Methodologic evaluation of adaptive conjoint analysis to assess patient preferences: an application in oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adaptive conjoint analysis (ACA) is an individually tailored preferences elicitation technique that mimics actual decision-making processes by asking participants to make trade-offs between the various dimensions that underlie decision problems. ACA is increasingly applied in patient preferences assessments but formal evaluation of its validity and reliability is lacking.

Objective

To investigate ACA's validity and reliability in elicitation of treatment outcome preferences.

Methods

Sixty-eight disease-free rectal cancer patients, treated with surgery with or without preoperative radiotherapy were asked to complete exercises to assess their preferences for radiotherapy [using the treatment trade-off method (TTM)] and for key outcomes associated with radioth

SUBMITTER: Pieterse AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5060551 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature