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.
| Informing Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (ISBCS) in Scotland |
| HERU contact: Luis Loria-Rebolledo, Rodolfo Hernandez |
| Working with: Centre for Sustainable Delivery |
| The UK Hub For One Health Systems: Creating Sustainable Health And Social Care Pathways |
| HERU contact: Luis Loria-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Exeter University and 13 other institutions. |
| Suggested reading: UKRI Press Release |
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Preferences for Artificial Intelligence use in breast cancer screening |
| HERU contact: Charlotte Kennedy |
| Part of cross-theme Assessment of Technologies PhD project: Methods for the economic evaluation of artificial intelligence algorithms in breast cancer diagnosis |
| 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 |
| Suggested reading: SEFARI blog post |
| Understanding preferences and values for a net zero NHS: England and Scotland |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Dr Hangjian Wu, Newcastle University |
| Suggested reading: Loría-Rebolledo, L. E. et al, BMJ, 14(6), e082863. |
| PRAGMATIC - PRecision biomArker Guided MAnagement of TuberculosIs Contacts |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: University College London (Dr Rishi Gupta) |
| Systematic review - Discrete Choice Experiments in health studies 2018-2023 |
| HERU contact: Luis Loría-Rebolledo |
| Working with: Professor Verity Watson, Dr Divya Mohan |
| 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: Musculoskeletal patients’ preferences for care from physiotherapists or support workers: a discrete choice experiment |
| 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. |