@article { author = {Bærøe, Kristine}, title = {On Fundamental Premises for Addressing “Context” and “Contextual Factors” Influencing Value Decisions in Healthcare; Comment on “Contextual Factors Influencing Cost and Quality Decisions in Health and Care: A Structured Evidence Review and Narrative Synthesis”}, journal = {International Journal of Health Policy and Management}, volume = {7}, number = {10}, pages = {958-960}, year = {2018}, publisher = {Kerman University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-5939}, eissn = {2322-5939}, doi = {10.15171/ijhpm.2018.62}, abstract = {In this commentary on Williams and colleagues’ paper, I will address some essential issues related to research on contextual factors that influence value decision-making in healthcare. Based on the presumption that scientific work requires coherence in its ontological, epistemological and methodological approaches, I identify some challenges in their text and reflect on how those challenges might be addressed. I recommend that more normative work be done to make this a comprehensive area of research and suggest that the fundamental premises structuring investigations in this field be explicitly clarified.}, keywords = {Healthcare Decision-Making,Value Decisions,Contextual Factors,Normative Ideals,Methodological Challenges}, url = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3510.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3510_7367075fe832ab613b7e36a2ab7977e7.pdf} }