PURPOSE Studies on healthy lifestyle interventions in survivors of colorectal cancer have been disappointing, demonstrating only modest changes. This study aims to quantify people's preferences for different aspects of dietary intervention. METHOD A best-worst discrete choice experiment was designed and incorporated into a questionnaire including participants' characteristics and a self-asses...

BACKGROUND The Saudi Healthcare System is universal, financed entirely from government revenue principally derived from oil, and is 'free at the point of delivery' (non-contributory). However, this system is unlikely to be sustainable in the medium to long term. This study investigates the feasibility and acceptability of healthcare financing reform by examining households' willingness to pay (...

BACKGROUND One of the economic evaluation techniques involves calculation of willingness to pay (WTP) for a service to find out the value of that service from the clients' perspective. This study estimated WTP for both breast cancer and osteoporosis screening and comparatively examined the contributing factors. In fact, the comparisons served to provide an exact analysis of individual attitudes...

OBJECTIVES Our analysis assessed the impact of information on patients' preferences in prescription versus over-the-counter (OTC) delivery systems. METHODS A contingent valuation (CV) study was implemented, randomly assigning 534 lay people into the receipt of limited or extended information concerning new influenza drugs. In each information arm, people answered two questions: the first aske...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine Swedish parents' willingness to pay (WTP) for coeliac disease (CD) screening of their child. SUBJECTS AND METHODS CD screening was undertaken involving 10,041 12-year-old children, with 7567 (75%) agreeing to participate. Blood samples from the children were analysed for CD serological markers. Parents received a questionnaire including a scenar...

Auction experiments are commonly used to elicit consumer values for a wide range of items and services. These auctions are theoretically incentive compatible so are assumed to give an unbiased estimate of consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP). However, the vast majority of consumer decisions are made not in auctions but in posted-price settings, such as grocery stores. This study tests whether th...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) ratio with the stated preference data and compare the results obtained between chronic prostatitis (CP) patients and general population (GP). METHODS WTP per QALY was calculated with the subjects' own health-related utility and the WTP value. Two widely used preference-based health-related quality of life...

BACKGROUND The economic value attributed by users of health services in public health systems can be useful in planning and evaluation. This value can differ from the perspectives of Willingness to Pay (WTP) and Willingness to Accept [Compensation] (WTA).Our objective was to study the perceptions of the patient about the service provided by the family physician by means of the WTA/WTP ratio. ...

BACKGROUND Viral load testing is considered the gold standard for monitoring HIV treatment; however, given its high cost, some patients cannot afford viral load testing if this testing is not subsidized. Since foreign aid for HIV/AIDS in Vietnam is rapidly decreasing, we sought to assess willingness to pay (WTP) for viral load and CD4 cell count tests among HIV-positive patients, and identified...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the determinants of purchase of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and explore the policy implications of the findings for ITN programmes. METHODS Two surveys were conducted 1 month apart in three villages. The first survey was used to determine stated willingness to pay (WTP) and respondent practices regarding untreated nets and ITNs. The second survey was accompanied ...