We found a continuing trend towards conducting DCEs across a broader range of countries .
However , the trend towards including fewer attributes was reversed , whilst the trend towards interview-based DCEs reversed because of increased computer administration .
The trend towards using more flexible econometric models , including mixed logit and latent class , has also continued .
Reporting of monetary values has fallen compared with earlier periods , but the proportion of studies estimating trade-offs between health outcomes and experience factors , or valuing outcomes in terms of utility scores , has increased , although use of odds ratios and probabilities has declined .
The reassuring trend towards the use of more flexible and appropriate DCE design s and econometric methods has been reinforced by the increased use of qualitative methods to inform DCE processes and results .
However , qualitative research methods are being used less often to inform attribute selection , which may make DCEs more susceptible to omitted variable bias if the decision framework is not known prior to the research project .
Background Discrete choice experiments ( DCEs ) are increasingly used in health economics to address a wide range of health policy-related concerns .
Objective Broadly adopting the methodology of an earlier systematic review of health-related DCEs , which covered the period 2001–2008 , we report whether earlier trends continued during 2009–2012 .
General practitioners' preferences for the organisation of primary care: a discrete choice experiment.
OBJECTIVES To examine GPs ' preferences for organisational characteristics in general practice with focus on aspects that can potentially mitigate problems with GP shortages . METHODS A simple r and om sample of 1823 GPs ( corresponding to half of all GPs in Denmark ) was drawn at the beginning of 2010 , and a response rate of 68 % was obtained . A discrete choice experiment ( DCE ) is applied , and attributes included are :  practice type ( solo/shared ) , number of GPs in general practice , collaboration with other practice s ( yes/no ) , change in weekly working hours ( administrative versus patient related ) and change in yearly surplus . Multinomial logit analyses ( with and without interaction variables ) are used , and marginal rates of substitution are calculated . RESULTS GPs working in solo practice s have different preferences for the organisational attributes compared to GPs in shared practice s. The compensation needed for GPs to re-organise from solo to shared practice is associated with the size of the practice . GP characteristics such as age , working hours and surplus affect their willingness to undergo organisational changes . CONCLUSIONS Our results are of relevance to decision makers in design ing policies aim ed at influencing GPs ' organisation in order to overcome problems related to shortages
We found a continuing trend towards conducting DCEs across a broader range of countries .
However , the trend towards including fewer attributes was reversed , whilst the trend towards interview-based DCEs reversed because of increased computer administration .
The trend towards using more flexible econometric models , including mixed logit and latent class , has also continued .
Reporting of monetary values has fallen compared with earlier periods , but the proportion of studies estimating trade-offs between health outcomes and experience factors , or valuing outcomes in terms of utility scores , has increased , although use of odds ratios and probabilities has declined .
The reassuring trend towards the use of more flexible and appropriate DCE design s and econometric methods has been reinforced by the increased use of qualitative methods to inform DCE processes and results .
However , qualitative research methods are being used less often to inform attribute selection , which may make DCEs more susceptible to omitted variable bias if the decision framework is not known prior to the research project .
Background Discrete choice experiments ( DCEs ) are increasingly used in health economics to address a wide range of health policy-related concerns .
Objective Broadly adopting the methodology of an earlier systematic review of health-related DCEs , which covered the period 2001–2008 , we report whether earlier trends continued during 2009–2012 .