Designing Discrete Choice Experiments Using a Patient-Oriented Approach

Magda Aguiar (), Mark Harrison, Sarah Munro, Tiasha Burch, K. Julia Kaal, Marie Hudson, Nick Bansback and Tracey-Lea Laba
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Magda Aguiar: University of British Columbia
Mark Harrison: University of British Columbia
Sarah Munro: Centre for Healthcare Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Tiasha Burch: Scleroderma Association of British Columbia
K. Julia Kaal: University of British Columbia
Marie Hudson: McGill University
Nick Bansback: Centre for Healthcare Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Tracey-Lea Laba: University Technology Sydney

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, No 4, 389-397

Abstract: Abstract Patient-oriented research is a process whereby patients or caregivers are included as research partners so that research focusses on topics that are priorities and lead to findings that translate into practice. Using a case study of preferences for stem cell transplant in scleroderma, we report on a patient-oriented research approach to developing a discrete choice experiment. Our patient-oriented research application followed the four guiding principles in Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research: inclusiveness, support, mutual respect and co-build. In this case study, patient partners were involved at different levels of engagement to match individual availability, skillset and roles in the team. They advised, to different degrees, on all aspects of the study from design to analyses. Using a patient-oriented research approach led to the inclusion of attributes that would likely have been excluded (e.g. support from a multidisciplinary team), and realistic framing of patient-relevant and sometimes sensitive attributes (e.g. mortality and cost). Meeting locations and times were adjusted to accommodate all-team circumstances. Institutional constraints on the reimbursement for patient partners influenced the timing and extent of involvement. We found that adopting a patient-oriented research approach to discrete choice experiment design injected unique knowledge and expertise into the team, improved the representativeness of the sample recruited, minimised researcher biases, and ensured appropriate attribute selection and descriptions. The patient-oriented research approach highlighted some constraints of discrete choice experiment designs and, while not a solution, might ensure the methodological trade-offs remain patient relevant. Institutional challenges must be addressed to progress patient-oriented health economics research.

Date: 2021
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