Hypothetical versus experienced health state valuation: a qualitative study of adult general public views and preferences.

Philip A PowellMilad KarimiDonna RowenNancy DevlinBen van HoutJohn E Brazier

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)

Members of the UK public appear intuitively not to support using potentially uninformed public values to hypothetical health states in the context of health resource allocation. Acceptable solutions involve recruiting people with greater experience, including other/combinations of views, or better informing respondents.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
public health
emergency department
cross sectional
human health
decision making