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  • Health economics
  • Decision science
  • Behavioral economics

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  • Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) increasingly account for attribute non-attendance (ANA).
  • ANA is often assumed to be a decision heuristic, potentially leading to inaccurate welfare estimates.
  • Previous research has not empirically assessed if ANA reflects preferences or heuristics in a health context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether attribute non-attendance (ANA) in health service preferences represents genuine preferences or a decision heuristic.
  • To be the first study to assess ANA as a preference without self-reported motivations.
  • To explore this in the context of National Health Service (NHS) managers' preferences for support services.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized latent class models with discrete choice experiment data.
  • Focused on National Health Service (NHS) managers' preferences for performance support services.
  • Employed quantitative and qualitative evidence to analyze ANA behavior.

Main Results:

  • Findings indicate that attribute non-attendance (ANA) in this study primarily represents genuine preferences.
  • The study provides evidence that assuming ANA is a heuristic can lead to inaccurate welfare measures.
  • Incorrect assumptions about ANA can result in suboptimal policy advice for health services.

Conclusions:

  • Attribute non-attendance (ANA) in health service DCEs may reflect true preferences rather than simplifying heuristics.
  • Misinterpreting ANA can lead to flawed economic evaluations and policy decisions.
  • Future research should cautiously evaluate the nature of ANA in preference elicitation studies.