Decision analysis

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Decision analysis is a formal method for modeling complex decisions in order to quantitatively compare choices.[1][2][3][4][5]

A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."[6]

Guidelines on interpreting a decision analysis in health care are available.[7][8]

An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for colorectal cancer.[9]

Methods for teaching understanding of decision analysis have been developed.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Thornton JG, Lilford RJ, Johnson N (April 1992). "Decision analysis in medicine". BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 304 (6834): 1099–103. PMID 1530694. PMC 1881931. PubMed Central
  2. ↑ Kassirer JP, Moskowitz AJ, Lau J, Pauker SG (February 1987). "Decision analysis: a progress report". Annals of Internal Medicine 106 (2): 275–91. PMID 3541727.
  3. ↑ Sox HC (January 1987). "Decision analysis: a basic clinical skill?". The New England Journal of Medicine 316 (5): 271–2. PMID 3796704.
  4. ↑ Pauker SG, Kassirer JP (January 1987). "Decision analysis". The New England Journal of Medicine 316 (5): 250–8. PMID 3540670.
  5. ↑ Fineberg, Harvey V.; Weinstein, Milton C. (1980). Clinical decision analysis. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-9166-8. 
  6. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Decision tree (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  7. ↑ Richardson WS, Detsky AS (April 1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (16): 1292–5. PMID 7715043.
  8. ↑ Richardson WS, Detsky AS (1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (20): 1610–3. PMID 7745775.
  9. ↑ Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM (October 2008). Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Annals of internal medicine. PMID 18838717.
  10. ↑ Lee A, Joynt GM, Ho AM, Keitz S, McGinn T, Wyer PC (May 2009). Tips for teachers of evidence-based medicine: making sense of decision analysis using a decision tree. J Gen Intern Med 24 (5): 642–8. DOI:10.1007/s11606-009-0918-8. PMID 19247720. PMC 2669856.

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