Many qualitative and quantitative methods are readily available to study patient preferences
in health. These methods are now being used to inform a wide variety of decisions, and …

Participatory value evaluation (PVE) has recently been introduced in the field of health as a
new method to elicit stated preferences for public policies. PVE is a method in which …

Background Patient preference studies can inform decision-making across all stages of the
medical product life cycle (MPLC). The treatment landscape for advanced prostate cancer …

Introduction Limited evidence exists for how patient preference elicitation methods compare
directly. This study compares a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and swing-weighting (SW) …

Objective: Patients have unique insights and are (in-) directly affected by each decision
taken throughout the life cycle of medicinal products. Patient preference studies (PPS) …

Benefit-risk assessment is commonly conducted by drug and medical device developers
and regulators, to evaluate and communicate issues around benefit-risk balance of medical …

Background Digital health solutions are facing an increasing impact on healthcare. The
current scientific focus is mainly set on clinical studies providing efficacy for different …

Introduction Ensuring patients have enough information about healthcare choices prior to
completing a preference study is necessary to support the validity of the findings. Patients …

Objectives Limitations in conventional cost-effectiveness methods have led to calls for
incorporation of additional value elements in assessments of health technologies. However …

Objectives To quantify tolerance to risks of preventive treatments among first-degree
relatives (FDRs) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Preventive treatments for …