Preference Measurement in Health
Title:
Preference Measurement in Health
Author:
Blomquist, Glenn C.
ISBN:
9781784410285
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Publication Information:
Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (310 p.)
Series:
Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research ; v.24
Advances in health economics and health services research.
General Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
Contents:
FRONT COVER; PREFERENCE MEASUREMENT IN HEALTH; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; OVERVIEW; ALTRUISM, EFFICIENCY, AND HEALTH IN THEFAMILY; Introduction; Research on Health Choices in the Family; A Model of Health Choices in the Family; Survey Design and Data; Empirical Analysis; Comparative Advantage and Allocations of Time to Child Health Care; Parents' Valuations of Avoided Acute Illness for Family Members; Marginal Rates of Substitution and Willingness-to-Pay; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgment; References
ADOLESCENT GIRLS' PREFERENCES FOR HPVVACCINES: A DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENTIntroduction; Methods; Survey; Discrete Choice Experiment; Choice Model; Statistical Analysis; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RISK ATTITUDES; Introduction; Methods; Participants; Data Collection; Data Analyses; Results; Utility Functions; Health State Utilities; Monetary Gamble; Decision Situation; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; Funding; References; MUTUAL ALTRUISM: EVIDENCE FROM ALZHEIMERPATIENTS AND THEIR SPOUSE CAREGIVERS; Introduction; Literature Review
Modeling Altruism and Intra-Family InteractionsDeriving WTP Values through Experiments; Method; Measurement of Preferences and of WTP; Hypotheses to Be Tested; Survey and WTP Questions; Data; Empirical Evidence; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; HOW SHOULD THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FOODSAFETY PROGRAMS BE MEASURED?; Introduction; Linking Choices and Economic Tradeoffs; Objectives; Why Is Decomposition So Difficult?; Design of Choice Alternatives for Food Safety Plans; Results; Sample Size; Choice Models; Marginal Willingness to Pay Estimates -- Basic Models
Forced ChoiceImplications; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; PESTICIDES AND HEALTH: A REVIEW OF EVIDENCEON HEALTH EFFECTS, VALUATION OF RISKS, ANDBENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; Introduction; Health Effects of Pesticides; Health Effects of Pesticides on People with Direct Exposure; Cancer; Depression and Neurological Deficits; Diabetes; Respiratory Diseases; Women Specific Disorders; General Health, Multiple Diseases, and Others; Health Effects of Pesticides on Members of a Community with Indirect Exposure; Cancer; Depression and Neurological Deficits; Diabetes; Respiratory Diseases
General Health, Multiple Diseases, and OthersHealth Effects of Pesticides on Consumers; Cancer; General Health, Multiple Diseases, and Others; Concluding Remarks on Health Effects and Pesticides; Preference Elicitation; Health Risk Valuation; Evidence from the Literature on the Evaluation of Pesticide Risks; Concluding Remarks on Preference Elicitation to Reduce Pesticide Risks; Pesticides and Policy; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Risk Perception; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abstract:
It is fundamental to measure the individual value of different medical interventions in order to prioritise resources. Preference-based approaches can produce measures that allow comparisons of such values. This volume covers altruism within families, differences in risk attitudes, and estimation of health benefits of food safety.
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