Weighting Health Outcomes by Socioeconomic Position Using Stated Preferences.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The trade-off that society is willing to make to promote a more equitable distribution of health can be represented as a social welfare function (SWF). SWFs are an economic construct that can be used to illustrate concerns for total health with aversion to inequalities between socioeconomic groups. OBJECTIVE:This study used people's preferences to estimate the shapes of health-related SWFs (HRSWFs). We tested the suitability of this method to derive equity weights. METHODS:A questionnaire was used to elicit preferences concerning trade-offs between the total level of health and its distribution among two socioeconomic groups. The participant group was a sample of convenience that included a mix of health researchers, academics, clinicians, managers, public servants and research

SUBMITTER: Lal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5820237 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature