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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Psychometrics
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Stated preference research often requires large sample sizes, limiting its application in resource-constrained settings.
  • Preference paths offer a novel approach to capture evolving preferences over time within adaptive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce preference paths and kaizen tasks as a method for stated preference research.
  • To demonstrate the analysis of preference path evidence using a small sample size.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty respondents completed 16 kaizen tasks involving paired comparisons and attribute changes based on the EQ-5D-5L system.
  • Maximum likelihood estimation with respondent clusters was used to estimate main effects via conditional logit and Zermelo-Bradley-Terry (ZBT) models.

Main Results:

  • The study successfully estimated 20 main effects, with most estimates being significant and non-negative.
  • The value of the worst EQ-5D-5L profile (55555) was estimated at -0.920 QALYs (logit) and -1.478 QALYs (ZBT).
  • A log-linear relationship was observed between logit and ZBT main effects.

Conclusions:

  • Preference paths and kaizen tasks provide a feasible and promising method for stated preference studies with small samples.
  • This approach can effectively estimate numerous main effects even with limited respondent data.