Measuring commissioners' willingness-to-pay for community based childhood obesity prevention programmes using a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the UK, rates of childhood obesity remain high. Community based programmes for child obesity prevention are available to be commissioned by local authorities. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding how programmes are commissioned and which attributes of programmes are valued most by commissioners. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that decision-makers prioritise when commissioning programmes that target childhood obesity prevention.

Methods

An online discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used to survey commissioners and decision makers in the UK to assess their willingness-to-pay for childhood obesity programmes.

Results

A total of 64 commissioners and other decision makers completed the DCE. The impact of programmes on behavioura

SUBMITTER: Webb EJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature