Primer on medical decision analysis .1. Getting started

被引:169
作者
Detsky, AS
Naglie, G
Krahn, MD
Naimark, D
Redelmeier, DA
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO, PROGRAMME CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES, TORONTO HOSP UNIT, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO, PROGRAMME CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES, SUNNYBROOK HLTH SCI CTR UNIT, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[3] UNIV TORONTO, PROGRAMME CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES, DEPT HLTH ADM, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[4] UNIV TORONTO, PROGRAMME CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES, DEPT MED, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[5] UNIV TORONTO, PROGRAMME CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES, DEPT CLIN BIOCHEM, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
关键词
decision analysis; expected value; utility; sensitivity analysis; decision trees; probability;
D O I
10.1177/0272989X9701700201
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper is Part 1 of a five-part series covering practical issues in the performance of decision analysis. The intended audience is individuals who are learning how to perform decision analyses, not just read them. The series assumes familiarity with the basic concepts of decision analysis. It imparts many of the recommendations the authors have learned in teaching a one-semester course in decision analysis to graduate students. Part 1 introduces the topic and covers questions such as choosing an appropriate question, determining the tradeoff between accuracy and simplicity, and deciding on a time frame.
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