SynthesisThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2022
Determinants of willingness to pay for health services: a systematic review of contingent valuation studies.
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- Public Willingness to Pay for Alzheimer's Preventive Medication in Iran: A Contingent Valuation Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Willingness to Pay for Improved Quality of Services from Informal Health Providers in Urban Slums in Nigeria.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2025Article
- Does timing matter? The role of health information shocks in measuring willingness to pay.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025Article
- Willingness to pay for assisted reproductive technologies among individuals with infertility in China.Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Patients' willingness to pay for health care quality improvement under universal healthcare coverage in Egypt.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2025Article
- Preferences and willingness to pay for early childhood healthy lifestyle initiative outcomes: A discrete choice experiment.Pediatric obesity · 2025Article
- Influence of prior knowledge and experience on willingness to pay for home hospice services: a contingent valuation study.International journal of health economics and management · 2025Article
- Valuing health across groups: a cross-sectional population-based willingness-to-pay survey in Bhutan.BMJ global health · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionStated preference studies are a valuable tool to elicit respondents' willingness to pay (WTP) for goods or services, especially in situations where no market valuation exists. Contingent valuation (CV) is a widely used approach among stated-preference techniques for eliciting WTP if prices do not exist or do not reflect actual costs, for example, when services are covered by insurance. This review aimed to provide an overview of relevant factors determining WTP for health services to support variable selection.
methodsA comprehensive systematic literature search and review of CV studies assessing determinants of WTP for health services was conducted, including 11 electronic databases. Two of the authors made independent decisions on the eligibility of studies. We extracted all determinants used and related p values for the effect sizes (e.g. reported in regression models with WTP for a health service as outcome variable). Determinants were summarised in systematic evidence tables and structured by thematic domains.
resultsWe identified 2082 publications, of which 202 full texts were checked for eligibility. We included 62 publications on 61 studies in the review. Across all studies, we identified 22 WTP determinants and other factors from 5 thematic domains: sociodemographic characteristics, perceived threat, perceived benefit, perceived barriers, and other information.
conclusionOur review provides evidence on 22 relevant determinants of WTP for health services, which may be used for variable selection and as guidance for planning CV surveys. Endogeneity should be carefully considered before interpreting these determinants as causal factors and potential intervention targets.
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