The effect of information on preferences stated in a choice-based conjoint analysis

• Published in: Patient education and counseling Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 264 - 271
• Main Authors: van Til, J.A., Stiggelbout, A.M., IJzerman, M.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.02.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Choice Behavior; Conjoint analysis; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Decision Trees; Female; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - etiology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic - rehabilitation; Humans; Information; Internal Medicine; Male; Netherlands; Orthopedic Procedures - adverse effects; Orthopedic Procedures - psychology; Orthotic Devices - adverse effects; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Patient Selection; Preferences; Social Desirability; Statistics, Nonparametric; Stroke - complications; Treatment Outcome; Values; Netherlands; Values; Conjoint analysis; Preferences; Information

The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of a priori information on preferences for treatment elicited in a discrete choice experiment. A convenience sample of 100 subjects was randomly split into two groups. The groups received minimal or extensive information on the treatment of an...