Article
Ecology
Nizam Abdu, Elena Tinch, Clinton Levitt, Peter Volker, Darla Hatton MacDonald
Summary: This paper presents a study on Tasmanian firewood consumers' willingness to pay for labelled firewood. The results show that consumers are willing to pay a premium for repurposed wood, firewood sourced from agroforestry-based operations, proceeds invested in wildlife conservation, or firewood that comes from sites closer to their residence. Additionally, consumers prefer their firewood to be accredited and regulated by independent non-profit bodies such as the Firewood Association of Australia.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Review
Economics
Alene Sze Jing Yong, Yi Heng Lim, Mark Wing Loong Cheong, Ednin Hamzah, Siew Li Teoh
Summary: This systematic review critically evaluated studies on patient preferences in cancer management based on willingness-to-pay (WTP) values. Findings showed comparable WTP for 1-year survival and quality of life, suggesting a need to emphasize both aspects in cancer management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Antonio Borriello, John M. Rose
Summary: Microplastic pollution is a growing problem worldwide, damaging marine ecosystems and potentially impacting human health. Some countries, including Australia, have taken steps to address this issue, with research showing support among residents of New South Wales for policies tackling microplastic pollution and willingness to contribute financial support. Policy makers can benefit from understanding the different preferences within the population, with three segments identified ranging from very caring to not caring at all about the marine environment.
Article
Economics
Anders Dugstad, Kristine M. Grimsrud, Gorm Kipperberg, Henrik Lindhjem, Stale Navrud
Summary: This paper focuses on the scope sensitivity in nonmarket valuation, particularly in discrete choice experiments (DCEs). The study reveals that scope sensitivity analysis as a validity diagnostics is uncommon in the DCE literature, and when more flexible specifications are used, the scope sensitivity tends to be inelastic. The estimated scope elasticities for people's preferences for expanding renewable energy production in Norway range from 0.13 to 0.58, showing a plausible order of magnitude.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jose J. Sanchez, Thomas P. Holmes, John Loomis, Armando Gonzalez-Caban
Summary: This study estimated homeowners' willingness to pay for fuel reduction programs and found that risk perceptions play an important role in the adoption of risk mitigation behavior. The study also found that homeowners with lower income/education levels are more likely to ignore risk factors and prefer the status quo, while higher income/education households are more sensitive to risk factors and willing to pay for relevant programs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Md Hafiz Iqbal, Md Elias Hossain
Summary: This study measures tourists' willingness to pay and revenue stream in response to the restoration schemes of the Sundarbans mangrove forest ecosystems. It finds that age, monthly income, and years of schooling are influential factors in determining tourists' willingness to pay. The estimated willingness to pay amount is BDT 64.54, with an annual revenue stream of BDT 11.81 billion from the investment in restoration schemes.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Masako Numata, Masahiro Sugiyama, Wunna Swe, Daniel del Barrio Alvarez
Summary: This study conducted the first survey on WTP for introducing renewable energy in Myanmar, with the highest WTP for solar power. Myanmar has abundant renewable energy resources but they are not properly utilized. Therefore, careful public communication is crucial for expanding biomass and small-scale hydro power plants.
Article
Economics
Kaili Wang, Mohammad Faizus Salehin, Khandker Nurul Habib
Summary: This study examines the impact of autonomous vehicles on consumers' willingness to pay, finding that private vehicle buyers tend towards level 4 vehicles, while car-sharing service users prefer level 5 vehicles. Additionally, the research reveals that respondents' age, family conditions, commuting habits, and household income influence their willingness to pay for owning AVs.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Valentino Dardanoni, Carla Guerriero
Summary: Children and adolescents have definite economic preferences for environmental protection, with a higher willingness to pay for projects in their own country. The utility of environmental protection is greater for girls and teenagers, and a pro-environmental attitude reduces the likelihood of opting for continuation of the status quo. These findings are relevant to policy decisions on environmental conservation.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Brad R. Humphreys, Gary A. Wagner, John C. Whitehead, Pamela Wicker
Summary: This study investigates the willingness to pay for health policies aimed at reducing COVID-19 transmission among 1381 fans of professional sports. The results show that there is an increased likelihood of attendance if masks are required and capacity is limited, with significant heterogeneity in willingness to pay across different risk scenarios and sports.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marit Ellen Kragt, Fiona Dempster, Vandana Subroy
Summary: Inappropriate treatment of agricultural residue streams can have negative impacts on the environment, society, and economy. Bioconversion of livestock wastes using black soldier fly can recover valuable nutrients and enhance the circularity of agricultural systems. A survey of Australian farmers showed that they agreed the use of black soldier fly-derived fertilisers would improve environmental sustainability and expressed interest in using the product. Farmers preferred the product in granulated form and were willing to pay more for higher organic carbon and nutrient content. Organic and 'regenerative' farmers showed a greater willingness to pay compared to 'conventional' farmers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yue Yin, Qian Peng, Longhao Ma, Yi Dong, Yinan Sun, Silu Xu, Nianyang Ding, Xiaolin Liu, Mingye Zhao, Yaqian Tang, Zhiqing Mei, Hanqiao Shao, Dan Yan, Wenxi Tang
Summary: This study aims to measure the preferences and willingness-to-pay towards different types of QALY gain among end-of-life cancer patients. The findings suggest that patients prioritize QALY gain related to life expectancy during disease progression, irrespective of the disease stage, and patients with higher income or lower education levels tend to pay more for QALY gain related to quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Economics
Andrew Daly, Stephane Hess, Juan de Dios Ortuzar
Summary: This paper examines the estimation of willingness-to-pay (WTP) indicators and the computation of associated measures of uncertainty in depth. It offers the most appropriate approaches to solving this problem, which has important implications for analysts advising on transport policy and infrastructure project evaluation, particularly when estimating the value of travel time.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peter W. Schuhmann, Prosper Bangwayo-Skeete, Ryan Skeete, Alana N. Seaman, Donald C. Barnes
Summary: Understanding visitors' willingness to pay for natural ecosystems is crucial for policymakers in managing environmental assets for nature-based tourism. This study examines the potential of visitor donations as a conservation funding source and investigates preferences and willingness to pay for multiple ecosystems. The results show a reluctance to donate to conservation initiatives, with coral reefs being valued the highest. Average willingness to donate to a conservation trust fund ranged from US $8.00 to US $15.00, and from US $17.00 to US $52.00 for specific ecosystem improvements. The study highlights the importance of identifying sustainable funding sources for conservation efforts.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
John Paul Helveston
Summary: This paper introduces the logitr R package, which allows for fast maximum likelihood estimation of multinomial logit and mixed logit models with unobserved heterogeneity across individuals by modeling parameters that vary randomly over individuals according to a chosen distribution. It is faster than other similar packages and supports utility models specified with preference space or willingness-to-pay (WTP) space parameterizations, allowing for direct estimation of marginal WTP. The paper discusses the implications of each utility parameterization for WTP estimates and highlights design features that enable logitr's performant estimation speed, including benchmarking with similar packages and additional features designed specifically for WTP space models.
JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Michelle M. A. Kip, Sytze de Roock, Gillian Currie, Deborah A. Marshall, Luiza R. Grazziotin, Marinka Twilt, Rae S. M. Yeung, Susanne M. Benseler, Sebastiaan J. Vastert, Nico Wulffraat, Joost F. Swart, Maarten J. IJzerman
Summary: This study investigates medication prescription patterns in children with JIA, revealing the complexity of pharmacological treatment in terms of the variety of mono- and combination therapies prescribed, significant variation in medication prescriptions between subtypes, most patients receiving multiple treatment lines, and a large number of unique treatment sequences.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Semra Ozdemir, Isha Chaudhry, Si Ning Germaine Tan, Irene Teo, Chetna Malhotra, Rahul Malhotra, Eric Andrew Finkelstein
Summary: This study investigated the changes in decision-making roles among patients with metastatic solid cancer in their last year of life and their association with patient quality of life and perceived quality of care. The most reported roles were patient-led and joint decision making, which were associated with better quality of life and quality of care. As death approached, there was a decrease in patient involvement, indicating a reliance on family and physicians.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Semra Ozdemir, Sean Ng, Isha Chaudhry, Irene Teo, Chetna Malhotra, Eric Andrew Finkelstein
Summary: This study longitudinally examined caregiver-reported treatment decision-making roles and investigated their associations with caregiver burden, caregiving esteem, caregiver anxiety, and depression. It found that higher family involvement in decision making was associated with higher caregiver burden and psychological distress. Therefore, support should be provided to family caregivers to enable meaningful support for patient decision-making.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Semra Ozdemir, Isha Chaudhry, Sean Ng, Irene Teo, Chetna Malhotra, Eric Andrew Finkelstein
Summary: This study examined changes in prognostic awareness among metastatic cancer patients in the last year of life and its association with anxiety, depression, and spiritual well-being. The results showed an increase in the proportion of patients with accurate prognostic awareness and a decrease in those with inaccurate awareness. However, a significant proportion of patients remained uncertain about their prognosis. Patients with accurate awareness reported worsened anxiety, depression, and spiritual well-being, while those uncertain about their prognosis reported worsened spiritual well-being.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Deborah A. Marshall, Logan Trenaman, Karen MacDonald, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Dawn Stacey, Gillian Hawker, Christopher Smith, D'Arcy Durand, Nick Bansback
Summary: Patient decision aids (PtDAs) can improve understanding and expectations of total knee arthroplasty among patients with knee osteoarthritis. The study evaluated the impact of an individualized PtDA on patient outcomes 1 year after baseline assessment. Although no significant benefits were found, there were no apparent negative effects on the outcomes.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Claire E. H. Barber, Diane Lacaille, Ruth Croxford, Cheryl Barnabe, Deborah A. Marshall, Michal Abrahamowicz, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta, John M. Esdaile, Glen S. Hazlewood, Peter Faris, Steven Katz, Paul MacMullan, Dianne Mosher, Jessica Widdifield
Summary: This study examines the association between rheumatologist access, early treatment, and ongoing care of older-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthcare utilization and costs following diagnosis. The results show that access to rheumatologists, timely treatment, and ongoing care are associated with lower total healthcare costs at 5 years. Investments in improving access to care may lead to long-term health system savings.
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Semra Ozdemir, Sean Ng, Isha Chaudhry, Chetna Malhotra, Eric Andrew Finkelstein, COMPASS Study Grp
Summary: This study examined the evolution of patient-caregiver decision-making role preferences over 3 years and the predictors of these preferences, as well as the discordance in decision-making role preferences among dyads. A total of 311 advanced solid cancer patients and their caregivers in Singapore reported their preferences for decision-making roles every 3 months. The results showed an increase in the proportion of patients and caregivers preferring patient-led decision-making at the end of the third year compared to baseline. The study also identified several predictors for decision-making role preferences among dyads.
Article
Neurosciences
Kinjal Doshi, Stacey Lee Henderson, Denise Ju Ling Seah, Deidre Anne De Silva, Jia Jia Lee, Vinh Anh Huynh, Semra Ozdemir
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the interest and willingness of stroke survivors in participating in self-management programs. A discrete choice experiment was conducted, offering two different program options with varying features. The results showed that stroke survivors were interested in topics such as health education and risk management, preferred weekend sessions lasting 2 hours with four participants, and were more willing to participate with low registration fees and reward incentives.
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sean Ng, Semra Ozdemir
Summary: This study reviewed the associations between prognostic awareness and health-related quality of life outcomes among patients with advanced cancer. The results showed that a significant proportion of patients lacked prognostic awareness, and the associations varied depending on the definition of prognostic awareness and the population sampled. Future research should focus on developing a standardized measurement of prognostic awareness and examine the influence of culture and the longitudinal evolution of these relationships.
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Toni Tagimacruz, Monica Cepoiu-Martin, Deborah A. Marshall
Summary: Adherence to wait time benchmark targets for rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and interventions is crucial. We analysed the impact of the maximum wait time guarantee policy on waiting and service costs.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mehdi Mourali, Jamie L. Benham, Raynell Lang, Madison M. Fullerton, Jean-Christophe Boucher, Kirsten Cornelson, Robert J. Oxoby, Cora Constantinescu, Theresa Tang, Deborah A. Marshall, Jia Hu
Summary: This study tested the effectiveness of various persuasive appeals in improving intentions to adhere to COVID-19 prevention behaviors. The results showed that all persuasive appeals increased intentions to follow public health measures, with empathy appeal being the most effective. However, the effectiveness of persuasive appeals was moderated by baseline intentions, and they only improved intentions for individuals with lower baseline intentions.
JMIR HUMAN FACTORS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Brian Bressler, Jennifer Jones, Tracy S. H. In, Tommy Lan, Cristian Iconaru, John K. Marshall
Summary: This study estimated the long-term persistence of ustekinumab in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The results showed that over three-fourths of patients continued using ustekinumab after 1 year, and more than half of Crohn's disease patients continued usage after 4 years. Further analysis indicated that patients who had never received biologic therapy before were more likely to continue treatment with ustekinumab.
ADVANCES IN THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Deborah A. Marshall, Toni Tagimacruz, Claire E. H. Barber, Monica Cepoiu-Martin, Elena Lopatina, Jill Robert, Terri Lupton, Jatin Patel, Diane P. Mosher
Summary: Timely assessment of chronic conditions is crucial to prevent irreversible consequences. The study investigates the impact of the maximum wait time guarantee policy and changes in referral volume on meeting urgency wait time benchmarks in a rheumatology central intake system.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Semra Ozdemir, Jia Jia Lee, Khung Keong Yeo, Kheng Leng David Sim, Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Chetna Malhotra
Summary: This study examined patient involvement in decision making among heart failure patients, and found that a substantial proportion of patients were not involved in decision making. Older age and marital status were associated with lower involvement, while Chinese ethnicity, higher education, awareness of terminal condition, and adequate self-care confidence were associated with greater involvement. Patient-led and joint decision making were associated with lower distress, while family/physician-led, joint, patient-led, and patient-alone decision making were associated with better spiritual well-being.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2023)
Review
Economics
Deborah A. Marshall, Brittany Gerber, Diane L. Lorenzetti, Karen V. MacDonald, Riley Jewel Bohach, Gillian R. Currie
Summary: Rare diseases have a significant impact on various aspects of society. However, most economic evaluations fail to consider the hidden burden borne by patients, families, and society.
