NDLI: The Hedonic Procedural Effect of Traditional Medicines

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Sato, Azusa Costa Font, Joan
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The objective of this paper is to understand whether variations in satisfaction across individuals can be attributed to the hedonic procedural effect of using traditional medicines, in which processes involved with its consumption are as important, if not more important, than measures of self reported health outcome. The study involved rolling out structured household questionnaires in late 2010 in Ghana. The key variables used in analysis include: life satisfaction to proxy utility, a binary variable indicating whether the individual used an accompanying procedure, and EQ5D health outcome measures, alongside control variables. Findings suggest that individuals who used accompanying procedures are more likely to report higher levels of utility than individuals who did not, even after controlling for health outcomes and socioeconomic indicators. The study shows that individuals’ health seeking behaviour should be evaluated using procedural, as well as outcome, utility.
Starting Page	1061
Ending Page	1084
Page Count	24
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13894978
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15737780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-08-02
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Process utility Procedural utility Traditional medicine use Medicines Ghana Quality of Life Research Personality and Social Psychology Economics/Management Science Philosophy Positive Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences

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