Journal article
Individual Value Clarification Methods Based on Conjoint Analysis: A Systematic Review of Common Practice in Task Design, Statistical Analysis, and Presentation of Results
MGM Weernink, JA van Til, HO Witteman, L Fraenkel, MJ IJzerman
Medical Decision Making | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2018
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Abstract
Background. There is an increased practice of using value clarification exercises in decision aids that aim to improve shared decision making. Our objective was to systematically review to which extent conjoint analysis (CA) is used to elicit individual preferences for clinical decision support. We aimed to identify the common practices in the selection of attributes and levels, the design of choice tasks, and the instrument used to clarify values. Methods. We searched Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science to identify studies that developed a CA exercise to elicit individual patients’ preferences related to medical decisions. We extracted data on the above-mentioned items. Results. Ei..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Department of Health Technology and Services Research, MIRA-Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands (MGW, JAvT, MJIJ); Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Office of Education and Professional Development, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (HOW); Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, CHU de Quebec, Quebec City, QC, Canada (HOW); and School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA (LF). Work was performed at the following institutions: Department of Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Office of Education and Professional Development, Laval University; Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, CHU de Quebec; and School of Medicine, Yale University. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. However, Liana Fraenkel is supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, under award no. AR060231-01 (Fraenkel). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Holly Witteman is supported by a Research Scholar Junior 1 career award from the Fonds de recherche du Quebec-Sante. The funding agreement ensured the authors' independence in designing the study, interpreting the data, writing, and publishing the report.