Using best–worst scaling to investigate preferences in health care

KL Cheung, BFM Wijnen, IL Hollin, EM Janssen… - …, 2016‏ - Springer
Introduction Best–worst scaling (BWS) is becoming increasingly popular to elicit preferences
in health care. However, little is known about current practice and trends in the use of BWS …

Experimental measurement of preferences in health care using best-worst scaling (BWS): theoretical and statistical issues

AC Mühlbacher, P Zweifel, A Kaczynski… - Health economics …, 2016‏ - Springer
For optimal solutions in health care, decision makers inevitably must evaluate trade-offs,
which call for multi-attribute valuation methods. Researchers have proposed using best …

Best-worst scaling: theory and methods

TN Flynn, AAJ Marley - Handbook of choice modelling, 2014‏ - elgaronline.com
Best-Worst Scaling (BWS) can be a method of data collection, and/or a theory of how
respondents provide top and bottom ranked items from a list. We begin with a brief history …

Linking sensory characteristics to emotions: An example using dark chocolate

DMH Thomson, C Crocker, CG Marketo - Food quality and Preference, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The conceptual profile of an unbranded product arises via three sources of influence:(i)
category effect–how consumers conceptualise the product category:(ii) sensory effect–how …

[HTML][HTML] The rise of best-worst scaling for prioritization: a transdisciplinary literature review

ALR Schuster, NL Crossnohere… - Journal of choice …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Best-worst scaling (BWS) is a theory-driven choice experiment used for the prioritization of a
finite number of options. Within the context of prioritization, BWS is also known as MaxDiff …

Valuing citizen and patient preferences in health: recent developments in three types of best–worst scaling

TN Flynn - Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes …, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
There is increased interest in the use of best–worst scaling (BWS) as a method of preference
elicitation in health. However, the method is undergoing rapid development in several fields …

Best worst discrete choice experiments in health: methods and an application

E Lancsar, J Louviere, C Donaldson, G Currie… - Social science & …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
A key objective of discrete choice experiments is to obtain sufficient quantity of high quality
choice data to estimate choice models to be used to explore various policy/clinically relevant …

Using best-worst scaling choice experiments to measure public perceptions and preferences for healthcare reform in Australia

JJ Louviere, TN Flynn - The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2010‏ - Springer
Background: One of the greatest difficulties in evaluating healthcare system reform in any
country is that governments often do not clearly articulate what it is they are attempting to do …

Ordinal preference elicitation methods in health economics and health services research: using discrete choice experiments and ranking methods

S Ali, S Ronaldson - British medical bulletin, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Introduction The predominant method of economic evaluation is cost–utility analysis, which
uses cardinal preference elicitation methods, including the standard gamble and time trade …

Estimation of a preference-based carer experience scale

H Al-Janabi, TN Flynn, J Coast - Medical Decision Making, 2011‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Background. There is growing interest in incorporating the effects of interventions on unpaid
carers in economic evaluation. Current methods focus on using health measures (which …