Introduction to Preference And ValuE theme
Theme leader: Dr Luis Loría-Rebolledo
The Preference And ValuE (PAVE) theme aims are to apply and develop economic methods of valuing health and care. Our research explores the preferences and value that individuals, patients, healthcare professionals and society places on the benefits and delivery of health and care.
We combine applied and methodological studies to inform policy and advance the methods. Our research has informed health and care policy across a range of applications, including alongside clinical trials, secondary data analysis and mixed methods.
We are internationally known for our research on Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) to inform health economics. Our work has allowed us to build collaborations and apply these methods across the UK and abroad.
You can read more about our current research below. For completed projects, please visit HERU’s Publications page.
Ongoing projects
| The health and well-being effects of pest rodent management strategies in rural Madagascar |
| HERU contact: Niamh McAuley (PhD project) |
| Working with: University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences |
| Suggested reading: QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership |
| Estimating the health and wellbeing value of the NHS outdoor estate |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutions (SEFARI), Public Health Scotland, and NatureScot |
| Understanding preferences and values for a net zero NHS: England and Scotland |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Dr Hangjian Wu, Newcastle University |
| PRAGMATIC - PRecision biomArker Guided MAnagement of TuberculosIs Contacts |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: University College London (Dr Rishi Gupta) |
| PreCeDenT - Patient Priorities in Cancer and Dysplasia Treatment in Irritable Bowel Disorder |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: St Marks Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Suggested reading: Health Research Authority application summary |
| MOPeD - Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Delegation: a mixed methods study |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Keele University, NHS Midlands Partnership |
| Suggested reading: MOPeD study site |
| RALENTIR - Reducing land degradation and carbon loss from Ethiopia's soil to strengthen livelihoods and resilience |
| HERU contact: Verity Watson |
| Working with: University of Aberdeen Business School |
| Suggested reading: UKRI ES/T003073/1 |
| iDiabetes platform - enhanced phenotyping of patients with diabetes for precision diagnosis, prognosis and treatment |
| HERU contact: Mandy Ryan |
| Working with: NHS Tayside and University of Dundee |
| Suggested reading: CSO PMAS/21/01 |
| PATHWAY - PrioritisAtion of THose aWaiting hip and knee ArthroplastY |
| HERU contact: Mandy Ryan |
| Working with: Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science |
| Suggested reading: PATHWAY project site |
| Beyond the diagnosis: the value of genome-wide sequencing for the diagnosis of rare conditions in Scotland |
| HERU contact: Michael Abbott (PhD project) |
| Public and patient preferences for social prescribing |
| HERU contact: Mélanie Antunes (PhD project) |
| Working with: Curtin University |
| Understanding public preferences and trade-offs for government responses during a pandemic |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Dr Ruben Sakowsky, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany and Dr Mesfin Genie, University of Newcastle, Australia |
| Suggested reading: Loría-Rebolledo, L. et al (2022) BMJ Open, 12: e054155 |
| Using eye-tracking to inform the design and analysis of discrete choice experiments |
| HERU contact: Mandy Ryan |
| Working with: Dr Mesfin Genie, University of Newcastle, Australia |
| Suggested reading: Genie, M.G., Ryan, M. and Krucien, N. (2023) Health Economics, 32(5), 1101-1119. |
| Should Scotland provide whole genomic sequencing for diagnosis of rare disorders? A health economic analysis |
| HERU contact: Mandy Ryan |
| Working with: University of Aberdeen Applied Medicine |
| Suggested reading: CSO HIPS/19/17 |