MCDA swing weighting and discrete choice experiments for elicitation of patient benefit‐risk preferences: a critical assessment

Purpose Multiple criteria decision analysis swing weighting (SW) and discrete choice experiments (DCE) are appropriate methods for capturing patient preferences on treatment benefit‐risk trade‐offs. This paper presents a qualitative comparison of the 2 methods. Methods We review and critically assess similarities and differences of SW and DCE based on 6 aspects: comprehension by study participants, cognitive biases, sample representativeness,...