affiliation: Health Economics Research Unit, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. m.ryan@abdn.ac.uk <m.ryan@abdn.ac.uk>
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Netten
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skåtun
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom