Respondent Understanding in Discrete Choice Experiments: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the recognised importance of participant understanding for valid and reliable discrete choice experiment (DCE) results, there has been limited assessment of whether, and how, people understand DCEs, and how 'understanding' is conceptualised in DCEs applied to a health context.

Objectives

Our aim was to identify how participant understanding is conceptualised in the DCE literature in a health context. Our research questions addressed how participant understanding is defined, measured, and used.

Methods

Searches were conducted (June 2019) in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO and Econlit databases, as well as hand searching. Search terms were based on previous DCE systematic reviews, with additional understanding keywords used in a proximity-based searc

SUBMITTER: Pearce A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7794102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature