Obuda University and the University of Bristol’s Joint Research Wins First Prize at the UK Health Economists’ Conference

A scientific presentation showcasing the results of a joint research project by Obuda University and the University of Bristol took first place at the Health Economics Study Group (HESG) Winter Conference 2025 in the United Kingdom. The presentation was delivered by Dr. habil. Petra Baji (University of Bristol), while the research was led by Prof. Dr. Márta Péntek (Obuda University). The project, entitled “Informal caregivers’ preferences and willingness to pay for using robots to support informal care provision: A discrete choice experiment study in Hungary and Poland,” investigated how informal caregivers in both countries value and would be willing to adopt robotic assistance in home care.

The findings revealed that in Hungary and Poland, the majority of informal caregivers would be open to using robots to help care for a family member. Respondents placed the greatest value on robots designed to assist with daily household tasks and caregiving duties. However, the analysis also uncovered intriguing differences in preferences, depending on caregivers’ characteristics and their specific care situations.

This research was carried out with the support of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (project number TKP2021-NKTA-36, “Innovative and Digital Health Industry Technologies Development and Value”).

 

Reference
Baji P, Golicki D, Gulácsi L, Zruba Z, Haidegger T, Marques EMR, Kovács L, Péntek M. Informal caregivers’ preferences and willingness to pay for using robots to support informal care provision: A discrete choice experiment study in Hungary and Poland. Health Economics Study Group (HESG) Winter Conference 2025, 8–10 January 2025, Bristol, UK.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/centres/healthecon/hesg2025/
Updated: 21.01.2025.

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