GOOD RESEARCH PRACTICES FOR THE APPLICATION OF CONJOINT ANALYSIS IN HEALTH TASK FORCE

Chair: John F. P. Bridges PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Background: Conjoint analysis and other methods to measure patient and other stakeholder preferences are increasingly being used in outcomes research, and even more broadly in health care and medicine, as a means to identify and evaluate the relative importance of aspects of health outcomes and health-care services. Despite the growing number of researchers using conjoint analysis in health care, there persists significant variability in the quality of conjoint analysis methods.  To overcome this application & quality variability, a means to assess good research practices is needed to promote adoption of better methods.

Action: Members of the Patient Preference Methods – Conjoint Analysis Working Group of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Special Interest Group will lead the Conjoint Analysis Good Research Practices Task Force.   For list of members:  http://www.ispor.org/sigs/PRO_PPMl.asp

ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting
Forum Program
Forum Presentation & Manuscript for Review & Comments

Conjoint Analysis Task Force Projects:

I. A Checklist for Good Research Practices for the Application of Conjoint Analysis in Health Care Research
(The Checklist Project)
Chair: John F. P. Bridges
Closed; Manuscript due for submission to Value in Health June 26, 2009

Conjoint analysis and other patient preference methods are increasingly used in outcomes research as a means to identify and value aspects of health and health care. A checklist for good research practices for the application of conjoint analysis in outcomes research was developed and will be presented. This forum provides an opportunity to comment on the report on a Checklist for Conjoint Analysis Good Research Practices.

Task Force members meet to finalize the Checklist manuscript

II. Good Research Practices for the Design of Conjoint Analysis
Chair: TBD (Proposed: F. Reed Johnson PhD & Dean Regier PhD)

III. Good Research Practices for Analysis & Interpretation of Conjoint Analysis Data
Chair: TBD (Proposed A. Brett Hauber PhD)

IV. Good Research Practices for Identifying & Valuing Patient Relevant Outcomes
Chair: John F.P. Bridges

V. Conjoint Analysis Book of Terms
Chair: TBD

For current Conjoint Analysis Terms projects: http://www.ispor.org/sigs/PRO_PPMl.asp

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